Thai Democracy
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Thailand: Political Turmoil and the Southern Insurgency | Gives an overview of the governments' operations in the Deep South. Considers the political crisis in Thailand following the September 2006 coup, mentioning the pro-and contra- Thaksin, and the return of democratic government. Analyzes the restructuring of operations in the South in relation to the violence. Describes the efforts for conflict resolution, looking at the role of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC). Deals ...Continue Reading | English | 75908 | |
Rootage of Democratic Community | Compiles opinions on harmonious politics, dealing with democracy based on community strength. Shares views on Thai political conflicts, highlighting the process of community empowerment. Reflects facts from Thai villages on the development for harmonious politics, mentioning local leadership in Thai regions. Summarizes the cooperation for the creation of harmonious politics in each region, covering the proposal of harmonious politics at nation ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75781 | |
Public Impact Assessment (Advantages and Disadvantages), and Public Opinion Hearing System, and Public Users' Satisfaction Survey | Wanchai Wathanasap | Gives a brief overview on participatory democracy under the Constitution of Thailand B.E. 2540 (1997). Describes public impact assessment, dealing with stakeholder analysis, and impact assessment on community, environment, society, and health. Mentions public hearing in the people's participation process, regarding concept and principle, patterns, and public satisfaction survey. Suggests guidelines for implementation, noting response to the pu ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75562 |
Thailand in 2007: The Struggle to Control Democracy | Ockey, James | Deals with politics in Thailand in the year 2007 that marked a return to parliamentary rule with a new constitution approved in August and election in December. Describes the dismantling regime of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Outlines the writing of a new constitution. Shows how the result of the referendum emboldened the allies of Thaksin. Reports on Election Commissions, forming a new government, military activities and the eco ...Continue Reading | English | 75340 |
Fork of the Road and Thorny Thickets: Passage to the Thai Democracy | Kasian Tejapira | Considers the royal hegemony of the kings, tracing history of Thai democracy, and the limited monarchy. Deals with monarchy and principle of freedom, and information on less majesty. Discusses the issues on Thaksinomics, elections, Thaksin's government, state power and social class interests, including the anti-Thaksin movements. Considers judicial power and globalization, democratization and Thai military role, the 19 September Coup, and tren ...Continue Reading | Thai | 75322 |
Monitoring the Pulse of the Nation: Indicators of Democratization and Good Governance in Thailand 2005-2007 | Assesses democratic situation and good governance in Thailand through the accumulation of secondary data. Examines the linkage of good governance and the country's economic, social and environmental effects. Defines good governance as various principles, regarding the rules of laws, decentralization, social responsibility, people participation for public benefits, and transparency of the government. Looks at the conceptual framework that good ...Continue Reading | English | 75040 | |
Conceptions of Two Decades | Thirayuth Boonmi | Presents articles from the analyses and public opinions on Thai politics and society during 1987-2007. Deals with the conceptions on Thai politics classified by government, covering the governments under Chatichai, Banharn, Chavalit, Chuan, Thaksin, and Surayud. Analyzes the development of Thai politics, considering the elections and democratic crisis. Assesses the economic conditions, relating to society, culture, and politics. Reflects conc ...Continue Reading | Thai | 74925 |
Northeastern Thai Ethnoregionalism Updated | Considers the 20 August 2007 election in Thailand with 62 percent of the population of Northeastern Thailand voted against a new constitution drafted under a military-led government. Argues that the dissent from support of the new constitution in Northeastern Thailand was not a consequence of vote buying or political arm-twisting by supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Points out that the large-scale support of northeasterns ...Continue Reading | English | 74908 | |
The (more than) Half-full Glass: Thailand's Democracy in Comparative Perspective | Studies how Thailand's ongoing democratization can be interpreted as a process of socialization to global culture. Compares Thai responses to the global culture with those of China, the world's leading non-democratic state. Examines China's as decentering, and looks at Thailand's situation in difference. Analyzes Thai democracy in relation to the efforts of socially-engaged Buddhists, and NGO activists. Mentions the work of reformist Buddhist ...Continue Reading | English | 74807 | |
What Thailand Needs: Democracy, Authoritarianism or Authoritarian Democracy? | Analyzes the issue of political stability examining what kind of political system Thailand needs. Indicates authoritarian democracy as the future need for Thailand, and recommends to establish one party domination system and to encourage the formation of large parties. Examines how to establish a strong party in Thailand, considering key points on political leaders and political parties. Raises the questions of whether leader of dominant party ...Continue Reading | English | 74799 | |
Gender and Democracy: Tracing the Origins of Women's Suffrage in Thailand | Studies the history of women's voting rights in Thailand in as international context, arguing how Thailand has a unique place in this history. Speculates on the origins of this unusual history by analyzing how women played important roles within the court and in linking the court with the villages. Considers how women continue to play a special role in shaping the dynamics of Thai electoral politics from the village to national level. | English | 74794 | |
Free Expression and Democratic Media in Political Transition: Prospect and Pitfalls | Gives an overview of Thai political transition in 1997, analyzing the issue of manipulating the media and violating human rights and communication rights. Examines the pitfalls on free expression and democratic media with cases under Thaksin government. Discusses the retrogression on media freedom and expression, providing challenges and next steps on the rights and freedom of expressions for the future of the Thai society. | English | 74785 | |
Thai Societies in a Transnationalized World, Abstracts, The 10th International Conference on Thai Studies, January 9-11, 2008, Thammasat University | International Conference on Thai Studies (10th : 2008 : Thammasat University) | Contains abstracts of keynotes, special lectures, and papers presented at the Conference, regarding the issues on agrarian studies and Thai studies alternative economics architecture art, literature and music urban culture in Bangkok and border trade. Covers the studies on Buddhism, mass media, democracy, diaspora and identity, and gender and sexuality stream. Considers the globalization of education, science and society, governance and so ...Continue Reading | English | 74677 |
The Pre-Death Phase of Thaksinomics: Perspectives on Economics, Politics and Society on Thaksin's Regime | Kriengsak Charoenwongsak | Compiles articles published in the newspaper, sharing viewpoints on the daily situation shaping Thailand's political, economic, and social infrastructures. Deals with philosophy for reducing poverty and the concept of sufficiency economy, mentioning problems of Thai retail trade. Looks at the regional cooperation beyond ASEAN+3 to ASEAN+8, discussing ASEAN+8 option and Thailand's lessons. Considers how the world economic conditions will affect ...Continue Reading | English | 74361 |
Plan to Take Possession of Thailand in Relation to State and Counter State in the 2nd Marshal Pibulsonggram Period (1948-1957) | Suthachai Yimprasert | Traces the origins of Thailand's political conflict before the coup d'etat of B.E.2490 (1947) by reviewing the reemergence of Pibulsonggram's regime in B.E.2491 (1948). Discusses the formation of political movements to resist the governments during the semi-dictatorship era B.E. 2491-2494 (1948-1951), the dictatorship era B.E. 2495-2498 (1952-1955) and during the democratic revival era B.E. 2498-2500 (1955-2007). Summarizes differences in polit ...Continue Reading | Thai | 74344 |
Civil Society Movements and Development of Democracy in Communities | Laddawan Tantivitayapitak | Studies the work of civil society and its impacts on the development of democracy and community politics, and examines the relationship between civil society strengths and people's participation in community affairs. Adopts the concept of the Civil Society Diamond (SVEI) developed by Helmut Anheier, employing qualitative method with in-depth interview, and observation in six communities of Ubon Ratchathani province in Northeast Thailand. Catego ...Continue Reading | Thai | 74342 |
Thai-Style Democracy: From Phin Choonhavan to Sarit Thanarat | Kriangsak Chetpatanavich | Presents a textual analysis on political theory within the context of Thai democracy, focusing o the concepts of three political groups since 1947. Deals with the conservative group, Ratchakru group, and si Sao Theves group. Reflects the development of Thai democracy, mentioning the roles of middle class, and changes in political thoughts in the Thai society | Thai | 74241 |
The Role of Constitutions in Thai Politics | Thanet Arpornsuwan | Analyzes Thai constitutions from the past the 2007 constitution. Highlights the significance of constitution in Thai politics, considering the verdict of the Supreme Court in relation to the changing role of constitution. Mentions the Senate as the power base of the Thai military | Thai | 74240 |
Coups and Thai Democracy | Kasian Tejapira | Analyzes Thai democracy and the Thai coup d'etat on 19 September 2006. Examines political campaigns to overthrow Thaksin regime before the coup. Deals with the roles of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) during September 2005 to April 2006. Looks at the judicial activism during April-July 2006, highlighting the army activism and the coup during July-September 2006. Analyzes future trends of Thai politics after the coup | Thai | 74239 |
Reason for Coups in Modern Siam/Thailand: Document and Analysis | Thamrongsak Petchlert-anan | Analyzes the vicious cycle of Thai politics, covering the coups d'etat, constitution, election, parliament, government, and political crisis. Summarizes the excuses for holding coups d'etats in Thailand since 1911. Presents a chronological account of Thai politics during 1868-2007. Analyzes documents for coups d'etat in Thai democracy, covering the periods from monarchy to democracy 1911-2002 | Thai | 74238 |