Thai Democracy
| Item title | Author | Description | Language | Accession Number |
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| Bloody May 1992 | Transcribes the BBC's interview on the recalling 1992 Bloody May which was the popular protest against the government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon. Details the exhibition on the Bloody May or Black May, capturing pictures of the incident, mentioning the role of Chamlong Srimuang in the demonstration, including the way through to the aftermath. Includes Thai newspapers' headlilnes of the Bloody May | Thai | 74236 | |
| Peoples' Politics and Democratic Development, The 9th KPI Congress on 8-10 November 2007 at United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok | Rosana Tositrakul | Reviews the Thai democratic history, focusing on the political change to democracy on 24 June 1932. Indicates six objectives for successfully achieving political changes of People's Party. Looks at the historical information on coups d'etat and democracy, power collection and corruption, the constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand 1997, and the September 19 coup. Focuses on the substance of government forms in accordance with the constitution ...Continue Reading | Thai | 74201 |
| Political Culture, Ethics and Governance, The 9th KPI Congress on 8-10 November 2007 at United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok | KPI Congress (9th : 2007 : The United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok) | Compiles academic research and results concerning political culture, ethics and governance at the 9th Annual Congress of King Prajadhipok Institute. Contains papers in the political culture, ethics and governance in comparative perspective Thai political cultures civic culture and democracy measuring changes in Thailand before and after the coup : using Asia Barometer survey 2003 and 2007 and the thing called culture in Thailand's politics ...Continue Reading | English | 74197 |
| Political Culture, Ethics and Governance, The 9th KPI Congress on 8-10 November 2007 at United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok | KPI Congress (9th : 2007 : The United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok) | Compiles keynote addresses, panel discussions, and group discussions at the 9th Annual Congress of King Prajadhipok's Institute. Presents panel discussions on the perspectives and expenenus in political culture, ethics and governance, and ideas about constitutional reform. Compiles academic articles and research results categorized into 8 groups discussions, i.e. democratic values and Thai political culture, political culture and elections, pol ...Continue Reading | Thai | 74196 |
| Political Change and Consolidation Democracy's Rocky Road in Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, and Malaysia | Freedman, Amy L | Examines the relationship between economic crises and political reform or democratization. Presents case studies of Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, and Malaysia to discuss the relationship between ecnomic crises during 1997-1998 and political change. Considers the regime's reaction to the economic crisis, detailing the IMF's intervention efforts and how these affected elites in power. Explains the internal political dynamics as they shift in ...Continue Reading | English | 74107 |
| Thailand's Civil-Military Relations | Surachart Bamrungsuk | Analyzes civil-military relations in Thailand, considering the military in a changing world. Looks at Thai politics since the 14 October 1973 incident, analyzing the role of military professionalism and Thai politics. Mentions the globalization and military coup, dealing with the concept of civilian control. Presents democratic strategy towards Thai military | Thai | 73970 |
| Full-Pledged Democracy 2001-2006 | Wirot Wongthon | Traces the development of Thai democracy since the reign of King Rama VII. Highlights Thai politics during 2001-2004, focusing on the dichotomy between Thai Rak Thai Party and Democrat party. Looks at the populist policies under Thaksin government, and discusses the roles of Office of the Election Commission of Thailand, local elections, and the constitution amendment. Analyzes the election in 2005-2006, giving opinion on how the coup d'etat o ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73591 |
| Thaksin-Populism | Anek Laothamatas | Considers the term Populism as being used in foreign countries, and compares populism with socialism, nationalism and democracy. Studies the term People in Thai history, related to the first mention of populism in Thailand. Studies what kind of populist Prime Minister Thaksin is, covering the difference between populism and patron system. Indicates the consequences of populism on economic, social and political aspects, including its impact ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73488 |
| Diplomacy-Politics Are Not the Personal Business (2) | Surapong Jayanama | Analyzes international politics in the course of ASEAN by exploring the trends of US foreign policy under President Barack Obama, as well as issues that influence US foreign policy formulation and implementation. Examines ASEAN at all angles (360 ) and its future under the ASEAN Charter. Examines Thailand's foreign policy towards Myanmar, focusing on the significance and necessity to carry on Chuan's flexible engagement policy. Criticizes the ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73475 |
| All of Us Should Help Extol the Constitution | Contains articles on constitution, concerning constitutional drafting, the significance of the constitution from political science's perspectives, lessons learned from the Constitution B.E. 2540 (1997) and the different political cultures. Discusses the abolishment of the Constitution B.E. 2540 for the new Constitutional B.E. 2550 drafting and constitutional amendment in three frames i.e. rights, liberty, equality and people participation polit ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73374 | |
| People-Based Politics: Sustainable Democracy, KPI Congress on 4-6 November 2005 at United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok | KPI Congress (7th : 2005 : The United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok) | Compiles opening speeches, special lectures, keynote addresses, summary of discussions, transcription of panel discussions, and articles presented at the 7th Annual Congress of King Prajadhipok's Institute. Deals with the theme of sustainable democracy, people-based politics, good governance, social democracy, and civil society. Presents the experiences in people-based politics from different countries, i.e, Sri Lanka, Korea, Canada, United Sta ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73321 |
| Post Coup d'Etat Politics: Next Step of Thai Society | Contains articles on Thai society in terms of state, democracy, politics, social movement, Buddhism, and the royal institution. Reviews Thai social structure, related to the state-people relationship, Subject Siam and crypto-colonialism, the concept of empire, problems of democracy: royalist democracy vs popular democracy, Coup d'etat and the constitution, and Buddhism in Siam: the failure and development. Describes Thailand's royal wealth reg ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73234 | |
| October no. 6: Political Economy & International Relations | Contains analyses and comments on political incidents in Thailand during the year 2006, from the view points of demonstration leaders, related persons, observers, and intellectuals. Discusses the issues on Thaksin government and his conflict of interest, from the cases on concealment of his shareholding to the Shin Corp deal. Considers the roles of Sondhi Limthongkul, related to the ASTV and Muang Thai Rai Subda program, and the activities of ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73206 | |
| Constitution Inaugurated: Life and Destiny of Democracy in the Thai Culture | Bandit Chanrojanakij | Studies political thoughts behind the 1932 revolution, looking at the obscure and discontinuing of political thinkings as well as the obstacles and struggle to create the signification of constitutional regime. Examines the condition of political thoughts in the Siamese society during 1932-1937, dealing with discourse on constitution and democracy, the relation between the signification of constitution and democracy, and Thai-styled democracy. ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73178 |
| Sovereign Power, Privy Council, and the Authority Outside Constitution | Piyabutr Saengkanokkun | Studies the sovereign power under constitutional monarchy, presenting articles and issues relating to Thai politics under constitution. Argues the roles of the Privy Council as the authority outside constitution. Considers the coup d'etat within the Thai legal system, mentioning the emergency decree implemented during an urgent situation with some considerations. Includes the issues of Thaksin Shinawatra's abuse of power during his period of p ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73176 |
| Certain Pages in The Thai History: Biography of Senior Statesman, Pridi Banomyong | Vichitvong Na Pombhejara | Relates the life of a state-man Pridi Banomyong by narrating in chronological record the events related to his experiences and activities in style of the autobiography. Describes Banomyong's lineage with the mix of Thai and Chinese heritage, the establishment of the People's Party, his political life, and his career as government official. Details Pridi's role as the acolyte and, supporter of the political change leading to the transformation f ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73162 |
| Southeast Asian Affairs 2007 | Addresses regional and domestic political, economic, security, and social developments in Southeast Asia during 2006. Contains 20 articles of 11 country surveys, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. Reveals how Southeast Asian economies demonstrated vibrant growth in 2006 and a better capacity to deal with internal and external schocks. Indicates the ...Continue Reading | English | 73103 | |
| How to Generate a Constitution That Will Not Be Rejected? | Abhisit Vejjajiva | Presents views of Abhisit Vejjajiva on the drafting of a constitution in Thailand, focusing on the draft of the 2007 constitution. Explains conceptual framework of democracy-based constitution, highlighting the degree of public participation and public referendum. Discusses the direction and objectives of the 2007 constitution, tracing the problems of the 1997 constitution and challenging solutions. Focuses on the substance of the 2007 constit ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73085 |
| New Paradigm for the 2nd Political Reform (2006-2007) | Amorn Chandarasomboon | Compiles documents on new paradigm for political reform in Thailand during 2006-2007. Presents basic information on the drafting of a constitution, comparing its principles between Thai constitutions and foreign constitutions. Analyzes the concept of dictatorship in constitution, covering parliamentary system, rationalization in drafting constitution, and underdevelopment in constitutions. Indicates success and failure in Thai political reform ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73063 |
| 19 September Coup: Coup d'Etat for Democracy Under the Constitutional Monarchy | Compiles articles and interviews on the 2006 Thailand coup d'etat which took place on 19 September 2006. Considers the roles of monarchy in consitution, dating back to history of Thai democracy. Deals with the problems of political governance by analyzing the 19 September Coup with the political philosophy of Aristotle. Looks at Thailand coup d'etat from the point of view of foreign media. analyzes the regime of General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, ...Continue Reading | Thai | 73040 |
