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Thailand

Contestation, Polarization, and Democratic Regression

Prajak Kongkirati author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:30th May '24

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This Element analyses elite political dominance and civil society resilience in Thailand's democratic struggle from the Cold War to today.

This Element aims to provide an overview of Thai politics with an up-to-date discussion of the characteristics of political regimes, political economy, and identity and mobilization that are grounded in historical analysis stretching back to the formation of the modern nation state.This Element aims to provide an overview of Thai politics with an up-to-date discussion of the characteristics of political regimes, political economy, and identity and mobilization that are grounded in historical analysis stretching back to the formation of the modern nation state. The thematic topics will focus on a) the chronic instability and ever-changing nature of political regimes resulting in the failure of democratic consolidation, b) the nexus of business and politics sustained by a patrimonial state structure, patronage politics and political corruption, and c) the contestation of identity and the causes and consequences of mass mobilization in the civic space and street politics.

ISBN: 9781009517690

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm

Weight: 262g

86 pages