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post-coup Thailand democracy

February 01, 2023
The Ebb and Flow of Protest in Thailand
By James Buchanan
With street politics halted and parliamentary politics effectively on hold until the election, Thailand feels in limbo.

September 23, 2019
The Trouble with Thailand
By Chonthicha Jangrew
Despite this year’s “elections,” Thailand is no democracy.

February 01, 2019
Pavin Chachavalpongpun on Thailand's Politics
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The wild world of Thai politics in 2019 and beyond.

January 10, 2019
Challenges and Opportunities in Negotiating Constitutional Reforms in Post-Election Thailand
By Chonlawit Sirikupt
Working around the “menu of manipulation” -- the tactics by which authoritarian regimes achieve a semblance of democratic legitimacy.

December 13, 2018
However Thailand Votes, the Military Is Set to Retain Influence
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun
This time around, Thailand’s elections, slated for February 2019, look like they will actually materialize. But can they rescue its troubled democracy?

October 13, 2017
Thailand 4.0: Back to the Future
By Samuel Macrae
The ancient kingdom still struggles with modernity and democracy.

April 26, 2017
History Uprooted in Thailand
By James Buchanan
In the kingdom’s turbulent present, the past has come unstuck.

December 23, 2016
Thailand’s Draconian Cyber Law Sparks Rights Fears
By Mong Palatino
Revised law could be yet another blow to freedoms.

November 01, 2016
A New Era of Intolerance in Thailand?
By Shawn W. Crispin
Rising nationalism after the king's death could signal worrying days ahead for the country.

October 18, 2016
What ASEAN Can Learn from Thailand’s Student Massacre
By Mong Palatino
Lessons for the region from the 1976 Thammasat University massacre.

October 06, 2016
Torture Under Thailand's Military Junta
By Mong Palatino
A new report exposes the extent of the practice under the current government.
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