Democracy and national identity in Thailand /

Explores the process of democratization in Thailand from the overthrow of the monarchist state in the 1930s to the present day and examines this development institutionally and ideologically through key issues.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Connors, Michael Kelly
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: New York ; London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
Collection:RoutledgeCurzon research on Southeast Asia ; 2.
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=94255
Table des matières:
  • 1. Introduction : talking democracy
  • 2. Making democracy mean something
  • 3. Before the doctrine : from constitutional democracy to Thai-style democracy
  • 4. Developmental democracy : villages, insurgency and security
  • 5. Delayed liberalism, the general will : the doctrine entrenched
  • 6. Citizen King : embodying Thainess
  • 7. New times, new constitution
  • 8. Liberalism, civil society and new projects of subjection
  • 9. Rethinking the nation in times of crisis : democracy, civic engagement and community
  • 10. Final comments.