Add to ORKGThe 1932 coup put an end to the age-old Thai absolute monarchy. Since then, the Thai political environment has become one where the instruments of control and change have been shifted from the royal elite to the hands of the bureaucrats.The resurgence of the monarchy can be explained with reference to the unique status of the monarchical institution as the supreme source of legitimacy, the incessant conflict among the new elite groups, and the personality and conducts of King Bhumibol.A direct consequence of the monarchical resurgence is that the monarchy has become gradually involved in politics. This also caused apprehension that the active involvement of the monarchy in politics in the long run will tarnish its legitimacy and role as a u...
Since 1932, Thai politics has undergone numerous political ‘reforms’, often accompanied by constitut...
The Thai monarchy today is usually presented as both guardian of tradition and the institution to br...
This article examines the role of the monarchy institution by focussing on the Kelantan monarchy ins...
In the modern constitutional monarchy, King is a merely national symbol without political power. As ...
Abstract This article argues that widely used ideas such as bureaucratic polity, con-stitutional mon...
In the northern Thai village where I have been doing fieldwork for several years, there is a carpent...
In January 2017 King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who had ascended the throne of Chakri only one month earli...
In response to a dual crisis of legitimacy, ruling political elites in Thailand have, since the 2014...
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such a...
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such a...
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such autocrat...
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such autocrat...
A military coup in May 2014 was the last turn in a political crisis that has affected the country si...
In the first decade of the 21st century, Bhutan and Tonga enacted reforms which took executive power...
In the first decade of the 21st century, Bhutan and Tonga enacted reforms which took executive power...
Since 1932, Thai politics has undergone numerous political ‘reforms’, often accompanied by constitut...
The Thai monarchy today is usually presented as both guardian of tradition and the institution to br...
This article examines the role of the monarchy institution by focussing on the Kelantan monarchy ins...
In the modern constitutional monarchy, King is a merely national symbol without political power. As ...
Abstract This article argues that widely used ideas such as bureaucratic polity, con-stitutional mon...
In the northern Thai village where I have been doing fieldwork for several years, there is a carpent...
In January 2017 King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who had ascended the throne of Chakri only one month earli...
In response to a dual crisis of legitimacy, ruling political elites in Thailand have, since the 2014...
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such a...
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such a...
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such autocrat...
The history of democracy is typically a history of struggle against monarchs and other such autocrat...
A military coup in May 2014 was the last turn in a political crisis that has affected the country si...
In the first decade of the 21st century, Bhutan and Tonga enacted reforms which took executive power...
In the first decade of the 21st century, Bhutan and Tonga enacted reforms which took executive power...
Since 1932, Thai politics has undergone numerous political ‘reforms’, often accompanied by constitut...
The Thai monarchy today is usually presented as both guardian of tradition and the institution to br...
This article examines the role of the monarchy institution by focussing on the Kelantan monarchy ins...