Entrevue avec Thongchai Winichakul

I try to be systematic but I cannot. I published a diagram on Thai democracy in the Journal of Contemporary Asia in 2008. In this diagram, I represent the history of democracy in Thailand in 3 series: 1/ From absolute monarchy to “democracy”: monarchists versus commoners (1868-1949). Central issue: The role and power of the monarchy in democracy. Result: the monarchy is politically “above” (= out, beyond, away from politics) 2/ Military versus Parliamentary democracy (liberals + royalists) (1..