Add to ORKGThe Thai monarchy today is usually presented as both guardian of tradition and the institution to bring modernity and progress to the Thai people. It is moreover seen as protector of the nation. Scrutinizing that image, this volume reviews the fascinating history of the modern monarchy. It also analyses important cultural, historical, political, religious, and legal forces shaping the popular image of the monarchy and, in particular, of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. In this manner, the book offers valuable insights into the relationships between monarchy, religion and democracy in Thailand – topics that, after the September 2006 coup d’état, gained renewed national and international interest. By addressing such contentious issues as Thai-style d...
During the political disturbances in Thailand in March�May 2010, media attention was naturally focus...
In the first decade of the 21st century, Bhutan and Tonga enacted reforms which took executive power...
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Thailand once again suffered political instability. Th...
The 1932 coup put an end to the age-old Thai absolute monarchy. Since then, the Thai political envir...
In the northern Thai village where I have been doing fieldwork for several years, there is a carpent...
I try to be systematic but I cannot. I published a diagram on Thai democracy in the Journal of Conte...
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...
Fighting for Virtue investigates how Thailand's judges were tasked by the late King Bhumibol Adulyad...
This revised and updated edition of the widely praised Democracy and National Identity in Thailand p...
Thailand has seen considerable progress in the rule of law over the last decade. The 1997 Constituti...
This article, incorporating relevant data from the Gallup Millennium Survey conducted in Thailand, w...
One of the military establishments that have gained considerable power and autonomy, and it is out o...
In the modern constitutional monarchy, King is a merely national symbol without political power. As ...
During the political disturbances in Thailand in March�May 2010, media attention was naturally focus...
In the first decade of the 21st century, Bhutan and Tonga enacted reforms which took executive power...
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Thailand once again suffered political instability. Th...
The 1932 coup put an end to the age-old Thai absolute monarchy. Since then, the Thai political envir...
In the northern Thai village where I have been doing fieldwork for several years, there is a carpent...
I try to be systematic but I cannot. I published a diagram on Thai democracy in the Journal of Conte...
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...
Fighting for Virtue investigates how Thailand's judges were tasked by the late King Bhumibol Adulyad...
This revised and updated edition of the widely praised Democracy and National Identity in Thailand p...
Thailand has seen considerable progress in the rule of law over the last decade. The 1997 Constituti...
This article, incorporating relevant data from the Gallup Millennium Survey conducted in Thailand, w...
One of the military establishments that have gained considerable power and autonomy, and it is out o...
In the modern constitutional monarchy, King is a merely national symbol without political power. As ...
During the political disturbances in Thailand in March�May 2010, media attention was naturally focus...
In the first decade of the 21st century, Bhutan and Tonga enacted reforms which took executive power...
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Thailand once again suffered political instability. Th...