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ID109036
Title ProperThai politics in the post-Thaksin period
LanguageENG
AuthorJha, Ganganath
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)hailand has been witnessing political uncertainties ever since the ouster of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Although the 1997 Constitution of Thailand was one of the best in terms of evolving democratic institutions and Thaksin was one of the most popular leaders, yet the system could not work. Thaksin was disliked by the traditionally entrenched elite who joined together to remove him arbitrarily from power in which the military and the Royal Privy Council took a prominent part. The system that was adopted under military rule did not like to retain the 1997 constitution but decided to replace them with a new constitution (2007), in which the interests of the military were protected and promoted. In the evolving permutations and combinations, two groups-Yellow Shirts and Red Shirts-have emerged to oppose each other, often violently, to offer thesis and anti-thesis for and against Thaksin and his brand of politics. This article has tried to understand the dynamics of power politics in Thailand, the rise of the Yellow Shirts and Red Shirts and the emerging problems that Thailand will have to address in the future.
`In' analytical NoteIndia Quarterly Vol. 67, No. 4; Dec 2011: p325-339
Journal SourceIndia Quarterly Vol. 67, No. 4; Dec 2011: p325-339
Key WordsThaksin Shinawatra ;  Prem Tilsulanand ;  Internal Security Operations Command ;  Yellow Shirts ;  Red Shirts ;  Phra Viharn ;  Constitutional Court ;  Manager Group ;  Pheu Thai Party


 
 
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