Divided over Thaksin : Thailand's coup and problematic transition / edited by John Funston.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Funston, N. J. (N. John)

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

Dr. Craig Baxter Memorial Fund.

Conference Name:

Thai Update (Conference) (2006-2007 : Australian National University)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thaksin Chinnawat, 1949-.

Politics and government.

History.

Thailand--History--Coup d'état, 2006--Congresses.

Thailand.

Thailand--Politics and government--1988---Congresses.

Thaksin Chinnawat, 1949---Congresses.

Thaksin Chinnawat.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ; Chiang Mai, Thailand : Silkworm Books, 2009.

Summary:

Thailand's political problems attracted international attention when yellow shirted anti-Thaksin protestors closed down Bangkok's international airports in November 2008; the following April pro-Thaksin red shirts prevented an ASEAN-East Asia Summit, and clashed violently with the army in the streets of Bangkok. Conflict between groups for and against former Prime Minister Thaksin has polarized Thai society. Under his watch, violence also returned to the Malay Muslim south, with the loss of over 3,000 lives. The military coup that ousted Thaksin was supposed to end all this, but instead polarization increased and southern violence continued. This book is about how Thaksin divided Thailand, the nature of the southern conflict, and problematic attempts to establish a consensus around a post-Thaksin political order.

Contents:

Political contests in the advent of Bangkok's 19 September putsch / Michael J. Montesano

The tragedy of the 1997 constitution / Thitinan Pongsudhirak

The NESAC, civil society, good governance and the coup / Gothom Arya

Military coup and democracy in Thailand / Chairat Charoensin-o-larn

Deconstructing the 2007 constitution / Vitit Muntarbhorn

Thailand's 2007 constitution and re-emerging democracy : will political polarization continue? / Suchit Bunbongkarn

Untying the Gordian knot : the difficulties in solving Southern violence / Chaiwat Satha-Anand

Another country : reflections on the politics of culture and the Muslim South / Michael K. Connors

Governance in the South : is decentralization an option? / John Funston

Tradition and reform in Islamic education in Southern Thailand / Joseph Chinyong Liow

The economy under the Thaksin government : stalled recovery / Peter Warr

The Thai economy after the coup / Bhanupong Nidhiprabha

The impact of political uncertainty on business / Glen Robinson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. Craig Baxter Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9789812309617

9812309616

9789812309624

9812309624

OCLC:

436106620

Publisher Number:

99936668572