Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand is a timely survey and assessment of the state of contemporary Thailand. While Thailand has changed much in the past decades, this handbook proposes that many of its problems have remained intact or even persistent, particularly problems related to domestic politics. It underlines emerging issues at this critical juncture in the kingdom and focuses on the history, politics, economy, society, culture, religion and international relations of the country.
A multidisciplinary approach, with chapters written by experts on Thailand, this handbook is divided into the following sections:
- History
- Political and economic landscape
- Social development
- International relations.
Designed for academics, students, libraries, policymakers and general readers in the field of Asian studies, political science, economics and sociology, this invaluable reference work provides an up-to-date account of Thailand and initiates new discussion for future research activities.
Editor: Pavin Chachavalpongpun is Associate Professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan. He is the chief editor of the online journal Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia.
Released date: November 6, 2019
Contents
Part I: The History
1 Introduction: A Timeless Thailand
Pavin Chachavalpongpun
2 Thailand in the Longue Durée
Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit
3 Thai Historiography
Charnvit Kasetsiri
4 Economic Development of Post-War Thailand
Peter Warr
Part II: The Political and Economic Landscape
5 The Two Faces of Democracy
Michael K. Connors
6 The logic of Thailand’s Royalist Coups d’état
Federico Ferrara
7 The Development of the Hybrid Regime: The Military and Authoritarian Persistence in Thai Politics
Surachart Bamrungsuk
8 Securing an Alternative Army: The Evolution of the Royal Thai Police
Paul Chambers
9 The Monarchy and Succession
Kevin Hewison
10 Lèse-Majesté Within Thailand’s Regime of Intimidation
David Streckfuss
11 From the Yellow Shirts to the Whistle Rebels: Comparative Analysis of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC)
Aim Sinpeng
12 Mass Politics and the Red Shirts
Claudio Sopranzetti
13 Judiciary and Judicialisation in Thailand
Björn Dressel and Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang
14 Local Government and Intergovernmental Relations in Thailand
Grichawat Lowatcharin and Charles David Crumpton
15 Thai State Formation and the Political Economy of the Middle-Income Trap
Apichat Satitniramai
16 Thailand’s Corporate Sector and International Trade
Krislert Samphantharak
17 Industrialisation, Technological Upgrading, and Innovation
Patarapong Intarakumnerd
18 Transport and the Thai State
Saksith Chalermpong
Part III: The Social Development
19 Thai Identity and Nationalism
Saichol Sattayanurak
20 Money and Politics in Buddhist Sangha in Modern Thailand
Sara Michaels and Justin Thomas McDaniel
21 Buddhism and Power
Edoardo Siani
22 Secularisation, Secularism, and the Thai State
Tomas Larsson
23 The Southern Conflict
Anders Engvall and Magnus Andersson
24 Class, Race, and Uneven Development in Thailand
Jim Glassman
25 The Politics, Economics and Cultural Borrowing of Thai Higher Education Reforms
Rattana Lao
26 The State of Human Rights in the Aftermath of the 2014 Coup d’état
Titipol Phakdeewanich
27 Sex and Gender Diversity
Douglas Sanders
28 The Social Media
Wolfram Schaffar
29 NGOs and Civil Society in Thailand
Kanokwan Manorom
30 Environmental Politics in Thailand: Pasts, Presents, and Futures
Eli Elinoff and Vanessa Lamb
Part IV: The International Relations
31 Thailand’s Foreign Policy
Arne Kislenko
32 Beyond Bamboo Diplomacy: The Factor of Status Anxiety and Thai Foreign Policy Behaviours
Peera Charoenvattananukul
33 Thailand and the Great Powers
Matthew Phillips
34 Thailand’s Foreign Policy Towards Neighbouring Countries and ASEAN
Pongphisoot Busbarat
