New Book Announcement: “Thai Politics in Translation: Monarchy, Democracy and the Supra-constitution”, edited by Michael Connors and Ukrist Pathmanand
Since Thailand’s political crisis began with royalist mobilization against prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2005, observers have been treated to easy clichés about reactionary Thai elites. The chapters in this book invite readers to refrain from quick judgement and engage with the conservative norms of sections of the middle class, military, intellectuals and state ideologues.
