Thai Politics : : Between Democracy and its Discontents / / Chandra Mahakanjana, Daniel H. Unger.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Unger, Daniel H.,; Mahakanjana, Chandra,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Authors’ Note on Terminology --; 1 Thai Politics: Institutionalizing Uncertainty --; 2 Potemkin Politics --; 3 Performance of the Thai State --; 4 Rule of Lords and Rule of Law --; 5 Politics Between the Lines --; 6 Political Participation: Civil Society and Political Parties --; 7 Thailand’s Elusive Democracy --; References --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781626375147; 9783110783575
• DOI: 10.1515/9781626375147
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Chandra Mahakanjana, Daniel H. Unger.

The prospects for Thailand's emergence as a democracy seemed strong in the 1990s. Yet, as most recently demonstrated by military coups in 2006 and 2014, that hasn't happened. Why not? Why have factors typically considered advantageous for democratization turned into barriers? Is there a uniquely Thai reason that democratization efforts have failed? Daniel Unger and Chandra Mahakanjana explore the intersecting and often contradictory forces that are shaping the nature of Thai politics today. Paying overdue attention to a complex of social, cultural, and institutional dynamics, they offer a nuanced portrait of the ongoing tug-of-war between authoritarian and democratic impulses.