Michael Montesano is Coordinator, Thailand Studies
Programme, and Co-Coordinator, Myanmar Studies Programme, ISEAS –
Yusof Ishak Institute.
Terence Chong is Deputy Director of the ISEAS –
Yusof Ishak Institute, and Senior Fellow in its Regional Social &
Cultural Studies Programme.
Mark Heng was formerly Research Officer in the
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre and
Regional Social & Cultural Studies Programme.
This highly acclaimed collection of scholars’ answers to basic
questions about the political situation after the 2014 military
coup in Thailand offers a comprehensive analysis of many crucial
institutions and sensitive issues that no other work has touched.
The book covers the intricate relationships among conflicting
classes, political movements, the military, and, above all, the
monarchy. It puts on the table many important debates about the
crisis of democratization in the country, including the struggle of
Malay-Muslims in Southern Thailand, the transformation of electoral
violence, the dilemma of political decentralization, the changing
roles of the media, and the impact of slowing economic growth and
an ageing society on the future of Thailand.'- Kanokrat
Lertchoosakul, Chulalongkorn University, author of The Rise of the
Octobrists in Contemporary Thailand
'After the Coup should be read by anyone interested in
understanding the current state of Thailand’s political affairs,
tracing the historical origins of the current challenges and
conflicts, or looking for clues about what may be to come. This
outstanding set of scholars explores how Thailand’s disparate
collective identities are at the root of the current political and
social conflict. These collective identities carry with them
different visions of what it means to be ‘Thai’, what democracy is
and how it should function, and the sources of political
legitimacy. The chapter authors describe how those behind
Thailand’s ‘ambitious coup’ have attempted to crush, co-opt, quell,
and contain these competing visions.'- Allen Hicken, University of
Michigan, author of Building Party Systems in Developing
Democracies
'Featuring a collection of essays authored by many of the field’s
leading lights, expertly curated and edited by one of the most
knowledgeable scholars in Thai Studies, After the Coup is a vital
contribution to the study of contemporary Thai politics. The depth
and sophistication of its analysis, and the variety of viewpoints
represented, make it a must-read for anyone wishing to understand
the significance of the events set in motion by the military coup
staged in Thailand on 22 May 2014, one in crucial respects quite
unlike the series of coups d’état that punctuate the country’s
modern political development.'- Federico Ferrara, City University
of Hong Kong, author of The Political Development of Modern
Thailand
'This book covers many of the most important current aspects of the
Thai political problem, to help readers better understand why
Thailand continues in its struggle to democracy. For example, it
provides for a very insightful sense of an emergent middle class
that has been one of the main obstacles in Thai democratic
progress, both before and since the military coup d’état of 2014.'-
Titipol Phakdeewanich, Dean, Faculty of Political Science, Ubon
Ratchathani University.
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