Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand

Pavin CHACHAVALPONGPUN (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Editor, Author of Chapter/Section), Edoardo SIANI (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Author of Chapter/Section)
Year-Month: 2019.12
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781315151328
Language: English

Outline：
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.

Table of Contents：
PART ONE: 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 TWO: 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 THREE: 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 FOUR: 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