December 01, 2014

JOURNAL ARTICLE: The Polarization of Thai Democracy: The Asian Democracy Index in Thailand

December 01, 2014/ CSDS Chula

By Naruemon Thabchumpon (Director, CSDS), Jakkrit Sangkhamanee, Carl Middleton (International Researcher, CSDS), and Weera Wongsatjachock.

In recent years, explanation of Thailand’s democratization has been subject to intense debate. Some political experts say that Thai politics is monopolized by a few groups of political elites (see for example Thitinan 2014). Others have argued that various politically influential movements exist in Thailand, including those that support elections and that oppose corruption. In this paper, we argue that Thai democracy is no longer a game of elites, but that to a certain but significant extent laypeople have become involved in different spheres to assert their political, economic, and social influence or, through the lens of Cho (2012), acted to de-monopolize power.

July 15, 2013

BOOK: Challenges To Human Security In A Borderless World

July 15, 2013/ CSDS Chula

Edited by Surichai Wun'gaeo

This book is a collection of papers presented at the international symposium on Human Security chaired by Amartya Sen and Sadako Ogata. More than 700 participants attended the symposium held at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok on 11th December 2002. The participants came not only from different parts of the world but also diverse background.

January 15, 2012

BOOK: Mainstreaming Human Security: Asian Perspectives

January 15, 2012/ CSDS Chula

Edited By Chantana Banpasirichote, Philippe Doneys, Mike Hayes, and Chandan Sengupta

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December 31, 2011

BOOK: Critical Connections: Human Rights, Human Development and Human Security

December 31, 2011/ CSDS Chula

By Naruemon Thabchumpon

This volume is the compilation of papers presented at an international conference on “Critical Connections: Human Rights, Human Development, and Human Security,” which constituted the 4th International Conference on Human Rights and Human Development.

July 15, 2011

BOOK: Coping with Dis-integration: From the Perspective of Local to Global

July 15, 2011/ CSDS Chula

Edited by Vira Somboon

December 31, 2007

BOOK: Rural Livelihoods and Human Insecurities in Globalizing Asian Economies

December 31, 2007/ CSDS Chula

Edited by Surichai Wun'gaeo

This book is a collection of papers presented at the international symposium Rural Livelihoods and Human Insecurities in Globalizing Asian Economies organized by the Asian Rural Sociological Association and the Center for Social Development studies, Chulalongkorn University on July 28-29, 2006 at Chulalongkorn University.

August 15, 2004

BOOK: Human Security Now: Strengthening Policy Networks in Southeast Asia

August 15, 2004/ CSDS Chula

Edited by Surichai Wun'gaeo

This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Conference of Human Security Now: Strengthening Policy Networks in Southeast Asia organized by the advisory Board on Human Security and Centre for Social Development Studies, Chulalongkorn University on March 4-5, 2004 at Chulalongkorn University.

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