BOOK: Burmese Labor Rights Protection in Mae Sot
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JOURNAL ARTICLE: The Polarization of Thai Democracy: The Asian Democracy Index in Thailand
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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.
Read MoreBOOK: Challenges To Human Security In A Borderless World
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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.
Read MoreBOOK: Mainstreaming Human Security: Asian Perspectives
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Edited By Chantana Banpasirichote, Philippe Doneys, Mike Hayes, and Chandan Sengupta
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Read MoreBOOK: Critical Connections: Human Rights, Human Development and Human Security
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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.
Read MoreBOOK: Coping with Dis-integration: From the Perspective of Local to Global
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Edited by Vira Somboon
Read MoreBOOK: Rural Livelihoods and Human Insecurities in Globalizing Asian Economies
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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.
Read MoreBOOK: Human Security Now: Strengthening Policy Networks in Southeast Asia
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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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