Thailand

How regional elites built an “authoritarian security community”

Thai conservatives have sought to prevent reformists from putting down roots in society—and it’s worked

Authorities continue to slow-pedal judicial processes in the face of community demands for accountability

A close look at the blocking of Pita’s appointment shows how conservatives are happy to cut legal corners to thwart reformist politics.

Student activists who energised pro-democracy protests are busily translating and disseminating anti-authoritarian books.

Lack of resources and public misperceptions mean that psychological services is a notable gap in Thailand’s health care system.

Edited interviews with Tej Bunnag provide "unvarnished insights" and "nuanced history" for students of Thai foreign policy.

Evidence of inappropriate reporting on the Nong Bua Lamphu tragedy is rife.

Interact with some of the most socially-engaged and topical art produced by contemporary artists both emerging and established from the region

It is in the interests of conservative and progressive Thais to develop new cultural norms and effective legal sanctions to address sexual abuse.

This new edition contains a new chapter on Thailand's turbulent politics since 2006 and incorporates new sources and research throughout.

The fact that dirty money needs to be cleaned provides opportunities for law enforcement agencies in ASEAN to collectively monitor drug lords and drug traffickers.

...how far can earlier interpretations of Thai politics be adapted to explain the growing influence of the monarchy...

On 9 June 2022, people lined up to make their first legal purchases of cannabis.

Digital activism, identity, and transnational contentious politics

Since 2014, young activists have set up underground spaces across Thailand, laying ground for today's movements

Investigating urbanisation, the environment, inequality, and the political rights and duties of Thai people.

...movements signify the transformative potential of people’s power & its inherent precarity; state responses to protestors’ demands range widely...

By intentionally devising concealment strategies that maintain the core messages...research participants demonstrate their commitment to continue producing critical information while avoiding punishment.

What maritime threat does Thailand face that surface ships cannot handle more effectively and cheaply?

It seems like being Thai means I have to overlook the barbaric killings and the state impunity as if it is a way of life.

APT10 forces us to look past the categories of nation or ethnicity to embrace perspectives in life that are centred on multiplicity and hybridity, on community and friendship.

Meet a legendary policeman who trained in martial arts and the occult...

Literati and politicians have constructed a virtual Shan state that lives on in popular media, rock music, and Buddhist ritual.