POL215Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Anand Panyarachun, Yingluck Shinawatra, Mass Mobilization
3 Nov 2016
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Thailand in political change in southeast asia. pp. Thai politics have been marked by frequent changes of government, looming military intervention and fragile democracy: coups launched by armed forces, people appreciate the occasional interference in political disputes from a popular monarch. Poised for a transition to democracy after decades of economic growth (modernization theory) Its economic growth contributed to the creation of a rapidly growing, urban-based middle class: the pressures for democratization began with large-scale demonstrations in bangkok in 1973. The downfall of the authoritarian regime is a direct consequences of a stronger and more demanding middle class. Also the mass movements contributed to the collapse of military-led governments in 1973-1992: prodemocracy demonstrations that involves the working class. The middle class in thailand has also been supportive of authoritarianism. Elite disunity has been dominant in thai politics: sequent political crises can bee seen as a persistent inability to reproduce a consolidated elite and divisions.
