Good Coup Gone Bad: Thailand's Political Development since Thaksin's Downfall

What did the 2006 military coup show us? It demonstrated that the crux of the Thai crisis is far more serious and much wider in scope than had previously been thought. The monarchy is surely not a victim in the protracted conflict, but the root cause and continuing factor that has eroded Thai politics. The coup set in motion more prejudicial uses of the lèse-majesté law, and in the process, has led to more political prisoners. It has also shredded the military into several segments, turning generals into desperate royalists who continue to live off the monarchy in order to survive. Issues of violence in the Thai south and the Thai-Cambodian dispute became greatly intensified in the age of militarized politics. The coup also produced unique colour-coded politics and created crises of legitimacy. This book is a collection of essays that reflect developments in Thai politics in the post-coup period.

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List of Tables and Figures
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Foreword
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- By Craig J. Reynolds, Australian National University Canberra
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Abbreviations
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Section I - The 2006 Military Coup: Impact on the Thai Political Landscape
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1 - “Good Coup” Gone Bad: Thailand's Political Developments since Thaksin's Downfall
pp 3-16
- By Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Kyoto University, Japan
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2 - Unfinished Business: The Contagion of Conflict over a Century of Thai Political Development
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- By Federico Ferrara, City University of Hong Kong
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Section II - Defending the Old Political Consensus: The Military and the Monarchy
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3 - Broken Power: The Thai Military in the Aftermath of the 2006 Coup
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- By James Ockey, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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4 - The Monarchy and Anti-Monarchy: Two Elephants in the Room of Thai Politics and the State of Denial
pp 79-108
- By Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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5 - Freedom and Silencing under the Neo-Absolutist Monarchy Regime in Thailand, 2006–2011
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- By David Streckfuss, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Section III - New Political Discourses and the Emergence of Yellows and Reds
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6 - “Vote No!”: The PAD's Decline from Powerful Movement to Political Sect?
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- By Michael H. Nelson, Walailak University, Nakorn Si Thammarat
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7 - The Red Shirts: From Anti-Coup Protesters to Social MassMovement
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- By Michael H. Nelson, Walailak University, Nakorn Si Thammarat
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8 - Is Peasant Politics in Thailand Civil?
pp 199-216
- By Andrew Walker, Australian National University
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Section IV - Crises of Legitimacy
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9 - Reaping the Whirlwind: Thailand's Coup and the Southern Problem
pp 219-252
- By Marc Askew, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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10 - From Marketplace Back to Battlefield: Thai-Cambodian Relations in the Age of a Militarized Politics
pp 253-282
- By Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Kyoto University, Japan
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Tables and Figures
pp vii-viii

Foreword
pp ix-xii

Contributors
pp xiii-xvi

Abbreviations
pp xvii-xviii

Section I - The 2006 Military Coup: Impact on the Thai Political Landscape
pp 1-2

1 - “Good Coup” Gone Bad: Thailand's Political Developments since Thaksin's Downfall
pp 3-16

2 - Unfinished Business: The Contagion of Conflict over a Century of Thai Political Development
pp 17-46

Section II - Defending the Old Political Consensus: The Military and the Monarchy
pp 47-48

3 - Broken Power: The Thai Military in the Aftermath of the 2006 Coup
pp 49-78

4 - The Monarchy and Anti-Monarchy: Two Elephants in the Room of Thai Politics and the State of Denial
pp 79-108

5 - Freedom and Silencing under the Neo-Absolutist Monarchy Regime in Thailand, 2006–2011
pp 109-138

Section III - New Political Discourses and the Emergence of Yellows and Reds
pp 139-140

6 - “Vote No!”: The PAD's Decline from Powerful Movement to Political Sect?
pp 141-169

7 - The Red Shirts: From Anti-Coup Protesters to Social MassMovement
pp 170-198

8 - Is Peasant Politics in Thailand Civil?
pp 199-216

Section IV - Crises of Legitimacy
pp 217-218

9 - Reaping the Whirlwind: Thailand's Coup and the Southern Problem
pp 219-252

10 - From Marketplace Back to Battlefield: Thai-Cambodian Relations in the Age of a Militarized Politics
pp 253-282

Index
pp 283-290

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