Provides an assessment of approaches to studying Thai politics, the various forces reshaping the forms of political activity and their roles in the fluid contemporary political environment. This volume should be of particular interest to those who require an understanding of the complex and rapidly changing political realities of contemporary Thailand.
Provides an assessment of approaches to studying Thai politics, the various forces reshaping the forms of political activity and their roles in the fl...
This work provides an assessment of approaches to studying Thai politics, the various forces reshaping the forms of political activity and their roles in the fluid contemporary political environment. This volume should be of interest to those who require an understanding of the complex and rapidly changing political realities of contemporary Thailand.
This work provides an assessment of approaches to studying Thai politics, the various forces reshaping the forms of political activity and their roles...
Focusing on the issues associated with migrating for work both in and from the Asian region, this book sheds light on the debate over migration and trafficking. With contributions from an international team of well-known scholars, the book sets labour migration firmly within the context of globalization, providing a focused, contemporary discussion of what is undoubtedly a major twenty-first century concern.
Transnational Migration and Work in Asia analyzes workers motivations and rationalities, highlighting the similarities of migration experiences throughout Asia....
Focusing on the issues associated with migrating for work both in and from the Asian region, this book sheds light on the debate over migration and...
Key events in Asia s recent history have included the end of the Cold War, the Asian Economic Crisis and the war on terror . This is a critical assessment of these events, and of the interplay of security and economics in shaping political regimes and modifying market systems.
Based on the notion that market systems are inherently political and conflict-ridden, this collection clarifies and explains the conflicts shaping the path of neoliberal globalization. Collectively it represents a disciplined and systematic address of four overarching questions:
* What...
Key events in Asia s recent history have included the end of the Cold War, the Asian Economic Crisis and the war on terror . This is a critical ass...
Thailand s politics has been contentious in recent years. With a military coup in 2006 and another in 2014, the country has moved from being a promising electoral democracy to a military dictatorship. Electoral politics was embraced enthusiastically by some groups, including those in rural areas of the north and northeast, but came to be feared by groups variously identified as the old elite, royalists and the establishment. The transition to authoritarianism saw large and lengthy street protests and considerable violence. This book examines the background to and the sources of conflict...
Thailand s politics has been contentious in recent years. With a military coup in 2006 and another in 2014, the country has moved from being a prom...
