Democracy and National Identity in Thailand (Hardcover)

This book seeks to illuminate how Thai elites have used democracy as an instrument for order and discipline. Drawing on interviews, numerous Thai language sources, and critical theory, the author reveals a remarkable adaptation of the idea of democracy in the Thai context. Connors shows how elites have drawn on Western political theory to design projects to create modern citizens. He argues that it is possible to see the idea and practice of elite liberal democracy in Thailand, and elsewhere, as a key ideological resource in the project of securing hegemony over undisciplined populations. In this perspective the ideas of civil society, civic virtue, social capital and democracy itself are all part of the weaponry deployed in an effort to create 'good citizens', who act as guardians of the elite defined common good.

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General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Rethinking Southeast Asia
Release date:	October 2002
First published:	2003
Authors:	Michael Kelly Connors
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	282
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-27230-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	0-415-27230-0
Barcode:	9780415272308

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