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The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand is a timely survey
and assessment of the state of contemporary Thailand. While
Thailand has changed much in the past decades, this handbook
proposes that many of its problems have remained intact or even
persistent, particularly problems related to domestic politics. It
underlines emerging issues at this critical juncture in the kingdom
and focuses on the history, politics, economy, society, culture,
religion and international relations of the country. A
multidisciplinary approach, with chapters written by experts on
Thailand, this handbook is divided into the following sections.
History Political and economic landscape Social development
International relations Designed for academics, students,
libraries, policymakers and general readers in the field of Asian
studies, political science, economics and sociology, this
invaluable reference work provides an up-to-date account of
Thailand and initiates new discussion for future research
activities.
This edited collection analyzes the innovative changes in Japan's
foreign policy. Pursuing new relationships with South Asia, Africa,
and Eastern Europe, Japanese initiatives include regional
peace-building and human security activities, Asian
multilateralism, and the Indo-Pacific concept. This collection
focuses on these evolving international relationships through
Japan's unique approach to political change and continuity.
This edited collection analyzes the innovative changes in Japan's
foreign policy. Pursuing new relationships with South Asia, Africa,
and Eastern Europe, Japanese initiatives include regional
peace-building and human security activities, Asian
multilateralism, and the Indo-Pacific concept. This collection
focuses on these evolving international relationships through
Japan's unique approach to political change and continuity.
A Plastic Nation examines the role of Thai nationhood in domestic
and international politics. Although in fact ill-defined, Thainess,
or khwampenthai, has been consistently used by Thai leaders to
legitimize their power and defend their economic interests. Not
only has the assertion of Thainess been deeply rooted in the
private interests of those in power, it has been deployed as part
of nationalist sentiment to guard against any international norms,
often considered as threats to the leaders' own interests. This
book is intended for students and professors in the field of Thai
nationhood and nationalism, contemporary Thai-Burmese relations,
and policy practitioners in the government and military
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand is a timely survey
and assessment of the state of contemporary Thailand. While
Thailand has changed much in the past decades, this handbook
proposes that many of its problems have remained intact or even
persistent, particularly problems related to domestic politics. It
underlines emerging issues at this critical juncture in the kingdom
and focuses on the history, politics, economy, society, culture,
religion and international relations of the country. A
multidisciplinary approach, with chapters written by experts on
Thailand, this handbook is divided into the following sections.
History Political and economic landscape Social development
International relations Designed for academics, students,
libraries, policymakers and general readers in the field of Asian
studies, political science, economics and sociology, this
invaluable reference work provides an up-to-date account of
Thailand and initiates new discussion for future research
activities.
This book examines two aspects of the abbreviated reign of King
Ananda Mahidol (1935-1946), or King Rama VIII, of the current
Chakri dynasty of Thailand. First, it discusses the royal family's
plot to thwart a romantic relationship between the young king,
Ananda, and his Swiss girlfriend, Marileine Ferrari, a daughter of
a famous pastor of Lausanne, Switzerland. Interracial marriage,
particularly with Westerners, has been strictly forbidden for Thai
kings or heirs apparent. The restriction stems from the interwoven
connection between sexual relationship and the security of the
throne. The second part investigates the mysterious death of King
Ananda, a long-held taboo topic in Thailand. Although the two
events were not specially related, both in their own way served to
unavoidably shake the position of the monarchy and hence threaten
its existence. The palace's reactions to these events demonstrated
its continuous search to maintain its power and ultimately to
warrant its survival.
This book examines two aspects of the abbreviated reign of King
Ananda Mahidol (1935-1946), or King Rama VIII, of the current
Chakri dynasty of Thailand. First, it discusses the royal family's
plot to thwart a romantic relationship between the young king,
Ananda, and his Swiss girlfriend, Marileine Ferrari, a daughter of
a famous pastor of Lausanne, Switzerland. Interracial marriage,
particularly with Westerners, has been strictly forbidden for Thai
kings or heirs apparent. The restriction stems from the interwoven
connection between sexual relationship and the security of the
throne. The second part investigates the mysterious death of King
Ananda, a long-held taboo topic in Thailand. Although the two
events were not specially related, both in their own way served to
unavoidably shake the position of the monarchy and hence threaten
its existence. The palace's reactions to these events demonstrated
its continuous search to maintain its power and ultimately to
warrant its survival.
ASEAN has an abiding interest in peace and stability in this region
and in freedom of navigation in and overflight above the South
China Sea. Much of ASEAN's commerce, including its members' traded
food and energy resources, passes through or over the South China
Sea. The stakes for ASEAN and its members in the South China Sea
are very high.
International labour migration can be characterized in three ways -
as human aspiration, tradition, and necessity. For some people,
working overseas is a dream. For others, international labour
mobility is a tradition. For a great number of people however,
international labour migration is an economic necessity. It is the
only viable solution to realize their basic human right to a decent
life. GMS worker movements to Thailand typify all three
characterizations of international labour mobility. While this book
focuses on the economic dimensions of international labour
emigration, principally from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to
Thailand, it recognizes at the very outset the equal standing of
non-economic motivations for migration.
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 lese-majeste 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
militarised politics. The coup also produced unique colour-coded
politics and created crises of legitamacy. This book is a
collection of essays that reflect developments in Thai politics in
the post-coup period.
This volume is the result of a workshop that had the objective to
ascertain the facts of ASEAN-U.S. relations and the specific matter
of the United States' engagement with ASEAN and East Asia, for
possible use by ASEAN in the discussions at the next ASEAN-U.S.
Summit Meeting and other ASEAN-U.S. policy forums. The book covers
several elements of this relationship, ranging from U.S. military
presence in the region, cooperation on maritime security, and
recent U.S. policy towards Myanmar, to progress on technical
cooperation.
This book is a product of the Expert Round table Discussion on the
topic 'The Road to Ratification and Implementation of the ASEAN
Charter', jointly organized by the ASEAN Studies Centre (ASC) of
the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) and the Habibie
Centre, on 17 July 2008 in Jakarta. The objective of the discussion
was to illuminate the provisions of the ASEAN Charter and its
strengths and weaknesses. Despite its evident merits, the signing
of the ASEAN Charter has brought to prominence the sharp
differences that have divided partisans and critics of ASEAN, as
reflected by selected speakers who voiced their views on the
subject. They, however, agreed that the Charter was imperfect in
its current state and required clarification and further attention
to detail. Even the more skeptical participants in the Round table
discussion did not consider the Charter a complete failure but
admitted that, if implemented well, it could be beneficial to the
people of the ASEAN member states.
After a two-month stand-off between Red Shirt protestors and the
government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, violence and arson
scarred central Bangkok in mid-May 2010. This shocking turn of
events underlined how poorly understood the deep divisions in the
society and politics of Thailand remained, even five years into the
country's prolonged crisis. This volume collects analysis and
commentary on those divisions from an unusually large and prominent
group of Thai and foreign scholars and observers of the country.
Contributions examine socio-economic, political, diplomatic,
historical, cultural, and ideological issues with rare frankness,
clarity, and lack of jargon.
The optimism provoked by Myanmar's political reforms in 2011-2012
has now given way to a sense that the uneven nature of change in
this nation of 54 million has lead to instability and uncertainty.
The liberalization of critical sectors and expansion of certain
freedoms - such as political and legal opportunities for expression
and mobilization - contrasts with the entrenchment of structural
problems. It becomes ever more difficult to tackle ethnic
marginalization and conflict, over-dependence on natural resource
extraction, inadequate public services, and problems of
under-capacity in the civilian bureaucracy. The result is the build
up of a toxic environment in which classism, racism, and bigotry
threaten to rend Myanmar's already delicate social fabric. The
contributors to this volume bring unique perspectives and
methodologies to bear to unravel Myanmar's tangled challenges.
Whether it is through studying corruption by analyzing the
country's real estate bubble, assessing civil society advocacy
capacity against extractive industries, or gauging the strength
(and surprising weakness) of Myanmar's military, the volume employs
unconventional approaches and analytical rigor to address a
fundamental question: is Myanmar itself unraveling?
On 2-3 May 2008 Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar, causing almost
140,000 deaths and leaving 2 million in the Ayeyawaddy delta
homeless. As Myanmar's initial delay in responding to the
humanitarian crisis was evident, ASEAN emerged as mediator and
convenor, coordinating international and regional efforts. This led
to a tripartite cooperation mechanism among the Government of
Myanmar, the United Nations and ASEAN. Through June-December 2008,
Pavin Chachavalpongpun and Moe Thuzar documented ASEAN's role in
helping Myanmar respond to Nargis. This book provides a snapshot of
how unprecedented mechanisms came about for international, regional
and local groups to work together in assisting cyclone survivors. A
preliminary report was presented to the 14th ASEAN Summit in
February 2009. The book's conclusion has since been updated and
provides a timely reminder - one year after Nargis - of the
continued needs of cyclone survivors in rebuilding their lives.
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