The End Of Premocracy In Thailand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16625601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yos Santasombat (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 1989 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 317-335 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Southeast Asian affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0377-5437 • E-ISSN: 1793-9135 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/seaa89q |
| OpenAlex | W2035489229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
On 5 December 1987, Thailand celebrated the sixtieth birthday of King Bhumipol Adulyadej, one of the most beloved monarchs in Thai history. This celebration outshone all previous ones for it was His Majesty's fifth-cycle birthday which, according to Thai tradition, represents the golden age in a man's life, the age when a man's wisdom, tolerance and statesmanship have fully matured. The royal ceremony was held that day at Phra Meru field outside the Grand Palace where Their Majesties presided over the congregation of loyal subjects. The three men representing the three branches of government on that occasion were General Prem Tinsulanonda, the Prime Minister; Dr Ukrit Mongkolnavin, Speaker of the Upper House; and Mr Chamras Kemacharu, President of the Supreme Court. None of them were elected officials. As keen observers of Thai politics were quick to point out, the fact that these three men were not truly elected representatives of the people was a symbolic indication of the continuing bureaucratic dominance of the government. It represented a mixture of half-baked democracy and a bureaucratic polity which has been Thailand's system of political rule for the past eight years ? the system which came to be known as Premocracy. Now that Premier Prem has stepped down after eight years and five months in office, questions concerning the development of Thai politics remain to be answered. Will Premocracy wither away or will it continue? Has Thailand's system of political rule suddenly become fully democratic now that an elected Member of Parliament (MP) has assumed premiership? What are the prospects of change and development? This paper proposes to answer some of these questions by outlining and analysing the major events, trends of change and development taking place in Thailand in 1988.1
Business · Political science · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |