The Paradox of Thailand's 1997 “People's Constitution”
Be Careful What You Wish For
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8372233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erik Martinez Kuhonta (0000-0003-3400-0490, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 373-392 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/as.2008.48.3.373 |
| OpenAlex | W1993043835 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 5 |
Thailand's adoption of a new constitution in 1997 was meant to advance far-reaching reforms in the country's democratic development. A decade later, it is clear that these constitutional reforms failed. The Constitution unintentionally consolidated Prime Minister Thaksin's grip on power and indirectly precipitated the conditions for the 2006 coup. This article argues that the drafters' search for a more stable democratic government helped produce an electoral authoritarian regime that triggered the military to intervene
Authoritarianism · Constitution · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Prime minister · Separation of powers · Sociology · Wish · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Society in Latin America · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
Thailand 2016
Introduction
“Professional Movements” and the Expansion of Access to Healthcare in the Industrializing World
A New Kind of 2Getherness
Democratic Deconsolidation in Southeast Asia
The Ideational Approach to Populism
Understanding ‘Source’ and ‘Purpose’ in Processes of Democratic Change
Uncivil Society and Democracy's Fate in Southeast Asia
Autocratic Electoral Management
Regime Consolidation Through Deinstitutionalisation
De-Thaksinizing Thailand
A Comparative Measure of Decentralization for Southeast Asia
When Notions of Legitimacy Conflict
Does the Process of Constitution-Making Matter
Party system types and party system institutionalization
Thailand Since the Coup
Strengthening Constitutionalism in Asia
Thailand in 2009
Unmaking Civil Society
Democratic Regression in Thailand
Broadcasting party information
Thailand’s Elusive Quest for a Workable Constitution, 1997–2007
Contending eurocentric theories
Election commissions and non-democratic outcomes
Subverting elections in Thailand
A Tale of Two Hybrid Regimes
Electoral Reform in Asia
Pushback after backsliding? Unconstrained executive aggrandizement in the Philippines versus contested military-monarchical rule in Thailand
Is All Politics Local? Determinants of Local and National Election Campaigns
Corruption, Morality, and the Politics of Reform in Thailand
Covid-19 pandemic and competitive authoritarian regimes
Democracy with Asian Characteristics
| Citations per year | 1.78 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |