Conversations on the Global South – Royalism and the Crisis of Elite Governance in Thailand: An Interview with Thongchai Winichakul and Pavin Chachavalpongpun

Authors

Lisandro Claudio, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Kyoto University

Abstract

In May 2014, the Royal Thai Armed Forces launched a coup to establish a junta called the National Council for Peace and Order. In this interview, Social Transformations editor Lisandro Claudio (LC) speaks to historian Thongchai Winichakul (TW) of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Political Scientist Pavin Chachavalpongpun (PC) of Kyoto University to examine the simmering tensions the undergird the military take over.

Recommended Citation

Claudio, Lisandro; Winichakul, Thongchai; and Chachavalpongpun, Pavin (2016) "Conversations on the Global South – Royalism and the Crisis of Elite Governance in Thailand: An Interview with Thongchai Winichakul and Pavin Chachavalpongpun," Social Transformations Journal of the Global South: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol4/iss1/4