Future Forward: The Rise and Fall of a Thai Political Party

by Duncan McCargo and Anyarat Chattharakul

Book Overview

Thai politics have been intensely polarized since demonstrations against the government of then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra began in 2005. Conservatives aligned with the military and monarchy are pitted against critics of the establishment supporting a more open political order. In the election of 24 March 2019, this pattern was broken by the emergence of Future Forward, an upstart political party led by 40-year-old autoparts tycoon Thanathorn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8776942910
• ISBN13: 9788776942915
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"