by PO333 Boston University | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
The sky on May 22nd, 2014 looked grayer than usual. From my rooftop I could see billowing smoke from protestor camps throughout Bangkok as gunshots rang from military helicopters and tanks. From this day, I witnessed my country’s democratic institutions collapse...
by Shihori Maeda | May 4, 2019 | Georgetown University
Thailand has the histories of repetition of coups[1] and elections or military and “democratic” regimes, since the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932. The Thai general elections took place on March 24, 2019 was the first elections conducted after the coup in 2014...
by Emily Maercklein | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
The ideal regime type Discussion of the end of democracy reliably captures the attention and fear of many Americans. As members of the most powerful liberal democracy in the world, it is understandably difficult to imagine the sacrifice of some personal liberties in...
by Dean Weeden | Apr 6, 2019 | Boston University
Many observers were looking toward the Thailand elections in late March as a sign of changing times; the country has been governed by a military junta for the past five years. However, as the anticipation built up prior to the election, questions began to surface over...
by Steven Noyes | Dec 10, 2018 | University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Exploring the concept of the promissory coup as it relates to the traditional coup d’etat. The general global decline in coups d’état, while a positive facet of the ever-changing world, has created inits wake a new kind of non-democratic...
