Thailand’s COO-State – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Decades ago, Thaksin Shinawatra liked to talk about his vision of Thailand as a CEO-state. “A company is a country, ...
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Growing Thailand’s “Gross National Cool” – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Of the policies that the various political parties campaigned on during the 2023 general election in Thailand, one that especially ...
A Post-Move Forward Political Landscape? – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
As important as the recent decision by the Electoral Commission to seek a dissolution of the Move Forward Party is, ...
A New Tale of Two Democracies? – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
In a new article published in Contemporary Southeast Asia, Prof. Allen Hicken, Dr. Napon Jatusripitak and I take a new ...
The Success of a Salesman – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Back in October, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin argued that he does not merely want people to see him as a ...
Conservatism in Disarray – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
When Prayut Chan-o-cha was prime minister, he penned at least ten singles. None, of course, was more famous than his ...
The Strength of Party Brands at the 2023 General Election – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Thailand’s election season is notorious for bringing out a tsunami of election banners that are stuck on every possible tree ...
Panic! At the PISA Scores – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
Thailand’s scores on the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) exams, which measure reading, mathematical skills, and science knowledge ...
Sixty Days In, Srettha Faces Challenges – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
The chosen slogan that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has adopted for his administration is “Chance of Possibility.” In English it ...
Prime Minister Srettha Should Listen to the Experts on Cash Handout – Ken Mathis Lohatepanont
In the lead-up to the 2023 general election, the Pheu Thai Party had campaigned on the slogan kid yai, tum ...
