New Mandala readers scouting for some more substantial weekend reading may want to have a look at these two new papers from one of our regular contributors, Michael H. Nelson.
The two new papers are:
- “Thaksin’s 2005 Electoral Triumph:Looking Back From the Election in 2007”, published by the Southeast Asia Research Centre at the City University of Hong Kong.
- “Constitution Referendum in Thailand: Observations from Chachoengsao Province”, published by KPI Politics Update, King Prajadhipok Institute, Bangkok.
Readers looking for more of Nelson’s writings (and pictures) on politics in Chachoengsao province will find these New Mandala posts helpful.
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1 jonfernquest // Mar 2, 2008 at 3:02 pm
“Thaksin’s 2005 Electoral Triumph:Looking Back From the Election in 2007”, published by the Southeast Asia Research Centre at the City University of Hong Kong.
[Comment: This paper ranks right up there with the best of Pasuk and Baker. Once I started reading it, couldn't put it down. Most notable feature: author strives for balance, which is pretty difficult given the situation. Hopefully, the author will work this into a book. This sort of informative writing is needed because the valuable background information it supplies is usually lacking and like computer programmers always say: garbage in - garbage out.]
2 TN // Mar 3, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Excellent paper. I would also suggest to anyone who is interested in Thai politics to read Dr. Nelson’s other papers too. It is a pity that Thai academias themselves do not read or use his work as references (as much as they should). He has contributed so much to the study of Thai politics. I personally like Thai politics bibliograpyh he has collected. Very useful.
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