Thailand has approved a new constitution. In a referendum citizens voted in favour of the amendments presented by the military.
A concise useful briefing to the referendum is provided on the Guardian website
IFES also has some basic background
Official information is on the Thailand Electoral Authority website. Although at present English is limited.
Analysis of the content of the new constitution is on the Global Legal Monitor site of the Library of Congress
Anfrel (Asian Network for Free Elections) has a copy in English of the voting procedure booklet for citizens.
It also has a country profile with links to relevant legislation and electoral resources for Thailand.
News coverage
The Nation has news stories in English
Bangkok Post
Background information on human rights in the region
Try Amnesty International.
Thailand Office conducts work in Thailand its website has discussion on the state of rights
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Showing posts with label thailand. Show all posts
Monday, 8 August 2016
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Thailand elections - who are the protestors?
Elections in Thailand have been marred by violence.
Asian Correspondent had a blog on its website called SIAM Voices which recorded events live.
our previous posting has some suggestions on academic sites where you can keep up to date with news and think tank coverage
For further information on one of the main organisers of the protests -
Suthep Thaugsuban see these suggestions.
There is an official facebook site and the website Reform Thailand (thai language)
but for those seeking saomething more basic.
Radio Australia had a basic introduction which asked who is Suthep Thaugsuban
which was aided in December 2013. It is introduced by Dr Nicholas Farrelly, Research Fellow at the Australian National University and there is a transcript on the website.
The Washington Post has a collection of articles about him and the unfolding Thailand protests.
As does the Bangkok Post.
and the Nation.
Asian Correspondent had a blog on its website called SIAM Voices which recorded events live.
our previous posting has some suggestions on academic sites where you can keep up to date with news and think tank coverage
For further information on one of the main organisers of the protests -
Suthep Thaugsuban see these suggestions.
There is an official facebook site and the website Reform Thailand (thai language)
but for those seeking saomething more basic.
Radio Australia had a basic introduction which asked who is Suthep Thaugsuban
which was aided in December 2013. It is introduced by Dr Nicholas Farrelly, Research Fellow at the Australian National University and there is a transcript on the website.
The Washington Post has a collection of articles about him and the unfolding Thailand protests.
As does the Bangkok Post.
and the Nation.
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Thailand elections and violence - recommended research resources.
Despite protests elections are going ahead in Thailand.
Here are our recommended links for students.
The BBC has an introductory guide to the protests
IFES has basic information on the electoral system
The Office of the Electoral Commission has official statements and laws in Thai
The Thai government website has official statements in English about the protests
For newspaper coverage try
the Economist
Asian Correspondent.
Prachatai independent site has reports and interviews.
Bangkok Post
For Think tank and academic analysis try
Council on Foreign Relations blog
Thai politics@Leeds from Leeds university. This has an image archive and the thai politics bibliography
The Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) is an independent research and media organization based in Montreal. has some useful articles
Human rights groups coverage can be found on the website of the Asian Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Watch
Amnesty International
International Crisis Group
The National Library of Australia has archived websites relating to human rights and protests from the mid 2000-2011
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Thailand elections- use of social media
Recently elections took place in Thailand. These sites have some basic suggestions for keeping up with events.
IFES election site has facts and figures about the electoral system.
A number of news services discussed the use and limitations of social media in thailand. For instance see this article by Reuters
The Asian Correspondent also has some discussion of twitter. as does Global Voices online.
on YouTube this video from the Asian news Network argues that web 2.0 had limited impact.
Further discussion of thai politics can be found in the Bangkok Post which has a special elections section.
Council on Foreign Relations - US think tank.
NDI Thailand - which reviews the poltiical and democratic situation in the region.
Finally dont forget the Thai Politics @Leeds archive. This is a specialist research centre at Leeds University. Look at the resources section to see some recent articles on politics in Thailand. There is also an online image archive where you can find photos from 20 years of Thai politics including Thai political protest and 2007 election campaigns.
IFES election site has facts and figures about the electoral system.
A number of news services discussed the use and limitations of social media in thailand. For instance see this article by Reuters
The Asian Correspondent also has some discussion of twitter. as does Global Voices online.
on YouTube this video from the Asian news Network argues that web 2.0 had limited impact.
Further discussion of thai politics can be found in the Bangkok Post which has a special elections section.
Council on Foreign Relations - US think tank.
NDI Thailand - which reviews the poltiical and democratic situation in the region.
Finally dont forget the Thai Politics @Leeds archive. This is a specialist research centre at Leeds University. Look at the resources section to see some recent articles on politics in Thailand. There is also an online image archive where you can find photos from 20 years of Thai politics including Thai political protest and 2007 election campaigns.
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