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A Case Study of Thailand under contesting meaning of Democracy
2010-2014.
Dr.Sustarum ThammaboosadeeCollege of Interdisciplinary.Thammasat
[email protected]
THIS PRESENTATION IS THE RESULT OF RESEARCH TITLE ANATOMY OF
NEOLIBERALISM :A CASE STUDY OF THAILAND FUNDED BY COLLEGE OF
INTERDISCIPLINARY-THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY
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Figure Out the uneasy scenario.
- Expansive Political Conflicts in Thailand for half decade
since 2010.
- Divided Society- Unable to go back-
but difficult to move forward.
It is not :Traditional
Pluralism Conflicts
EitherOrdinary
economic class conflicts
ArgumentResearch Objective.
Describe the transformation of class structure in Thailand under
Neoliberalism.
Exhibit the distinctive characteristic of each class and
fraction in Thai Neoliberal state.
Analyze the vulnerability of Thai class structure
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CASE: The Meaning of Democracy.
-The reflection of perception among ordinary people-Vary to
class interest and everyday life struggle.
Presentation:1.The transformation of class structure under
Neoliberalism.2.The Contesting Meaning of Democracy among different
fractions.3.The analysis of vulnerability of each class
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Neoliberalism? Adjusted Capitalism
Over Exploitation
Hyper IndividualizationSocial DisintegrationHigh
ExploitationHigh Risk in society
There is No Alternative?
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After Recovered Economy?Far from win-win Economy.
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Brief Transformation of Global Productions
Capitalisms Mode of Production
Reproduce
Labour Power
Productions Relations
Keynesian Fordism
Welfare State
Oil Crisis/Stagflation
NeoliberalsRelations of Productions
AccumulationBy Dispossession
Unprotected Labourer Migrant Worker
Competitive Low Cost
Schumpeterian Workfare State
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Hyper-Elite
Global Middle Class
Precariat
Elite
Middle Class
Proletariat/Lumpenproletariat/Peasant
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Meaning of Democracy 2006
Military Coup.
Rise of Elite
democratic cult
Quantitative expansion
Rule regulator/ Exceptional Class
The increasing of lower class
interactions.
Democracy is an unwanted
item in praxis.
Democracy was
accounted
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Meaning of Democracy
2013-2014Uprising of
Right wing/urban
middle class.
Qualitative Expansion along with the system
Rule Follower-Ultra Loyalty/ Local-
Nationalism
Artificial-constructed of social relations/Limited
reactions
Democracy is acceptable as long as they certify their short
term
interest/merge with moral
issue.
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Meaning of Democracy 2006
Military Coup.
Rise of Elite
democratic cult
QuantitativeExpansion along with the system
Rising tide sink all boats
The fraction who face the real world
Eatable Democracy
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-Concluding Remark-The constructive meaning of democracy
High Risk of Economic Cost
Low Welfare Protection
Low Political Power
