A Case Study of Thailand under contesting meaning of Democracy 2010-2014.

THIS PRESENTATION IS THE RESULT OF RESEARCH TITLE ANATOMY OF NEOLIBERALISM :A CASE STUDY
OF THAILAND FUNDED BY COLLEGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY-THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY
Dr.Sustarum Thammaboosadee
College of Interdisciplinary.Thammasat University
sastarum@gmail.com

Figure Out the

uneasy scenario.
- Expansive Political
Conflicts in
Thailand for half
decade since 2010.
- Divided Society
- Unable to go backbut difficult to
move forward.

Argument

Research
Objective.

It is not :
Traditional
Pluralism
Conflicts
Either
Ordinary
economic class
conflicts

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

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

Neoliberalism?

There is No
Alternative?

Adjusted
Capitalism

Hyper Individualization
Social Disintegration
High Exploitation
High Risk in society

Over
Exploitation

After Recovered Economy?

Far from win-win Economy.

Brief Transformation of Global

Productions

Oil Crisis/
Stagflation

Keynesian
Fordism
Welfare State

Neoliberals
Relations of Productions

Productions Relations
Labour Power
Reproduce

Capitalisms Mode
of Production

Accumulation
By Dispossession

Schumpeterian
Workfare State

Competitive Low Cost

Unprotected Labourer

Migrant Worker

Hyper-Elite
Elite
Global Middle Class
Middle
Class

Proletariat/Lumpenproletariat/P
easant

Precariat

Meaning of
Democracy

Quantitative
expansion
Rule regulator/
Exceptional Class
The increasing of
lower class
interactions.

Democracy is
an unwanted
item in
praxis.
Democracy
was
accounted

2006
Military
Coup.
Rise of
Elite
democratic
cult

Meaning of
Democracy

Qualitative
Expansion along
with the system
Rule Follower-Ultra
Loyalty/ LocalNationalism

Artificial-constructed of
social relations/Limited
reactions

Democracy is
acceptable as
long as they
certify their
short term
interest/merge
with moral
issue.

2013-2014
Uprising of
Right
wing/urban
middle
class.

Meaning of
Democracy

Quantitative
Expansion along
with the system
Rising tide sink all
boats
The fraction who face
the real world

Eatable
Democracy

2006
Military
Coup.
Rise of
Elite
democratic
cult

Low Political
Power

Low Welfare
Protection

High Risk of
Economic Cost

-Concluding RemarkThe constructive meaning of democracy