McGill University and Thailand Democracy Watch (TDW), Chulalongkorn University
‘DEMOCRACY AND CRISIS IN THAILAND’
Chumpot Phantip Room, 4th Fl., Prajadhipok Rambhai-Barni Building, Chulalongkorn University
Friday 9 March 2012
9 am - 5.30 pm
Panels on the current crisis in Thailand's democracy, the effect of the past two elections on the country's democracy and try the emergence of social movements supporting both the rural sector and the urban elite.
Schedule
9.15 am - 10.30 am Keynote Speech: "Modern Monarchies in a Global Comparative Perspective"
Benedict Anderson, Cornell University
10.45am - 12.30 pm Panel 1: Elections and Democracy
Speakers:
Yoshifumi Tamada, Kyoto University
Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee, Chulalongkorn University
Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Chulalongkorn University
1.30pm - 3.15pm Panel 2: Social Movements
Speakers:
Apichat Sathitniramai, Thammasat University
Pinkaew Laungaramsri, Chiang Mai University
Somchai Phatharathananunth, Maha Sarakham University
3.30pm - 5.30pm Panel 3: Monarchy and Democracy
Speakers:
David Streckfuss, independent scholar
Thongchai Winichakul, National University of Singapore/University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
