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Thai Crisis: A Struggle for Democracy or a Struggle for Power?
Photo by adaptorplug (flicker) The past week’s occupation of Thailand’s two biggest airports is the result of a quite complicated crisis in Thai society that has remained unsolved for at least three years, but that does probably have its roots as far back as 1932 and the abolition of absolute monarchy. It can seen be a crisis that stems from a struggle for power between two factions within Thai society, one faction represented by the traditional elite and the other faction the “new” elite of (a) popular politician(s).
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The website of the Parliament of Thailand offers background information on the structure and powers of parliament in Thailand. It also contains a full listing of the members of parliament and the membership of individual parliamentary committees. There is also a directory of the main political parti
http://www.parliament.go.th/
Keywords: Civil society, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 51, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 22, Politics and society, Southeast Asia, Thailand,
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