Democratization and Constitutional Reform in Thailand

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the phenomenon of 'democratic regression' has been on the rise around the world. Thailand, which was once called the 'honors student of democratization', is no exception. In 2006 and 2014, there were two military coups, and in both cases the ruling party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court. The author of this book focuses on the phenomenon of the 'judicialization of politics' in Thailand. She highlights the 1992 Bloody May Incident, the poli