Introduction : A Timeless Thailand / Pavin Chachavalpongpun -- Thailand in the Longue Duree / Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit -- Thai Historiography / Charnvit Kasetsiri -- Economic Development of Post-war Thailand / Peter Warr -- The Two Faces of Democracy / Michael K. Connors -- The Logic of Thailand's Royalist Coups d'Etat / Federico Ferrara -- The Development of the Hybrid Regime : The Military and Authoritarian Persistence in Thai Politics . Surachart Bamrungsuk -- Securing an Alternative Army : The Evolution of the Royal Thai Police / Paul Chambers -- The Monarchy and Succession / Kevin Hewison -- Lese-majeste within Thailand's Regime of Intimidation / David Streckfuss -- From the Yellow Shirts to the Whistle Rebels : Comparative Analysis of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) / Aim Sinpeng -- Mass Politics and the Red Shirts / Claudio Sopranzetti -- Judiciary and Judicialisation in Thailand / Bjorn Dressel and Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang -- Local Government and Intergovernmental Relations in Thailand / Grichawat Lowatcharin and Charles David Crumpton -- Thai State Formation and the Political Economy of the Middle Income Trap / Apichat Satitniramai -- Thailand's Corporate Sector and International Trade / Krislert Samphantharak -- Industrialisation, Technological Upgrading, and Innovation / Patarapong Intarakumnerd -- Transport and the Thai State / Saksith Chalermpong -- Thai Identity and Nationalism / Saichol Sattayanurak -- Money and Politics in Buddhist Sangha in Modern Thailand / Sara Michaels and Justin Thomas McDaniel -- Buddhism and Power / Edoardo Siani -- Secularisation, Secularism, and the Thai state / Tomas Larsson -- The Southern Conflict / Anders Engvall and Magnus Andersson -- Class, Race, and Uneven Development in Thailand / Jim Glassman -- The Politics, Economics and Cultural Borrowing of Thai Higher Education Reforms / Rattana Lao -- The State of Human Rights in the Aftermath of the 2014 Coup d'Etat / Titipol Phakdeewanich -- Sex and Gender Diversity / Douglas Sanders -- The Social Media / Wolfram Schaffar -- NGOs and Civil Society in Thailand / Kanokwan Manorom -- Environmental Politics in Thailand : Pasts, Presents, and Futures / Eli Elinoff and Vanessa Lamb -- Thailand's Foreign Policy / Arne Kislenko -- Beyond Bamboo Diplomacy : The Factor of Status Anxiety and Thai Foreign Policy Behaviours / Peera Charoenvattananukul -- Thailand and the Great Powers / Matthew Phillips -- Thailand's Foreign Policy Towards Neighbouring Countries and ASEAN / Pongphisoot Busbarat
