A Case Study of Thailand under contesting meaning of Democracy 2010-2014.
Dr.Sustarum ThammaboosadeeCollege of Interdisciplinary.Thammasat [email protected]
THIS PRESENTATION IS THE RESULT OF RESEARCH TITLE ANATOMY OF NEOLIBERALISM :A CASE STUDY OF THAILAND FUNDED BY COLLEGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY-THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY
Figure Out the uneasy scenario.
- Expansive Political Conflicts in Thailand for half decade since 2010.
- Divided Society- Unable to go back-
but difficult to move forward.
It is not :Traditional
Pluralism Conflicts
EitherOrdinary
economic class conflicts
ArgumentResearch Objective.
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? Adjusted Capitalism
Over Exploitation
Hyper IndividualizationSocial DisintegrationHigh ExploitationHigh Risk in society
There is No Alternative?
After Recovered Economy?Far from win-win Economy.
Brief Transformation of Global Productions
Capitalisms Mode of Production
Reproduce
Labour Power
Productions Relations
Keynesian Fordism
Welfare State
Oil Crisis/Stagflation
NeoliberalsRelations of Productions
AccumulationBy Dispossession
Unprotected Labourer Migrant Worker
Competitive Low Cost
Schumpeterian Workfare State
Hyper-Elite
Global Middle Class
Precariat
Elite
Middle Class
Proletariat/Lumpenproletariat/Peasant
Meaning of Democracy 2006
Military Coup.
Rise of Elite
democratic cult
Quantitative expansion
Rule regulator/ Exceptional Class
The increasing of lower class
interactions.
Democracy is an unwanted
item in praxis.
Democracy was
accounted
Meaning of Democracy
2013-2014Uprising of
Right wing/urban
middle class.
Qualitative Expansion along with the system
Rule Follower-Ultra Loyalty/ Local-
Nationalism
Artificial-constructed of social relations/Limited
reactions
Democracy is acceptable as long as they certify their short term
interest/merge with moral
issue.
Meaning of Democracy 2006
Military Coup.
Rise of Elite
democratic cult
QuantitativeExpansion along with the system
Rising tide sink all boats
The fraction who face the real world
Eatable Democracy
-Concluding Remark-The constructive meaning of democracy
High Risk of Economic Cost
Low Welfare Protection
Low Political Power