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Can an updated constitution empower citizens and strengthen democracy?

The Internet as a sphere of contestation in Duterte’s regime.

News and views of Thailand's interregnum.

Will Thailand ever have democracy as long as it has a monarchy?

The crucial role that academics need to play in speaking truth to troubling political power.

Mourning and micro-fascisms in Thailand.

Has the centre of Thailand's cosmos shifted back to the palace after King Bhumibol's death?

New sites of symbolic battle after King Bhumibol’s death.

Lese majeste and festering cycles of forgotten violence.

A Thai charged with lese majeste explains why her fellow citizens are quick to attack those who dare question the monarchy.

Why Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn hasn't been declared King Rama X and what the interregnum means.

After succession, the junta could evolve towards a regime far less dependent on hyper-royalism.