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Beyond the leader: an ideational-political logics approach to redshirt movement populism in Thailand
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Abstract By twinning the ideational and political logic approaches to populism, this article offers an original interpretation of the Redshirt movement in Thailand. The article extensively uses pro-Thaksin media sources and booklets to demonstrate how the Redshirt movement in Thailand appropriated the former... view more
By twinning the ideational and political logic approaches to populism, this article offers an original interpretation of the Redshirt movement in Thailand. The article extensively uses pro-Thaksin media sources and booklets to demonstrate how the Redshirt movement in Thailand appropriated the formerly authoritarian Thaksin as an empty signifier. This article fills a significant gap by exploring how ideational elements of the Redshirt movement fostered the emergence of a populist subject that struggled for a liberal constitutional re-foundation of Thai politics.... view less
Keywords
Thailand; political movement; populism; democratization; Southeast Asia
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Verhältnis Gesellschaft - Staat; Thai politics; Thaksin Shinawatra; Redshirt movement; friend/enemy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 333-358
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 41 (2022) 3
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed