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Regime consolidation through deinstitutionalisation: a case study of the 2019 elections in Thailand
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Abstract Studies of elections held by autocrats often assume that institutions are strengthened in order to increase the leverage of the dictator. Yet, it can also be the case that institutions are purposely weakened when autocrats allow for elections. This is what happened in the 2019 Thai elections. These ... mehr
Studies of elections held by autocrats often assume that institutions are strengthened in order to increase the leverage of the dictator. Yet, it can also be the case that institutions are purposely weakened when autocrats allow for elections. This is what happened in the 2019 Thai elections. These elections were notable not for advancing "national reform" or democratisation, but for the deinstitutionalisation of the party system. Through three mechanisms - constitutional engineering, electoral manipulation, and legal rulings - Thailand's royalist elites were able to deinstitutionalise the opposition and undermine a fair, democratic process. This paper outlines these mechanisms of deinstitutionalisation that distorted the outcome of the 2019 elections.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Thailand; autoritäres System; Regime; Konsolidierung; Diktatur; Parteiensystem; Wahl; Manipulation; Machtsicherung; Südostasien
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Politische Institution; Staat; Verhältnis Bürger - Staat
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Seitenangabe
S. 265-285
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 42 (2023) 2
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)