Understanding Civil-Military Relations Today: The Case of Thailand with Implications for Emerging Democracies in Asia

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Pub Date : 2011-01-19 DOI:10.3860/APSSR.V10I2.1899

P. Chambers

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Like other young Asian democracies, Thailand has seen its military play a leading role in the country's authoritarian past. Yet despite the advent of democracy, vestiges of authoritarianism have continued to linger. This study analyzes relations of civilians and soldiers with regard to their balance of decision-making power in the case of Thailand, introducing a framework for analyzing civilian control. Yet exactly how has the civil-military balance-of-power shifted in Thailand? In what areas of civilian control do the armed forces today hold the most sway? What does continuing military involvement say about contemporary state Thai politics? What are the implications of our analysis for the study of civil-military relations, especially in emerging democracies of Asia? This study addresses these questions. Keywords: democracy; military; civilian; control; Thailand DOI: 10.3860/apssr.v10i2.1899 Asia-Pacific Social Science Review 10:2 (2010), pp. 1-24

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理解今天的军民关系:泰国案例对亚洲新兴民主国家的启示

与亚洲其他年轻的民主国家一样，泰国的军队在该国过去的独裁统治中发挥了主导作用。然而，尽管出现了民主，威权主义的残余仍在继续。本研究以泰国为例，分析了平民与士兵在决策权力平衡方面的关系，引入了一个分析平民控制的框架。然而，泰国的军民力量平衡究竟发生了怎样的变化?在文官控制的哪些领域，武装部队的影响力最大?持续的军事介入对当代泰国国家政治意味着什么?我们的分析对军民关系的研究，特别是对亚洲新兴民主国家的军民关系研究有什么启示?这项研究解决了这些问题。关键词:民主;军事的;平民的;控制;泰国DOI: 10.3860/apssr.v10i2.1899亚太社会科学评论10:2 (2010)，pp. 1-24

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Asia-Pacific Social Science Review Arts and Humanities-History

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期刊介绍： The Asia-Pacific Social Science Review (APSSR) is an internationally refereed journal published biannually (June and December) by De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. It aims to be a leading venue for authors seeking to share their data and perspectives on compelling and emerging topics in the social sciences with, and to create an impact on, the region’s communities of academics, researchers, students, civil society, policymakers, development specialists, among others. Topics related to or with implications for the region that are pursued employing sound methodologies and comparative, and inter, multi and transdisciplinary approaches are of particular interest.