Political Reform in Thailand: Part I From King Chulalongkorn’s Transformation to September 2006 Coup d’?tat

Kant Kovitsomboon, Ph.D.  

Abstract

 This article surveys key political reform in Thailand. It began with the discussion of political reform during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, followed by the revolution in June 1932. Various political reforms supported by educational reform brought Thailand into a participatory democracy that is still seeking for a more transparent, effective and efficient government as well as a new system of check and balance of power for a new political order.

Keyword : coup d’?tat, democracy, constitution, military rule, parliament, political consolidation

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