Mathis Lohatepanont is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Political Science, University of Michigan.
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Thailand’s New Conservative Turn
Mathis Lohatepanont
Fulcrum editor William Choong talks to Mathis Lohatepanont about the implications of the recent elections in Thailand. Mr Lohatepanont, a frequent contributor to Fulcrum, is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Political Science, University of Michigan.
Thailand’s Democrat Party: A Political Institution Survives
Mathis Lohatepanont
The Democrat Party has made a comeback from a near-death experience. But there are still key challenges to overcome.
Grand Compromise or Grand Damage to Thailand’s Party System?
Napon Jatusripitak|Mathis Lohatepanont
Thailand has been caught in a series of political compromises made between strange bedfellows. If this continues, voters will become more cynical about the political system’s ability to deliver outcomes that hew to the popular mandate.
After the Grand Compromise: Voter Profiles in Thai Politics
Napon Jatusripitak|Mathis Lohatepanont
The grand compromise, forged at the elite level between Thailand’s conservative establishment and Thaksin Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai Party, could lead many Thai voters to shift their party allegiance in the next general election.
Political Will Sorely Lacking in Thai Educational Reform
Mathis Lohatepanont
Without a proper vision from the government and the determination to carry it out, education in Thailand is in danger of stagnating even more.