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Prajak Kongkirati

Prajak Kongkirati is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University, and currently a Guest Scholar at Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University as a The Japan Foundation JFSEAP Visiting Fellow.

Articles by Prajak Kongkirati (3)

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stands on stage with party members at a Bhumjaithai Party rally at Lumpini Park on 30 January 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca / GETTY IMAGES ASIAPAC / Getty Images via AFP)

The Unravelling of Thailand’s Military-Backed Parties

Prajak Kongkirati|Napon Jatusripitak

The Bhumjaithai Party has had to step into the gap left by Thailand’s two conservative parties.

Thailand’s “Conservative” Turn?

Napon Jatusripitak|Prajak Kongkirati

The victory of the Bhumjaithai Party in the recent Thai elections does not necessarily signal a broad-based shift towards conservative elements.

Thailand’s 2019 Elections: Regime Change or Prolonging Junta Rule?

Prajak Kongkirati

Coming 5 years after the military coup that ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's 2019 elections will likely mark the start of a new round of struggles to set the terms of a political order that is still in flux .