Author profile: Michael H. Nelson

Dr. Michael H. Nelson is Head of the Masters of Arts Program in Southeast Asian Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Walailak University, Thasala, Nakorn Si Thammarat, Thailand. He has done research on many aspects of Thai politics for the past twenty years.

Protesters in Thailand Try a Civilian Coup D’état

Michael H. Nelson • Mar 4 2014 • Articles

While the Thai protests can be seen as a political dispute, the conflict is embedded in the dual structure of the Thai polity, or two competing notions of legitimacy.

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