Thailand in Crisis

In this 6-part vodcast series, Australia National University’s College of Asia & Pacific explores the ongoing Thailand Crisis.

In part 1, Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly analyse the latest news from Thailand including the red shirt protests and Thaksin Shinawatra being charged with terrorism, as well as the inequality in Thai society.


In part 2, Des Ball and Marcus Mietzner address military and security aspect of the Thailand Crisis. Who murdered rebel general Seh Daeng? What was the role of the Tahan Phran in the protests? Who are ‘the Ronin’? And why has Thailand found the transition to peaceful democracy so much harder than Indonesia?


In part 3, Dr Tyrell Haberkorn and Professor Hilary Charlesworth are the guests in the third Thailand in Crisis vodcast – discussing issues of human rights and international law in the Thai context. Host Nicholas Farrelly is also joined by regular Dr Andrew Walker to talk about rural poverty in Thailand’s north.


In part 4, with host NIcholas Farrelly, Professor Thongchai Winichakul discusses the 1976 protests, his time in detention, his reaction to the recent crackdown on the Red Shirt protests and his hopes for the future of Thailand. Farrelly is also joined by Andrew Walker to discuss Thai government investment into agriculture.


In part 5, Professor Peter Warr discusses how economics has impacted Thailand and on perceptions of the Thai government while Professor Andrew Leigh talks about development economics. Host Nicholas Farrelly is also joined by regular Dr Andrew Walker to talk about financial lending to Thailand’s agricultural sector.


In part 6, ANU PhD students Nattakant Akarapongpisak, Pongphisoot Busbarat and Preedee Hongsaton join host Nicholas Farrelly for a panel discussion about Thailand’s political present and future. Farrelly is also joined by regular Andrew Walker who discusses the upcoming by-election in Bangkok.