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As we do from time to time, PPT lists some academic articles from international journals to see what is being written on politics, economy, and society in Thailand over the last few months. Doing this gives readers a bit of a feel for what the academic world is thinking about Thailand. Some papers are free…
17 01 2021 Asia Sentinel has a story about NUS Press being ordered – that’s the implication – to bin a book after taking through a production process to printing. Of course, the book is about the Thai monarchy, the dead king, and King Vajiralongkorn, and it is edited by Pavin Chachavalpongpun. This censorship would be remarkable for a proper university press, but that is not what NUS Press is. It is a press run by a state-dominated university in an authoritarian state. Academic freedom is not something that the university or the press uphold. Because Asia Sentinel is ofte...
Compendium of scholars discussing end of previous Thai king’s reign sent to Yale instead