McGill expert: Thailand’s army declares martial law
³§³Ù´Ç°ù²â:ÌýThailand’s army declared martial law in a surprise announcement in Bangkok before dawn Tuesday, intensifying the turbulent nation’s deepening political crisis. The military, however, denied a coup d’etat was underway. The move came after six months of anti-government demonstrations aimed at ousting the government and one day after the Southeast Asian country’s caretaker prime minister refused to step down.
°Â³ó´Ç:ÌýMcGill professorÌýErik Kuhonta, Department ofÌýPolitical Science, Member of the Institute for the Study of International Development.
·¡³æ±è±ð°ù³Ù¾±²õ±ð:ÌýComparative and Southeast Asian politics. State formation, political parties, democracy, inequality, religion, and qualitative methods.
Fieldwork research: Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
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