The 2006 anti-Thaksin movement in Thailand: an analysis.(Thaksin Shinawatra)(Viewpoint essay) From: Journal of Contemporary Asia | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: Pye, Oliver; Schaffar, Wolfram | COPYRIGHT 2008 Journal of Contemporary Asia Publishers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This article examines the mass protests against Thailand's billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006. Over a series of several months, hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations that created a deep political crisis and forced Thaksin to call snap elections. This political crisis was partly a result of intra-elite conflict between the old power elite and Thaksin's "CEO-style" rule, which opened up space for a broader politicisation. However, a closer look at Thak...