Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the April 1, 2018 Guardian article “‘I Might go to Jail Tomorrow’ – Thai Tycoon Takes on Junta.” The article discusses Thai tycoon Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who recently co-founded Future Forward, an new progressive political party formed in March after Thailand’s electoral commission allowed new parties to register for the first time in five years.
“The excitement, which might be bogus excitement, around the Future Forward party is partly because people haven’t had anything to get their teeth into for so long,” Professor McCargo said. “There’s definitely a change of mood on the ground, and where Future Forward could succeed is with young voters who have felt alienated from politics.”
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