Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a July 31, 2018 op-ed in the Asia Times titled "The Trouble with Turnout at Cambodia’s Election." "In Cambodia, indelible ink no longer serves as means to reduce election fraud: instead, it has become a crude means of voter … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo Talks to the Washington Post About Thailand’s Crackdown on Buddhist Monks
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the June 24, 2018 Washington Post article "'Thai Crackdown Targets Buddhist Monks Amid Accusations of Embezzlement and Fraud." The article discusses the recent arrests of six Thai monks, who were defrocked and charged with offenses related to embezzlement, fraud and robbery. “The … [Read more...]
Prachatai Reports on the WEAI Event “Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?”
The Thai publication Prachatai published an April 3, 2018 article about the March 27 international conference "Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?" The conference, organized by Visiting Professor of Political Science Duncan McCargo and California State-Fullerton professor Penchan Phoborisut, was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the New York … [Read more...]
March 5 Event: “Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers in Bangkok:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from March 5, 2018 event "Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers in Bangkok." The event featured Claudio Sopranzetti, Postdoctoral Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford University and author of Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers, Mobility, and Politics in Bangkok (University of California Press, 2018). His talk and … [Read more...]
March 1 Event: “Turkey and Thailand: Unlikely Twins Revisited:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from March 1, 2018 event "Turkey and Thailand: Unlikely Twins Revisited." The event featured Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, and Ayse Zarakol, Reader in International Relations, University of Cambridge. Professors McCargo and Zarakol talked about the striking similarities in the history … [Read more...]
