Throughout his academic career, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Director Duncan McCargo has closely followed Thailand’s coups, political protests, and periods of stability. In his new book Fighting for Virtue: Justice and Politics in Thailand, McCargo takes a closer look at one understudied branch of Thailand’s “network monarchy”--the judiciary. “The judicial system really … [Read more...]
CANCELLED – Thailand Update 2020: Beyond Elections?
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Please join us for a conference with: Duncan McCargo, Director, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies; University of Copenhagen Shenghua Zhang, SOAS, University of London Saowanee Alexander, Ubon Ratchathani University Joel Selway, Brigham Young University Penchan Phoborisut, California State University Fullerton Tyrell Haberkorn, … [Read more...]
Top down or bottom up? Politics and Society in Thailand and Indonesia
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Please join us for a lecture with: Alex Arifianto, Research Fellow, Indonesia Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Nanyang Technological University – Singapore Christopher Ankersen, Clinical Associate Professor NYU Center for Global Affairs Moderated by: Amy Freedman, … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo quoted in NYT obituary of Prem Tinsulanonda
Professor Duncan McCargo was quoted by the New York Times in a May 26 obituary for Prem Tinsulanonda, an army commander in chief who served as prime minister of Thailand and headed the Privy Council of the king. Prem was 98. "'The king trusted Prem absolutely,' wrote the political scientist Duncan McCargo, 'seeing him as an incorruptible figure who shared his soft and … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo writes Asia Times article about Thailand’s closing National Assembly building
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a December 14, 2018 article in the Asia Times titled "Lights Out on a Parliamentary Era in Thailand." In his piece, Prof. McCargo retraces the history of Thailand's National Assembly building, the "site of many political … [Read more...]
