Abstract
This chapter argues that an analytical framework centered around an understanding of “social closure” as the dynamic struggle between forces of exclusion and monopolization on the one hand and the forces of usurpation and opportunity hoarding on the other is especially relevant in making sense of the developments in Thailand’s rich political history. Accordingly, this chapter argues that, first, political conflicts in Thai society ought to be (re)examined with an appreciation of the dynamics of social closure. Second, the Yellow Shirts movement that emerged in the late 2000s is best understood as an attempt by various groups located in the middle stratum of Thai society to counter and contest their gradual economic, political, and social exclusion by the Thai state and elites.
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