Women and Politics in Thailand: Continuity and Change (Women & Politics in Asia): 1 - Hardcover

Kazuki Iwanaga

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8791114349 ISBN 13: 9788791114342

Publisher: NIAS Press, 2008

Synopsis

This edited volume, including contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field, addresses the challenges, obstacles and opportunities for increased women's political representation in Thailand. Will Thai politics be different with an increase in the number of women politicians? What are the possibilities for Thai women to take proactive initiatives that aim to transform Thai politics into being more gender aware and equal? In seeking to address these and related issues, the analysis brings together a complex interplay of factors, such as traditional Thai views of gender and politics; the national and local political context of the new Thai constitution of 1997; and recent experiences of selected women politicians in the legislative and executive branches of Thai government.

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About the Author

Kazuki Iwanaga is a senior lecturer in political science at Halmstad University in Sweden. He was a visiting professor at the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University, Bangkok, in 2002. His research interests include the impact of women on public policy and women's political participation in Asia.

Edition details

• Publisher: NIAS Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8791114349
• ISBN 13: 9788791114342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Kazuki Iwanaga