[Tlc] T-talk on Thai coup

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Forwarded by Dr. M.L. Pattaratorn Chirapravati.
Thanks,
justin

On September 19, 2006, military leaders in Thailand staged a
bloodless coup to overthrow the administration installed by
Thaksin Shinawatra.  The coup was welcomed by most Thai
citizens, who deemed it necessary to rid the nation of
systemic corruption and restore democracy, but condemned by
the international community as a blow to democracy.  Seven
months later, as promised, a military-appointed Constitution
Drafting Assembly has proposed the draft of a new constitution
that will be open for public comment until May 26, 2007.  

Has the coup in fact been "good" for Thai democracy, and will
the new constitution help ensure the coup's promises of ending
political divisiveness, corruption, and the violence in
southern Thailand?

Please join The Asia Foundation's Country Representative in
Thailand, Dr. James Klein, a renowned Thailand expert who --
with over 30 years of experience in the country -- is widely
published on Thai democracy, rule of law, and conflict resolution.

Co-sponsored by The Asia Foundation.

Registration  
Thursday, May 3, 2007

5:30 PM registration
6:00 pm program
Haydn Williams Conference Room
The Asia Foundation
465 California Street, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Free and open to the public.
Light refreshments served.

To register, please call 415.743.3347 or email
rsvp at asiafound.org.    
        

      
           
              
   

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu