Akanit Horatanakun

Researcher | Social Movements | Political Parties | Human Rights | Southeast Asian Politics

[ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute @ISEAS]

Fulcrum Commentary by Akanit Horatanakun (@akanit153) - As the People’s Party moves towards elite accommodation and electoral pragmatism, it is facing a growing crisis of identity and legitimacy. #Thailand https://t.co/Tpxx1iloQt

[Akanit Horatanakun @akanit153]

Here is my piece in New Mandala.

https://t.co/zNuk4MFVSi

[Oren Samet @realosamet]

🚨 Excited to share new work just published in @AJPS_Editor! I look at opposition coalitions and electoral performance in authoritarian regimes—and show how near-victories can create problems for both oppositions and democratic prospects. Brief 🧵 on the findings; link below

[Ming-sho Ho @mingsho_ho]

Taiwan is a threatened #democracy that has become a welcoming host for pro-democracy #diaspora activism for #HongKong, #Thailand, #Myanmar, and #Ukraine. My article @ERSjournal with @chenweianvivian looks at their tactical decision. Free download here.

https://t.co/xKC9C8ZB5A

[Elvin Ong 翁加运 @ElvinOngPolSci]

🧵After much work with Nhu Truong and @MaggieShum3, our @democ_journal special issue on "Agents of Resistance: Resolve and Repertoires Against Autocratization in Asia" is finally published! The introduction to the special issue is open access here: https://t.co/i6bGchUr1m

[Akanit Horatanakun @akanit153]

Our roundtable articles on the 2023 Thailand elections has been released in Contemporary Southeast Asia. My contribution focuses on explaining why Move Forward Party emerged victorious, and I argue that it's due to the party's 'Articulation Weapons.'

https://t.co/mvSwas6ja2

[Akanit Horatanakun @akanit153]

The article argues that while social media played critical roles in the diffusion of protests, there were pioneers who organized pre-existing activist networks through space creation and laid the groundwork for Thailand's revolutionary protests. Enjoy!

https://t.co/0ornUTC5DH

[The Isaan Record @isaanrecord]

Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), received an Albies award in New York on August 28. Yasothon native Sirikan Charoensiri, representing TLHR, delivered an impassioned speech at the awards ceremony. https://t.co/vn1Z3qlH8i

[Akanit Horatanakun @akanit153]

If your friends find trouble understanding Thai politics and 2023 elections, How do the traditional elites design the political institutions to maintain the status quo and sabotage oppositions? This article can help shed light on what makes these happen.

https://t.co/dm4GLkmjnW

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

Hearing disturbing reports about Parit Chiwarak & other student leaders who have tested+ for Covid-19 while detained in #Thailand & need transferred from prison hospital for adequate care. Other UNSRs & I raised concerns with the Gov after Parit & others were arrested last year.

[Sirada K @SrdKh]

Yesterday, Protesters showed symbols of #MilkTeaAlliance in Bangkok #ม็อบ28กุมภา . So great to see transnational solidarity on the road.

Cr. @akanit153

#Mar1Coup #HearTheVoiceOfMyanmar #militarycoupinMyanmar