publications

2025

1. FULCRUM

   

   Fanning the Yellow Flames of Thai Politics: Not So Fast

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Jan 2025

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2024

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   The Rise and Fall of the Palang Pracharath Party in Thailand: The Problems of Patronage-Oriented Authoritarian Party Building

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs, Dec 2024

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2. FULCRUM

   

   How a Provincial Election in Udon Thani Became a National Battleground

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Dec 2024

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   The Move Forward Party’s Dissolution and Srettha Thavisin’s Dismissal: Judicial Politics Unbridled

   Napon Jatusripitak

   ADRN Issue Briefing, Sep 2024

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4. FULCRUM

   

   Rule by ‘Good People’ or Rule by Political Dynasties? Ethics and Moral Politics in Thailand

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Sep 2024

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5. FULCRUM

   

   MFP Dissolution: Inevitable But Not Inconsequential

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Aug 2024

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6. Perspective

   

   Causes and Effects of Pheu Thai’s Grand Compromise: The Lurking Instability of Thailand’s Post-2023 Party System

   Mathis Lohatepanont, and Napon Jatusripitak

   ISEAS Perspective, Jul 2024

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7. FULCRUM

   

   All Roads Lead to Bhumjaithai?

   Napon Jatusripitak, and Suthikarn Meechan

   Fulcrum, Jul 2024

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8. FULCRUM

   

   Thailand’s Grand Compromise Tested, or Back to Square One?

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Jul 2024

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9. FULCRUM

   

   The Thai Senate: A Crisis of Representation in the Making

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, May 2024

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10. FULCRUM

    

    Political Stakes of Pheu Thai’s 10,000 Baht Digital Wallet Initiative

    Napon Jatusripitak

    Fulcrum, May 2024

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11. FULCRUM

    

    Pheu Thai Versus Bank of Thailand: More Than a Question of Digital Wallets and Interest Rates

    Napon Jatusripitak

    Fulcrum, Mar 2024

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    Thailand in 2023: Political Realignments and the Quest for Resilience and Stability

    Napon Jatusripitak

    In Southeast Asian Affairs 2024 , May 2024

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    Age and Ideology: The Emergence of New Political Cleavages in Thailand’s 2566 (2023) Election

    Napon Jatusripitak, and Jacob Ricks

    Pacific Affairs, Mar 2024

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    The Move Forward Party’s victory in Thailand’s 14 May 2566 (2023) election surprised most observers, defying widespread predictions of a Pheu Thai win. Departing from traditional vote-mobilization strategies, the Move Forward’s campaign focused largely on social media and broad calls for political reform while eschewing the vote-canvassing networks and economic policy promises that had delivered victory after victory for the Pheu Thai. Does the Move Forward’s win indicate changes in Thai voting behaviour? Relying on data from an original survey collected the week before and the week after the election, as well as observations from fieldwork, we identify two political cleavages that were influential in shaping vote choice: age and ideology. Younger voters and those who embrace more liberal values were significantly more likely to support the Move Forward. Nevertheless, we caution that this election may be unique, and that these political cleavages may not necessarily drive voter behaviour in future elections.

14. FULCRUM

    

    Move Forward Stands at the Brink of Dissolution

    Napon Jatusripitak, and Mathis Lohatepanont

    Fulcrum, Feb 2024

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15. FULCRUM

    

    Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box: Digital Resurgence of Thai Civil Society

    Napon Jatusripitak

    Fulcrum, Jan 2024

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    Is Thailand’s New Elite Pact a Marriage of Convenience or Lasting Alliance?

    Napon Jatusripitak

    East Asia Forum, Jan 2024

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2023

1. 

   A New Tale of Two Democracies? The Changing Urban–Rural Dynamics at Thailand’s 2023 General Elections

   Allen Hicken, Napon Jatusripitak, and Mathis Lohatepanont

   Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs, Dec 2023

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   Introduction: Making Sense of Thailand’s Seismic Elections

   Allen Hicken, and Napon Jatusripitak

   Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs, Dec 2023

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   Roundtable on the Changing Political Landscapes and Leadership in Southeast Asia

   Arifianto al.

   ASEANFocus, Sep 2023

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   Shifting Paradigms: The Rise of the Move Forward Party and the Changing Face of Thai Democracy

   Napon Jatusripitak

   ADRN Issue Briefing, Jun 2023

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5. FULCRUM

   

   A Tale of Two (or More) Prime Ministers

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Dec 2023

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6. FULCRUM

   

   Pheu Thai’s 10,000 Baht Gambit: A Political Promise That Spells Possible Economic Peril

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Oct 2023

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7. FULCRUM

   

   Thailand’s Elite Reconfiguration: Old Wine in New Bottles

   Napon Jatusripitak, and Termsak Chalermpalanupap

   Fulcrum, Sep 2023

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8. FULCRUM

   

   Pheu Thai at the Crossroads: Navigating Thailand’s Senate-Driven Hung Parliament

   Punchada Sirivunnabood, and Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Aug 2023

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9. FULCRUM

   

   One Constituency, Two Parties: Ballot Splitting and Divided Loyalties in Thailand’s Election

   Mathis Lohatepanont, and Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Jul 2023

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10. FULCRUM

    

    Pita (and the People) Versus the Powers that Be

    Napon Jatusripitak

    Fulcrum, Jul 2023

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11. FULCRUM

    

    Dark Horse Could Win Thai Premiership

    Napon Jatusripitak, and Termsak Chalermpalanupap

    Fulcrum, May 2023

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12. FULCRUM

    

    The Move Forward Party: Surge in Momentum, But Obstacles Ahead

    Napon Jatusripitak

    Fulcrum, May 2023

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13. JAKPOST

    

    The Curious Case of Divergence between Malaysia’s and Thai Youths

    Kevin Zhang, and Napon Jatusripitak

    The Jakarta Post, May 2023

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14. FULCRUM

    

    Pheu Thai’s Landslide in the Northeast: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy or a Distant Dream?

    Napon Jatusripitak

    Fulcrum, May 2023

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15. FULCRUM

    

    Lèse-majesté Law: A Subtle Referendum in the Upcoming Elections?

    Napon Jatusripitak

    Fulcrum, Apr 2023

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16. FULCRUM

    

    Political Dealmaking Will Determine the Winner and Twist Policy Outcomes in Thailand’s Election

    Napon Jatusripitak, and Mathis Lohatepanont

    Fulcrum, Apr 2023

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17. FULCRUM

    

    Democratic Consolidation or Authoritarian Survival: Thailand’s Next General Election in 2023

    Napon Jatusripitak

    Fulcrum, Jan 2023

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2022

1. Perspective

   

   The Promise and Peril of Patronage Politics for Authoritarian Party-Building in Thailand

   Napon Jatusripitak

   ISEAS Perspective, Dec 2022

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2. Perspective

   

   The Authoritarian Electoral Blueprint of Thailand’s Palang Pracharath Party May No Longer Be Effective

   Napon Jatusripitak

   ISEAS Perspective, Oct 2022

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   Review of Dynastic Democracy: Political Families in Thailand, by Yoshinori Nishizaki

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Journal of the Siam Society, Oct 2022

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4. FULCRUM

   

   The Threat and Allure of Thai-Style Party Bans

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Nov 2022

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5. FULCRUM

   

   Merge or Die: How Chart Pattana Kla Reflects a Sea Change in Party Dynamics

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Oct 2022

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6. FULCRUM

   

   Thailand’s New Electoral System: More Freedom of Choice, With a Catch

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Fulcrum, Sep 2022

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   The Politics of Giving: Patterns and Evolution of Patronage and Electoral Networks in Thailand

   Napon Jatusripitak

   Sep 2022

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