Women and Politics in Thailand
Continuity and Change
Edited by Kazuki Iwanaga
Published by NIAS Press

ISBN 978-87-91114-35-9
2008, 250 pp., illustrated

• First study in English to analyse in detail the position of women in Thai politics.
• Draws together into one volume previously fragmented research in this field.

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.