Urbanized villagers in the 2010 Thai Redshirt Protests: Not just poor farmers?
This article argues that a more nuanced understanding is needed of the social composition of the redshirt protests in Bangkok from March-May 2010. Based on extensive interviews and survey research, the paper argues that many redshirts were "urbanized villagers" with lower middle class inc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universitiy of California
2011
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Online Access: | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/4980/1/Prof._Duncan.pdf |
Summary: | This article argues that a more nuanced understanding is needed of the social composition of the redshirt protests in Bangkok from March-May 2010. Based on extensive interviews and survey research, the paper argues that many redshirts were
"urbanized villagers" with lower middle class income levels and aspirations. |
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