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Why democracy struggles: Thailand’s elite coup culture NICHOLAS FARRELLY* Abstact Since the revolution of 1932 that ended absolute monarchy, Thailand has experienced sporadic military interventions, with 19 coups and coup attempts over those decades. This article explains these military interventions by emphasising the cultural aspects of Thai coup-making at the elite level. Concretely, the article shows that episodic military interventionism* supported by significant and persistent military influence in politics*is now part of...

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