When notions of legitimacy conflict: The case of Thailand

Politics and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 445-469

  Dressel, Björn ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constitution; Crisis; Democracy; Legitimacy; Monarchy; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954645540     PISSN: 15555623     EISSN: 17471346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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