Local Politics and Democracy in Thailand
Abstract This article aimed to explain the development of the Thai local politics and democracy which originated from the concept of the administration decentralization, and to promote the importance of democracy basic principles learning. In developed countries it is evident that the progress of politics and democracy experienced the processes of tolerance, majority rules and minority rights, conflict solving, negotiation, and benefits assimilation. The early stage of the initiation of the Thai local administration, under the District Administration Act of the year 1994 has also caused the conflicts and violence to life and properties, as well as crimes and corruptions of those involved with local politicians. However, the experience from the past two decades has led to the development of communities and local politicians resulting in the development of public utilities including roads, water supply, water sources, public spaces, public properties, and local economy. The centralized phenomena, including the number of votes in the elections, protests, and silence during the coup d’etat, reflected the failure and weaknesses of the national administration. Thus, the development of local administration can be considered as a good lesson in solving conflicts and violence in the nation's politics.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DOMESTIC POLITICS IN EXPLAINING THE CHANGE IN TERRITORIAL POLITICS IN EU CANDIDATE STATES: TURKEY AS A CASE
Bu makale, Avrupa Birligi’ndeki mekansal politika degisimini, bir aday ulke olan Turkiye ozelinde anlamaya calismaktadir. Merkez kurumlarla yerel ya da bolgesel kurumlarin etkilesimi analiz edilirken ic politikanin oneminin vurgulanmasi makalenin temel tartismasidir. Makale, mekansal politikanin yalnizca mekansal ve anayasal cati ya da tarihsel miras ve politika kulturu gibi bazi ulusal faktorlerin etkisi ile degil ayni zamanda bolgesel farklilik, merkez-yerel iliskilerinin kalitesi ve onceden var olan bolgesel aglar gibi ulus-alti faktorlerin etkisiyle de sekillendigini iddia etmektedir. Bahsi gecen sureclerde, bolgesel farklilik negatif bir rol oynarken, merkez-yerel iliskilerinin kalitesi ve onceden var olan bolgesel aglar ile yerel ve bolgesel kurumlarin davranislarinin pozitif etki yaptigi tartisilmistir. Butun itibari ile degerlendirilidiginde, bir aday ulkede mekansal politika degisimlerinin iyi bir sekilde anlasimasi icin, ic politikaya yonelik yakin bir analizin yapilmasi tavsiye edilmistir
Turkish State, Turkish Society
State, village and gender in Western Turkey, Nuhet Sirman the Turkish Army in politics, William Hale the grey wolves as metaphor, Ayse Neviye Caglar politics and procedure in the 1987 Turkish general election, Andrew Finkel and William Hale the place of parliament in Turkey, Bulent Tanor class and clientelism in the Republican People's Party, Ayse Gunes-Ayata municipal politics and the state in contemporary Turkey, Andrew Finkel the politics of Turkish development strategies, Atila Eralp women in the changing political associations of the 1980s, Sirin Tekeli Kurdish tribal organization and local political processes, Lle Yalcin-Heckmann.