Duncan McCargo

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Duncan McCargo is a senior lecturer in politics at the University of Leeds specializing in Thailand and Asia-related topics. He holds three degrees from the University of London: a First in English (Royal Holloway 1986); then an MA in Area Studies (Southeast Asia) (1990), and a PhD in Politics (1993) (the later two from the School of Oriental and African Studies). He has also taught at the Queen's University of Belfast, and at Kobe Gakuin University, Japan.

McCargo's PhD thesis, "The political leadership of Major-General Chamlong Srimuang" was published in a revised form as Chamlong Srimuang and the new Thai politics in 1997.[1] McCargo's writings regarding the "network monarchy", a term describing King Bhumibol Adulyadej and his proxies, particularly former Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanond, were especially influential among Thai academics.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Profile from Thai Politics @ Leeds
  2. ^ Duncan mcCargo, Pacific Review, "Network monarchy and legitimacy crises in Thailand", Volume 18, Number 4, December 2005