Good coup gone bad, Thailand's political developments since Thaksin's downfall / Pavin Chachavalpongpun -- Unfinished business, the contagion of conflict over a century of Thai political development / Federico Ferrara -- Broken power, the Thai military in the aftermath of the 2006 Coup / James Ockey -- The monarchy and anti-monarchy, two elephants in the room of Thai politics and the state of denial / Thongchai Winichakul -- Freedom and silencing under the neo-absolutist monarchy regime in Thailand, 2006-2011 / David Streckfuss -- Vote no! The PAD's decline from powerful movement to political sect / Michael H. Nelson -- The red shirts, from anti-coup protesters to social mass movement / Nick Nostitz -- Is peasant politics in Thailand civil? / Andrew Walker -- Reaping the whirlwind, Thailand's coup and the Southern problem / Marc Askew -- From marketplace back to battlefield, Thai-Cambodian relations in the age of a militarized politics / Pavin Chachavalpongpun.