Network monarchy

City decoration in observance of King Bhumibol's birthday in Phitsanulok, Thailand

The network monarchy (Thai: เครือข่ายกษัตริย์, romanizedkhruea-khai ka-sat)[1] is a conceptual framework developed by some academics of Thai politics to describe a political network involved in active interventions in the political process by the monarch and his proxies under the country's constitutional monarchy system. The monarch works with and through other political agencies, such as the elected parliament, and the consensus among the Thai elite is essential. The ideology is generally situated within right-wing politics, but may take on liberal features.

  1. ^ "เปิดงานวิจัย ป. เอก ศึกษา "ข้าราชการสายวัง" และ "เครือข่ายในหลวง" ร.9". BBC News ไทย.