Ji Ungpakorn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Giles Ji Ungpakorn[1] (Thai: ใจ อึ๊ งภากรณ์, pronounced [tɕāj ɯ́ŋpʰāːkōn]) is a university lecturer at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He is an associate professor in the Political Science Faculty, and is also a member of the Thai socialist group Workers' Democracy, which is part of the International Socialist Tendency. Giles is the youngest son of Puey Ungpakorn and his wife Margaret Smith of London,[2] and holds both Thai and British citizenship.[3] He has two older brothers, Jon Ungpakorn and Peter Ungpakorn. Giles was educated in England, receiving his PhD there before returning to Thailand in 1997.

In 2006, after the military staged a coup and revoked the constitution, Giles led a demonstration in downtown Bangkok by university students.[4] He was later accused of lèse majesté for calling the royally assented Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont "illicit".[5]

In February 2007, his English-language academic work A Coup for Rich was refused distribution by the bookstore of Chulalongkorn University. His listing the controversial The King Never Smiles as a reference was the explanation given by the store manager.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Good one Giles!
  2. ^ Oh Blue-Eyed Thais, Flaunt Your Western Genes! by Seth Mydans
  3. ^ Ji Giles Ungpakorn
  4. ^ The Independent, Thai students defy protest ban to demand the return of democracy September 23, 2006
  5. ^ Manager Online, แจ้งจับ​ “​ใจ​ ​อึ๊งภากรณ์​” ​หมิ่นเบื้องสูง​ - ​กล่าวหา​ “​สุรยุทธ์​” ​นายกฯ​เถื่อน October 3, 2006 (Thai)
  6. ^ The Nation, Chula bans second coup book, February 28, 2007

[edit] External links

 This biography of an Asian academic is a stub. You can help by expanding it.
 This Thai biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Languages