Home    About    Papers    Links    Contact Below a collection of papers and links to press articles or blog entries I was consulted for or that otherwise refer to my work. My research interests cover a broad range of topics including the political culture of Southeast Asia in a historical and comparative perspective, power relations, popular culture, nationalism, green issues and critical theory. English: From Grassroots to Government: A Study of Recent Green Party Building in the Philippines (MA-Thesis), PDF (536 KB) Modern Monarchs? A Comparison of the Democratic Roles of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej and Juan Carlos of Spain (BA-Thesis), PDF (1,8 MB) Reconstructing Angkor – Images of the Past and Their Impact on Thai-Cambodian Relations (published in the series "Südostasien Working Papers"), PDF (520 KB) Back in the Spotlight – A Comparison of Recent Mainstream and Alternative Thai Queer Cinema, publication planned in: Jackson, Peter A. (ed.). 2011 (f.c.). Queer Bangkok. 21st Century Media, Markets, and Rights (working title). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, PDF (1,9 MB) Just Another Gay Movie? (Short version of the above paper, presented at the 10th International Conference on Thai Studies, Bangkok; published on CD-Rom proceedings), PDF (132 KB) Democracy!? – Thai Politics Between Global Desires and Local Interests, publication f.c. (Aug 2008) in: Glocalization - Going Global Being Local. Hyderabad: Icfai University Press, PDF (100 KB) A Comparison of the Green Potential in Thailand and the Philippines, PDF (156 KB) Long Live the King? – A Short Paper on Crises of Royal Succession in Siam, PDF (116 KB) Too Good to Be True – Sukhothai Reconsidered, PDF (124 KB) Thailand Backstage – On the Performance of Thainess, PDF (1,4 MB) The Crown, Caricatures and Critics – Problems and Power of the Media Under a Constitutional Monarchy, PDF (840 KB) People Power or Disempowered People? – The Philippine EDSA Uprisings in Comparison, PDF (288 KB) Socialism and the Environment: A Critique, PDF (652 KB) The Green Challenge, Security and International Institutions, PDF (240 KB) Post-Positivism: Critical Theory, Postmodernism and Constructivism in International Relations, PDF (144 KB) Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Theory and Liberal Democracy, PDF (252 KB) German: Inschriften Thailands, PDF (120 KB) Das Ramayana – Eine Quelle Moderner Indischer Identitäten? PDF (88 KB) Probleme der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit am Beispiel Kambodschas, PDF (100 KB) Jenseits der Goldenen Tempel – Männliche Homosexualität in Thailand, PDF (132 KB) Thai und Vietnamesen in Berlin – Verortung, Beziehungen und Probleme ethnischer Communities in Berlin am Beispiel zweier südostasiatischer Gruppen, PDF (300 KB) Thai-Tempel in Berlin – Organisation und Rezeption religiöser Orte am Beispiel zweier Wat, PDF (264 KB) In the press: Der Tagesspiegel (16.04.2010): "Die Proteste in Thailand gehen weiter", PDF (104 KB) The Southeast Asia Movie Theater Project (February 2010): "Paradise Lost" Reporters Without Borders (December 2009): "Im Brennpunkt: Majestätsbeleidigung - Königliches Mittel der Einschüchterung" The Japan Times (18.01.2009): "The Imperials are well connected", PDF (116 KB) Bangkok Pundit (09.01.2009): "Reference of the Day - Modern Monarchs" New Mandala (03.07.2008): "Serhat Ünaldi on kingship in Thailand and Spain" New Mandala (07.02.2008): "Crown, Caricatures and Critics, and other papers" www.serhat-uenaldi.com