“My interest is how the project of ‘post-hegemony’ can be further advanced, given the current constellation of global political forces… That the so-called war against terrorism, which essentially targets political Islam, rides roughshod over the injustices perpetrated by the current globalized world order in which a hegemonic ‘West’ still dictates the terms of social, political and economic engagement in most societies. The underlying problems of economic, social and political injustice across the globe cannot be ‘fixed’ by a new imperialism…(T)he project of post-hegemony in contemporary terms involves more than unseating the United States…”

On-line Petition Is Going On

The protesters in front of Bangkok's Siam Centre included university students, lecturers and social activists. All wore black to mourn the death of democracy and condemned the coup as counter-productive.

The demonstrators urged the public to resist the new military regime and vowed to continue their fight until democracy was restored. They called on people who opposed the coup to wear black or carry black banners.

"We believe that a military coup is not the answer," said Giles Ungphakorn, a well-known political scientist at Chulalongkorn University.

He said the 1997 Constitution should be restored along with press freedom and freedom of assembly.