Three populisms and two dead ends: Variants of agrarian populism in Thailand

This article discusses three forms of agrarian populism in Thailand: the “grassroots populism” Assembly Poor, “reactionary yellow shirts, and “capitalist red shirts. We examine how these strands are embedded within dynamics change Thailand intellectual activist orientation towards led to neglect labour, particularly agricultural migrant workers. show key ideological underpinnings Assembly's grassroots (Brass's “agrarian myth”) could be appropriated for component both reactionary capitalist populism. Rather than a new populism, we argue that broad popular challenge right-wing authoritarianism should develop inclusive class politics embrace rural–urban linkages already define social fabric new, rural, precarious working class.