Duncan McCargo

Duncan McCargo is professor of Southeast Asian politics at the University of Leeds. He has a visiting affiliation at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University, and is an associate fellow at New York’s Asia Society. McCargo is best known for his work on the politics of Thailand, on which he is one of the world’s leading scholars. McCargo’s research has covered electoral politics, the political role of the media, the military and politics, the career of Thaksin Shinawatra, and most recently the ongoing insurgency in Southern Thailand, where he done extensive fieldwork.
Area of Expertise: Media, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe
Languages: English, Thai
Field of Work: Academia, Activist/Humanitarian
City: Leeds
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
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