Thailand is a highly divided society – politically, economically and socially. Politically, the rivalry between the red shirts and yellow shirts are still present and brewing. This is compounded by the economic divide – Thailand being one of the most unequal societies in the world. The division also has a generational (old vs. young) and geographical (urban-rural, north-south) dimensions, making the existing divides much more complex, even explosive.

These crisscrossing divisions explains the country’s tumultuous recent past. Will the ongoing pandemic eventually lead to the day of reckoning in Thailand? How do young people intend to contribute in addressing the existing divisions in society? What is there to fix? What kind of Thai society do young people want? How do they see the future? Thailand’s young political leaders, who belong to dif ...