Ken | Mathis Lohatepanont
Ph.D. Candidate
Political Science
University of Michigan

Commentaries and Media

I’ve written hundreds of articles across academic and journalistic outlets, along with my own Substack. Here are some recent articles that I particularly enjoyed writing.

A Teochew Film Becomes a Time Machine (Coffee Parliament – September 2, 2026)

A Nation of Self-Improvement Books (Latitude Ten – May 11, 2026)

Thailand’s Democrat Party: A Political Institution Survives (Fulcrum – February 27, 2026)

Why Bhumjaithai Won (Asialink Insights – February 17, 2026)

Election Strategies Built on Competence (Bangkok Post – January 30, 2026)

AI and the Temptation of “Educational Populism” (Coffee Parliament – November 10, 2025)

Grand Compromise or Grand Damage to Thailand’s Party System? (Fulcrum – October 27, 2025, with Napon Jatusripitak)

On the “Domestic Rivalry Theory” and the “International Family Feud Theory” (Coffee Parliament – September 2, 2025)

Party in the Provinces (Coffee Parliament – February 5, 2025)

Three Theories to Explain Paetongtarn’s Rise (Coffee Parliament – January 30, 2025)

Thailand’s COO-State (Thai Enquirer – March 22, 2024)

Growing Thailand’s Gross National Cool (Thai Enquirer – February 21, 2024)

What is Stopping Us from Having an Economy Based on Innovation and Invention? (Thai Enquirer – July 5, 2022)

I’ve also commented on Thai politics on TV, YouTube shows, and podcasts. Here are some recent appearances.

Dialogues at Fulcrum: Thailand’s New Conservative Turn (March 11, 2026)

Straight Talk Southeast Asia: Thailand’s Election with Ken Lohatepanont (February 12, 2026)

Suthichai Live: เลือกตั้ง ’69 เราจะได้รัฐบาลแบบใด? (January 15, 2026)

Center for Strategic & International Studies: Thai Politics Update (October 2, 2025)

Straight Talk Southeast Asia: Changing Elite Dynamics in Thailand (May 26, 2025)

Channel News Asia: Mathis Lohatepanont on Thai PM Srettha being removed from office by Constitutional Court (August 14, 2024)