http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210223-154114-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/breeding-more-social-turbulence-thailands-unprepared-response-to-the-second-wave-of-covid-19/ Breeding More Social Turbulence? – Thailand’s Unprepared Response to the Second Wave of COVID-19 Tonsakulrungruang, Khemthong Leelapatana, Rawin eng 2021-02-23 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 COVID 19 Thailand Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 COVID-19 posed one of the biggest challenges to the government of Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former junta leader and current prime minister. He successfully controlled the first round of pandemic, which spiked in mid-March by enforcing disproportionately harsh measures for unnecessarily prolonged period. [...] This article discusses the government’s failure to utilize emergency power to manage COVID-19 and assesses adverse effects brought about by the prolonged state of emergency.