of the Thai socialist group Turn Left Thailand, which is part of the Trotskyist International Socialist Tendency. Ji is also a Red Shirt and member of Kon Thai UK, a Red Shirt organization in the UK. In an opinion piece written for the Asia Sentinel website he discounted the prospects of a successful social and political reform, and has aligned himself with those who are calling for a social revolution to occur in Thailand. Giles has also criticised those who advocate armed struggle. His latest English language book, Thailand's Crisis and the Fight for Democracy, published in early 2010, is Ji's attempt to explain the present situation in Thailand before the Red Shirt demonstrations and clashes with the military in April and May 2010. A blog with the name "Ugly Truth Thailand" is run under Ji's name. It talks about many controversial topics of Thailand's politics. Honours Academic rank Associate Professor of Chulalongkorn University (resigned) References External links Review of Ungpakorn's book Crimes Committed by the State: Transition in Crisis Uglytruth-Thailand 1955 births Alumni of Durham University Alumni of the University of Sussex British people of Chinese descent British people of Thai descent Giles Ji Ungpakorn Living people Giles Ji Ungpakorn Political scientists on Thailand Giles Ji Ungpakorn Giles Ji Ungpakorn Giles Ji Ungpakorn Giles Ji Ungpakorn Giles Ji Ungpakorn Giles Ji Ungpakorn Giles Ji Ungpakorn