My explanation of the action of people at Mahakarn Fort Community through the concepts of civil society, extra-parliamentary politics, informal politics, participatory democracy, and governance.

Political Government of Thailand Based on the video: Urban Documentary by RhythMatic Studio in 2003. Urban Documentary by RhythMatic Studios portrays the strive for democracy in a controversial issue taken place known as the Mahakarn Fort Community, which has existed for over 200 years and is the home to many typical old Thai architectural buildings and to its people. Phom Mahakarn is also known for old cultural professions such as producing birdcages. In this issue, the BMA …

…state should be implemented to the fullest in a non-violent manner with tolerance and trust. Even though some of these aspects were not achieved in the Phom Mahakarn incident, the pride lies in the concept of civil society in which it directed the people to extra-parliamentary politics and informal politics, all of which stands for democracy. Although it unravels a small portion of successful democracy, it does however elevate Thai pride to a new level.