THE SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY IN THAI SOVEREIGNTY

Abstract

This article analyzed the theory of social contract politics by three thinkers: John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau. In this article, the three-persons’ social contract theory was analyzed in the context of the sovereignty of the Thai people.

The study was found the essence of the social contract theory of all three people was the same in that “Government is the result of the promise of the people” starting from the same starting point at individual level. That is, the relationship of the individual and the state. When viewed in the context of the sovereignty of the Thai people Political sovereignty is very important. Because it is an expression of the political sovereignty of the people by expressing public participation in politics whether the right to vote in a referendum, the right to propose a bill and the right to withdraw on important matters, etc.