Given that the members of this autonomous political network are members of the same
profession – in this case, Thailand’s most elite profession – I suggest that this network
might be thought of as one sub-type of the broader category of autonomous political
networks, as an “autonomous professional network.” As the group is led by none other
than Prawase Wasi, the renowned social critic who has played decisive roles in so many
important political events, the elaboration of a network associated with him is of considerable
historical importance and should be of interest to a number of scholars of
contemporary Thai politics.