Titled "The Transformation of Authority into Power through Radio Broadcast - the Prime Minister's Talks to the Thai People; A Case Study of The Violent Crisis in The Three Provinces of The Southern Border of Thailand", the thesis was written by master's degree student Jiraporn Jarerndej, who is also an editor of Krungthep Turakij newspaper.

Jiraporn said her study found that every script from the weekly radio broadcast was written for the PM to explain the government's actions during the week.

"I have never seen any country leader using radio or television media to detail the government's works like this premier has. It is clear that the prime minister uses his authority to do that," she said.

The research studied several methods of communication used as part of an overall strategy for political persuasion.

The author shows how the prime minister managed the flow of news as an attempt to control the situation in the South. He has also tried to dispel the people's bias against the government and not only urged them to be antipathetic towards the media,  but also tried to make people disbelieve what the media reported. "After analysing the prime minister's words I discovered he has used excessive power and been the most talkative leader on record," the author concluded.