Thai Journal of National Interest

Rethinking Economic Stability: Temporal Coordination and Misalignment in Political Economy

Shinasak Suwan-achariya — 2026-04-29

This article examines how temporality shapes economic coordination, development, and governance in the contemporary global economy. While recent crises—such as financial instability, supply chain disruptions, and ecological stress—are often explained as failures of markets or institutions, this study argues that they reflect a deeper structural problem: misalignment between financial, industrial, infrastructural, and ecological time.
Existing literature on development, infrastructure, and global production networks provides important insights but remains fragmented and pays limited attention to temporal coordination across systems. This article addresses this gap by proposing the framework of Temporal Political Economy, which conceptualizes economic stability and development as outcomes of alignment or misalignment between multiple temporal systems.
Methodologically, the study adopts a theory-building approach based on comparative structural analysis and interdisciplinary synthesis. It develops three key concepts: temporal misalignment, rhythmic equilibrium, and temporal sovereignty.
The findings suggest that instability arises when short-term financial cycles dominate long-term processes, while stability depends on the coordination of multiple temporal horizons. Artificial intelligence is conceptualized as temporal infrastructure that accelerates and synchronizes economic processes, generating new forms of inequality and governance challenges.
The article contributes to political economy by introducing temporality as a structural dimension of economic coordination and by providing a framework for understanding development and stability as problems of temporal governance.

Resource Planning for the Publishing Project of a Scientific Monograph on Foreign Trade in Goods of Ukraine with EU Countries Using Microsoft Project

Olesia Totska — 2026-04-29

To increase the innovativeness of national economies, governments should allocate significant funds, including grants, to finance scientific research and development. The purpose of the article is to plan labor, financial, material resources and optimize the time of the project of publishing a monograph on foreign trade in goods between Ukraine and the EU countries using the Microsoft Project program within the framework of the grant of the President of Ukraine. The following methods were used: parameterization – to highlight the main characteristics of the publishing project; classification – to assign the project to different groups; structuring – to divide the project into separate hierarchical components; critical path – to plan its tasks; budgeting – to form its budget. The originality of the article lies in the detailed planning of the publishing project on foreign trade in goods between Ukraine and the EU countries, which is important in the context of Ukraine acquiring the status of a candidate for EU membership.
It was found that the project will involve labor resources – the author, reviewers, department, faculty academic council, university scientific council, university academic council, designer and publisher; material resources – 200 copies of the monograph; financial resources – author's salary, cover design costs, ISBN. The practical significance of the study lies in raising scientists' awareness of grant funding for scientific research and development. Its results can be used for planning the time, content, and budget of similar scientific and publishing projects; as well as when teaching subjects related to project management. Beyond its technical contribution, this study conceptualizes project planning as a form of temporal coordination within knowledge production systems. It argues that the ability to manage time, resources, and institutional processes is a key determinant of research outcomes and national research capacity.

Linguo-Psychological Dimension of Manipulative Strategies in the Modern Media Space

Olena Hudzenko — 2026-04-30

This article examines the linguo-psychological mechanisms underlying manipulative strategies in contemporary media space. It argues that media manipulation functions as a systemic process of psychological programming in which linguistic structures, emotional triggers, and cognitive biases interact to shape mass perception. Drawing on an interdisciplinary framework that integrates psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and media discourse analysis, the study identifies key linguistic tools, including evaluative vocabulary, metaphors, euphemisms, framing, and suggestiveness, as central mechanisms of influence.
The analysis further demonstrates that the effectiveness of manipulation depends on the activation of emotional responses that bypass rational evaluation, particularly in digitally mediated environments. In social networks, these processes are intensified through algorithmic amplification and the integration of visual and verbal elements, forming self-reinforcing “information bubbles.” Special attention is given to the role of Information and Psychological Operations (PsyOps) in hybrid contexts, where language is systematically employed to influence perception and reshape cognitive models of reality.
The study proposes a multi-level analytical framework that conceptualizes manipulation as the interaction between linguistic, psychological, and digital processes. It contributes to existing research by systematizing these mechanisms and highlighting their relevance for media literacy and psychological security. The findings suggest that strengthening psycholinguistic awareness and critical thinking is essential for counteracting manipulative influence in contemporary information environments.