ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2001. This text offers a comprehensive view of controversial issues surrounding Cambodia's past, present and possible future development. It brings together a selection of journal articles about the wartorn country to examine critical issues concerning change and continuity in contemporary Cambodian politics. The book covers violence, war and peace, the Constitution, human rights and the pursuit of justice, democratic development and dilemmas, gender and ethnic relations and economic development and problems. These themes should be instructive for scholars, policymakers and interested individuals dealing with what has been termed "triple transition": from armed conflict to the end of violent hostility, from political authoritarianism to liberal democracy and from socialist economic systems to market-driven or capitalist ones. The book shows that the trajectory towards peace, democracy and sustainable development is complex, full of dangers and in need of careful management.

part I|1 pages

Perspectives on Violence and War: The Elusive Search for Peace?

chapter 3|14 pages

Understanding the Khmer

Sociological-Cultural Observations

chapter 5|17 pages

Hun Sen's Pre-Emptive Coup

Causes and Consequences

part II|1 pages

Perspectives on Legal Development: The Constitution, Human Rights Issues and the Pursuit of Justice

part III|1 pages

Perspectives on Political Development: Towards a Triumph of Liberal Democracy?

part IV|1 pages

Perspectives on Gender and Racial Relations: Towards Social Harmony and Peace?