Cambodia: Return to Authoritarianism

Un, Kheang

doi:10.1355/cs41-2q

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“…Social and professional relationships today in Cambodia continue to be shaped by hierarchy and patronage [16,17]. Patron-client relationships, based on mutual obligation, also arise within state operations and public service provision [18]. Relationships may be damaged if reciprocity is neglected and so organisational change may happen more gradually, however valuable relationships may be preserved.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Development of mental healthcare in Cambodia: barriers and opportunities

Parry

Ean

Sinclair

et al. 2020

Int J Ment Health Syst

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Background: Despite the increasing recognition globally of the importance of mental health for sustainable development, significant barriers remain to developing mental health services in low-and middle-income countries. This study explored the particular barriers and opportunities for developing mental health services in Cambodia and how these compared with those described in other low-and middle-income countries. Methods: For this qualitative study, 18 experienced mental health professionals from different disciplines were selected using purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were carried out in Phnom Penh and thematic analysis of the data was completed. Results: Five key themes were identified: (1) Prioritising mental health in Cambodia, (2) Strengthening collaborations between mental health stakeholders, (3) Developing a mental healthcare model appropriate for the Cambodian culture and context, (4) Increasing the quantity and (5) Improving the quality of mental healthcare. All five themes were referred to by all 18 participants and the two most repeated themes were (2) Strengthening collaborations and (5) Improving the quality of mental healthcare. Conclusions: The themes identified in this study both corroborate previous barriers identified to developing mental health services in low-and middle-income countries and shed new light on opportunities of particular importance in Cambodia. Strengthening collaborations between key stakeholders in mental health and prioritising the quality of mental health education, training and service provision were both cited as being significant opportunities for enhancing the development of mental health services in Cambodia. These have not been widely described before as being important factors.

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confidence: 99%

“…Early international partnerships and collaborations with NGOs had a significant influence on the initial rebuilding of mental healthcare [23,25]. Trust in NGOs continues to be high and they are permitted an active role by the government if they remain deferential and apolitical [18].…”

Section: Open Accessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of mental healthcare in Cambodia: barriers and opportunities

Parry

Ean

Sinclair

et al. 2020

Int J Ment Health Syst

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“…'The Cambodian diaspora believes that the international community can influence … they don't see the hesitations from the international community that they also [have economic interests or other issues].' 79 Faced with the oppressive tactics of an increasingly authoritarian government, 80 the work on myth now frequently fails to provide significance for these activists and other emerging leaders within the country. Their observations further attest to the fact that many of its core narratives now disproportionally benefited the Cambodian leadership.…”

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Time to break up with the international community? Rhetoric and realities of a political myth in Cambodia

Travouillon¹,

Bernath²

2020

Rev. Int. Stud.

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The international community is as ubiquitous as it is elusive and its universalist pretensions remain unchallenged in political and academic discourse. In response, this article turns to Bottici's work on political myths. Against the notion of myths as falsehoods, we argue that they create their own sphere of shared social and political reality. The analysis centres on the case of Cambodia, a country that served as an experiment of liberal interventionism. It draws on archival and field research on two consecutive international interventions, a review of public statements by international actors, and interviews with Cambodian actors and activist. We argue that to understand the ideas actors use to orient themselves as they press for change, it is necessary to consider how decades of engagement with the myth have shaped the political imaginary. Our empirical analysis points to three different phases in the use of the myth: Its production during UNTAC, the reinforcement of its narratives through subsequent legal, aid and development interventions, and finally its contemporary use in a post-liberal context. We observe that Cambodian actors increasingly engage the myth to question the terms of transnational cooperation for democracy. Our work has implications for assessments of the legacies of liberal peacebuilding.

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“…This does not paint a bright picture of the relationship between transitional justice and adaptive peacebuilding (see de Coning, 2018). The key point, however, is that national actors in Cambodia recognise that they can gain significant advantages through corrupt practices and autocratic power (Un, 2019), and thus they have used transitional justice strategically to undermine peacebuilding (Gidley, 2019;Killean, 2018;Manning, 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resilience in Post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia: Systemic Dimensions and the Limited Contributions of Transitional Justice

Williams¹

2021

Resilience, Adaptive Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice

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Cambodia: Return to Authoritarianism

Cited by 15 publications

References 51 publications

Development of mental healthcare in Cambodia: barriers and opportunities

Development of mental healthcare in Cambodia: barriers and opportunities

Time to break up with the international community? Rhetoric and realities of a political myth in Cambodia

Resilience in Post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia: Systemic Dimensions and the Limited Contributions of Transitional Justice

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