Cambodia's Neoliberal Order : Violence, Authoritarianism, and the Contestation of Public Space

ISBN-13: 9780415627535 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 224 str.

Simon Springer

Opis

This book deals with the post-conflict geographies of violence and neoliberalization in Cambodia. Applying a geographical analysis to contemporary Cambodian politics, the author employs notions of neoliberalism, public space, and radical democracy as the most substantive components of its theoretical edifice.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Setting the Stage for Neoliberalisation  2. Caught in the Headlights of Culture and Neoliberalism: Public Space as a Vision for Democracy and Development from Below in the Global South  3. From Genocide to Elections to Coup d’État: Public Space in Cambodia’s Transitional Political Economy  4. Cambodia’s Battle for Public Space: The Neoliberal Doctrine or Order versus the Democratic Expression of the People’s Will  5. Conclusion: Sowing the Seeds of a New Revolution?

O autorze

Simon Springer is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore. His ongoing research focuses on the intersections between neoliberalism and violence.