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Astrid Norén Nilsson

Senior lecturer

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Cambodia

Author

  • Astrid Norén-Nilsson

Editor

  • Akihiro Ogawa

Summary, in English

This chapter argues that Cambodian civil society is young and fragile, and has been heavily dependent on international aid and reconstruction. These characteristics have largely shaped how civil society is defined domestically. Popular understanding and scholarship both typically perceive civil society to be formed by associational activities, and employ it as a lens for studying formal organizations, human rights groups, and trade unions.

Department/s

  • Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University

Publishing year

2018

Language

English

Pages

191-203

Publication/Series

Routledge Handbook of Civil Society in Asia

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-1-138-65595-9