Cambodia in 2022

Bibliographic Data

ID8370937
AuthorsNeil Loughlin (0000-0003-0254-184X, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume63
Issue2
Pages324-335
Publication date2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Survey (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X
PublisherUniversity of California Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1525/as.2023.63.2.324
OpenAlexW4362661517
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

The year 2022 began with a newly anointed leader-in-waiting in Hun Manet, the eldest son of prime minister Hun Sen. This formalized a process of hereditary succession underway for several years. Notwithstanding the prospect of change at the top, the authoritarian modus operandi of Cambodian politics continued in much the same way as in previous years, with government harassment of the opposition, a series of politically motivated court cases, and repression of civil society. Cambodia managed a relatively uneventful year as chair of ASEAN, but its international reputation was badly tarnished when its centrality to a surge in international criminal scamming operations and associated trafficking in persons shone a light on the corrupted nature of the country’s political economy. The economy began to recover from the effects of COVID-19, due in part to investment from China, but the consequences of the pandemic continued to be felt, particularly among poorer citizens

Authoritarianism · Centrality · China · Democracy · Economics · Harassment · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Reputation · Cambodian History and Society · Law

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