| ID | 153422 |
| Title Proper | Coming of age in peace, prosperity, and connectivity |
| Other Title Information | Cambodia’s young electorate and its impact on the ruling party’s political strategies |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hughes, Caroline ; Eng, Netra |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Cambodia’s youthful population is significantly responsible for a recent unexpected decline in the popularity of the Cambodian People’s Party, which has governed since the end of the Khmer Rouge regime. This increasingly young electorate has lived through an era of peace and openness with regular multi-party elections and impressive economic growth resulting in rapid structural change in the economy. Compared to their parents’ generation, this younger generation is better educated, highly mobile, aspires to salaried employment, and is well connected to new sources of information and technology. Because of this, their expectations, aspirations, opportunities, as well as challenges they face are remarkably different from those of older generations. However, Cambodia’s institutions of governance, dominated by personalized and patron–client networks that have been propped up by the ruling elite, has effectively marginalized this emerging youth population. This marginalization from political and economic resources has produced alienation and discontent, which represents a significant political problem for the ruling party’s political strategies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Critical Asian Studies Vol. 49, No.3; Sep 2017: p.396-410 |
| Journal Source | Critical Asian Studies 2017-09 49, 3 |
| Key Words | Election ; Cambodia ; Youth ; Party Politics ; Patronage Network |