From "Sphere of Scrutiny" to "Sphere of Opportunity": The Cambodian People's Party's Vision of International Order

IF 2.2 4区社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Contemporary Southeast Asia Pub Date : 2021-10-19 DOI:10.1355/cs43-2g

Katrin Travouillon

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Abstract:Cambodia's changing relations with the so-called "international community", including the European Union's decision to partially withdraw Cambodia's preferential trade benefits and the closure of the Swedish Embassy in 2020, have given rise to concerns about Cambodia's impending break with the West and tilt towards China. This article examines how Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has negotiated public concerns about the adjustments in international support from donor countries and institutions, particularly following the 2018 elections. Through an examination of his speeches since the early 2000s, this article argues that one of Hun Sen's key rhetorical strategies is his sustained engagement with an inherent paradox of "the international community": the possibility for actors to become morally excluded from, but remain structurally integrated in, the international community. Six themes he thereby developed inform his nationalist message about the advantages arising from the changing nature of Cambodia's international cooperation, in which Cambodia is able to engage the world on an equal footing with other countries while free of any constraints imposed by its international donors. In this vision, the international order becomes a "sphere of opportunity", rather than a "sphere of scrutiny", for Cambodia.

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从“审视范围”到“机会范围”:柬埔寨人民党对国际秩序的愿景

摘要:柬埔寨与所谓“国际社会”的关系不断变化，包括欧盟决定部分撤销柬埔寨的优惠贸易待遇，以及2020年关闭瑞典大使馆，引发了人们对柬埔寨即将与西方决裂并向中国倾斜的担忧。本文探讨了柬埔寨首相洪森如何解决公众对捐助国和机构调整国际支持的担忧，特别是在2018年选举之后。通过对洪森自21世纪初以来的演讲的考察，本文认为洪森的关键修辞策略之一是他对“国际社会”固有悖论的持续关注:行动者在道德上被排除在国际社会之外，但在结构上仍融入国际社会的可能性。他由此提出的六个主题传达了他的民族主义信息，即柬埔寨国际合作性质的变化所带来的好处，即柬埔寨能够在与其他国家平等的基础上与世界交往，同时不受其国际捐助者施加的任何限制。在这一愿景中，国际秩序成为柬埔寨的“机会领域”，而不是“审查领域”。

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期刊介绍： Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute''s flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia''s premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The primary focus of the journal is on issues related to domestic politics in Southeast Asian countries, regional architecture and community building, military, strategic and security affairs, conflict zones and relations among the Great Powers. CSEA publishes authoritative, insightful and original contributions from scholars, think-tank analysts, journalists and policy-makers from across the globe. The Editorial Committee is guided by the advice of the International Advisory Committee which is composed of eminent scholars from Asia, the United States, Australia and Europe.