Power, Resistance and Women Politicians in Cambodia
Power, Resistance and Women Politicians in Cambodia

Author: Mona Lilja

Publisher: NIAS Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 8776940209

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In a world where there are few women politicians, Cambodia is still noticeable as a country where strong cultural and societal forces act to subjugate women and limit their political opportunities. However, in their everyday life, Cambodian women do try to improve their situation and increase their political power, not least via manifold strategies of resistance. This book focuses on Cambodian female politicians and the strategies they deploy in their attempts to destabilize the cultural boundaries and hierarchies that restrain them. In particular, the book focuses on how women use discourses and identities as means of resistance, a concept only recently of wide interest among scholars studying power. The value of this book is thus twofold: not only does it give a unique insight into the political struggles of Cambodian women but also offers new insights to studies of power.

Resisting Gendered Norms
Resisting Gendered Norms

Author: Mona Lilja

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-08

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1317065050

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Political scientists have, on occasion, missed subtle but powerful forms of ’everyday resistance’ and have not been able to show how different representations (pictures, statements, images, practices) have different impacts when negotiating power. Instead they have concentrated on open forms of resistance, organized rebellions and collective actions. Departing from James Scott's idea that oppression and resistance are in constant change, Resisting Gendered Norms provides us with a compelling account on the nexus between gender, resistance and gender-based violence in Cambodia. To illustrate how resistance is often carried out in the tension between, on the one hand, universal/globalised representations and, on the other, local ’truths’ and identity constructions, in-depth interviews with civil society representatives, politicians as well as stakeholders within the legal/juridical system were conducted.

Lost Goddesses
Lost Goddesses

Author: Trudy Jacobsen

Publisher: NIAS Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 8776940012

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In prehistoric times, Southeast Asian women enjoyed high status. When, how and why did that change? This book explores the history of gender relations through economics, politics, art and literature. This title is a narrative and visual tour de force, of interest to scholars and the general public.

Perfomances of Resistance
Perfomances of Resistance

Author: Mona Lilja

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Se centra en la participación política de las mujeres en Camboya y cómo representan diferentes tipos de resistencia contra la dominación masculina. Se habla de los factores que intervienen en la mayor o menor participación, como por ejemplo los estereotipos de género. El análisis realizado se basa en 61 entrevistas a mujeres camboyanas que se introdujeron en la política.