Clientelism and Party Institutionalization in Post-Authoritarian/Post-Conflict Regimes: The Case of Cambodia
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou14308699602021-08-03T06:31:13Z Clientelism and Party Institutionalization in Post-Authoritarian/Post-Conflict Regimes: The Case of Cambodia Teng, Koytry Political Science Clientelism party institutionalization CPP post-authoritarian regimes post-conflict societies Cambodia After more than two decades of regime transition in 1993, Cambodia’s party system remains fluid and subordinated to the hegemonic control of the long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). The degree of institutionalization of individual parties within the system has thus far been noticeably uneven, with the CPP being the only political party without any history of party merger or party schism. Despite its relatively institutionalized party organization, the CPP has been characterized by personalistic control of Prime Minister Hun Sen; an open-secret factional conflict between Prime Minister Hun Sen and the CPP’s President Chea Sim; an absence of distinct political programs; and an unstable voter base, as evidently shown by its unprecedented electoral decline in the July 2013 election.Puzzled by this very characteristic of Cambodia’s party system, this thesis seeks to understand the nature and development of the CPP, and subsequently analyze why the CPP has institutionalized the way it has. The thesis argues that the ability of the CPP to institutionalize its party organization was stifled by its organizational inheritance from the former hegemonic party during the authoritarian regime, the People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK). Emerged as the most structured, organized and well-financed party after the UN-supervised election in 1993, the CPP has been embracing clientelism as its strategy of party institutionalization. Clientelistic politics, while effective for the CPP to mobilize voters and to secure loyalty from the political and business elites, has remarkably weakened both the internal and external dimensions of the CPP- party autonomy and value infusion, respectively. 2015-09-17 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1430869960 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1430869960 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Political Science Clientelism party institutionalization CPP post-authoritarian regimes post-conflict societies Cambodia Teng, Koytry Clientelism and Party Institutionalization in Post-Authoritarian/Post-Conflict Regimes: The Case of Cambodia |
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Clientelism and Party Institutionalization in Post-Authoritarian/Post-Conflict Regimes: The Case of Cambodia |
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Clientelism and Party Institutionalization in Post-Authoritarian/Post-Conflict Regimes: The Case of Cambodia |
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Clientelism and Party Institutionalization in Post-Authoritarian/Post-Conflict Regimes: The Case of Cambodia |
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Clientelism and Party Institutionalization in Post-Authoritarian/Post-Conflict Regimes: The Case of Cambodia |
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Clientelism and Party Institutionalization in Post-Authoritarian/Post-Conflict Regimes: The Case of Cambodia |
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clientelism and party institutionalization in post-authoritarian/post-conflict regimes: the case of cambodia |
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