Sokphea Young is a postdoctoral researcher at the University College London, UK. His research is published, variously, in Journal of International Relations and Development, Journal of Civil Society, Asian Politics and Policy, Asian Journal of Social Science, Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, the Chinese Journal of Comparative Law and South East Asia Researc
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Chapter 1. Introduction: Political durability and protests.- Chapter 2. They dynamics of political durability of Hun Sen's regime.- Chapter 3. A peasant movement, kleptocratic elites and the global supply chains.- Chapter 4. The indigenous people and the strange Westerner.- Chapter 5. Civil society organisations versus the ruler: A zero-sum game?.- Chapter 6. A smart authoritarian leader and discontents in Malaysia.- Chapter 7.A strongman and dissidents in Indonesia.- Chapter 8.Conclusion: The logic of ruler survival, and consequences for discontents in Southeast Asia.