THE  OFFICIAL  BLOG  OF 
Dr. Sorpong Peou
Professor  of  Global  Peace  &  Security
Toronto Metropolitan University
 

SINGLE-AUTHORED BOOKS

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Human Security Studies: Theories, Methods and Themes (2014)

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Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific: Theory and Practice (2010)

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International Democracy Assistance for Peacebuilding: Cambodia and Beyond (2007)

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Intervention & Change in Cambodia: Towards Democracy? (2000) (Introduction)

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Conflict Neutralization in the Cambodia War: From Battlefield to Ballot-box (Introduction Only) (1997)

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EDITED BOOKS/VOLUMES & SPECIAL ISSUES 

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Human Security after 25 Years: Some Introductory Remarks and Critical Reflections (2019)

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Human Security in East Asia: Challenges for Collaborative Action (2009)

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Human Security After 20 Years (2000)

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Cambodia: Change and Continuity in Contemporary Politics (2000)

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(With Amitav Acharya, Pierre Lizée) Cambodia - The 1989 Paris Peace Conference (1991)

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BOOK CHAPTERS

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Peace through Retribution or Reconciliation? Some Insights and Evidence from South-East Asia (2016)

 

Cambodia - From Isolation to Involvement in Regional Community Building (2016)

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Democratization and Human Rights in Southeast Asia (2015)

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Party and Party System Institutionalization in Cambodia (2014)

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Human Security in Post-Cold War Cambodia (2014)

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Mass Atrocities under the Khmer Rouge Reign of Terror (2013)

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Chapter 8: The challenge for human rights in Cambodia (Introduction) (2011)

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The Challenge for Human Rights in Cambodia (2011)

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Re-examining Liberal Peacebuilding in Light of Realism and Pragmatism (2009)

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Security Community Building in Asia Pacific (2009)

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Regional Security Communities: Theory, Practice, and Future Prospects for East Asia (2008)

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Japan, ASEAN and Regional Security: A Southeast Asian Perspective (2007)

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Consolidation or Crisis of Democracy? Cambodia's Parliamentary Elections in 2003 and Beyond (2006)

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From the Battlefield into the State: Post-UNTAC Political Violence & the Limits of Peacebuilding (2006)

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Human Rights Challenges in Postconflict Cambodia (2006)

 

Consolidation or Crisis of Democracy? Cambodia's Parliamentary Elections in 2003 & Beyond (2006)

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Implementing Cambodia's Peace Agreement: Challenges, Strategies and Outcomes (2002)

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The UN, Peacekeeping and Collective Human Security: From An Agenda for Peace to the Brahimi Report (2002)

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Regional Community Building for Better Global Governance (2002)

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Cambodia: After the Killing Fields (2001)​

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The Neutralization of Protracted Conflicts? The Case of UNTAC (2001)

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From Socialism to Liberal Democracy: The Challenge for Cambodia (2001)

 

(With Kenji Yamada) Cambodia (2000)

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The ASEAN Regional Forum: Stabilizing Asia’s Balance-of-Power System (1999)

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Cambodia - 1989 Paris Peace Conference (Introduction) (1991)

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INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES

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Why ‘Smart’ Sanctions Still Cause Human Insecurity (2019)

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Human Security Through Formal Trials: Some Evidence from Southeast Asia (2017)

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Building an Asia-Pacific Peace Community from a Human Security Perspective* (2016)

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The Limits and Potential of Liberal Peacebuilding for Human Security (2014)

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Why China’s Rise May Not Cause Major Power-Transition War: A Review Essay (2014)

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The Limits and Potential of Liberal Democratization in Southeast Asia (2014)

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Keeping the Rise of China in Check: A Review Essay (2012)

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Withering Realism? A Review of Recent Security Studies on the Asia-Pacific Region Review Article* (2002-2003)

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Realism and constructivism in Southeast Asian security studies today: a review essay (2002)

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Merits in security community studies (2005)

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Constructivism in Security Studies on Pacific Asia: Assessing Its Strengths and Weaknesses* (2002)

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The Subsidiarity Model of Global Governance in the UN-ASEAN Context (1998)

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Diplomatic Pragmatism: ASEAN’s Response to the July 1997 Coup (1998) (p.30 - 35)

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CAMBODIAN POLITICS, SECURITY & PEACE BUILDING

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Cambodia’s hegemonic-party system: How and why the CPP became dominant (2019)

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Cambodia in 2018: A Year of Setbacks and Successes (2019)

 

Peace through Democracy and Justice? Legacies and Lessons from the Case of Cambodia (2017)

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Collaborative Human Security? The UN and Other Actors in Cambodia (2005)

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Une analyse comparée de l'impact de la crise économique asiatique sur les politiques intérieures : le cas du Cambodge (2001)

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CAMBODIA IN 1998: From Despair to Hope? (1999)

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CAMBODIA IN 1997: Back to Square One? (1998)

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HUN SEN's PRE-EMPTIVE COUP: Causes and Consequences (1998)

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The Cambodian Elections of 1998 and Beyond: Democracy in the Making? (1998)

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Cambodia's Post-Cold War Dilemma: Democratization, Armed Conflict, and Authoritarianism (1997)

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A Further Look at UNTAC's Performance and Dilemmas: A Review Article (1995)

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Why Cambodia's peace plan won't work (1990)

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NEWSPAPER AND ONLINE ARTICLES

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​Hun Sen’s Power Paradox (2018)

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Cambodia’s Politics of Survival threatens democracy​ (2017)

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No Retirement Plans for Hun Sen (2017)

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Cambodia: Toward Single-Party Dictatorship? (2017)

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How solid are ASEAN’s democracies? (2016)

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