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

2023 Greetings

PUBLICATIONS
SINGLE-AUTHORED BOOKS
Human Security Studies: Theories, Methods and Themes (2014)
Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific: Theory and Practice (2010)
International Democracy Assistance for Peacebuilding: Cambodia and Beyond (2007)
Intervention & Change in Cambodia: Towards Democracy? (2000) (Introduction)
EDITED BOOKS/VOLUMES & SPECIAL ISSUES
Human Security after 25 Years: Some Introductory Remarks and Critical Reflections (2019)
Human Security in East Asia: Challenges for Collaborative Action (2009)
Human Security After 20 Years (2000)
Cambodia: Change and Continuity in Contemporary Politics (2000)
(With Amitav Acharya, Pierre Lizée) Cambodia - The 1989 Paris Peace Conference (1991)
BOOK CHAPTERS
Peace through Retribution or Reconciliation? Some Insights and Evidence from South-East Asia (2016)
Cambodia - From Isolation to Involvement in Regional Community Building (2016)
Democratization and Human Rights in Southeast Asia (2015)
Party and Party System Institutionalization in Cambodia (2014)
Human Security in Post-Cold War Cambodia (2014)
Mass Atrocities under the Khmer Rouge Reign of Terror (2013)
Chapter 8: The challenge for human rights in Cambodia (Introduction) (2011)
The Challenge for Human Rights in Cambodia (2011)
Re-examining Liberal Peacebuilding in Light of Realism and Pragmatism (2009)
Security Community Building in Asia Pacific (2009)
Regional Security Communities: Theory, Practice, and Future Prospects for East Asia (2008)
Japan, ASEAN and Regional Security: A Southeast Asian Perspective (2007)
Consolidation or Crisis of Democracy? Cambodia's Parliamentary Elections in 2003 and Beyond (2006)
Human Rights Challenges in Postconflict Cambodia (2006)
Consolidation or Crisis of Democracy? Cambodia's Parliamentary Elections in 2003 & Beyond (2006)
Implementing Cambodia's Peace Agreement: Challenges, Strategies and Outcomes (2002)
Regional Community Building for Better Global Governance (2002)
Cambodia: After the Killing Fields (2001)
The Neutralization of Protracted Conflicts? The Case of UNTAC (2001)
From Socialism to Liberal Democracy: The Challenge for Cambodia (2001)
(With Kenji Yamada) Cambodia (2000)
The ASEAN Regional Forum: Stabilizing Asia’s Balance-of-Power System (1999)
Cambodia - 1989 Paris Peace Conference (Introduction) (1991)
INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES
Why ‘Smart’ Sanctions Still Cause Human Insecurity (2019)
Human Security Through Formal Trials: Some Evidence from Southeast Asia (2017)
Building an Asia-Pacific Peace Community from a Human Security Perspective* (2016)
The Limits and Potential of Liberal Peacebuilding for Human Security (2014)
Why China’s Rise May Not Cause Major Power-Transition War: A Review Essay (2014)
The Limits and Potential of Liberal Democratization in Southeast Asia (2014)
Keeping the Rise of China in Check: A Review Essay (2012)
Realism and constructivism in Southeast Asian security studies today: a review essay (2002)
Merits in security community studies (2005)
Constructivism in Security Studies on Pacific Asia: Assessing Its Strengths and Weaknesses* (2002)
The Subsidiarity Model of Global Governance in the UN-ASEAN Context (1998)
Diplomatic Pragmatism: ASEAN’s Response to the July 1997 Coup (1998) (p.30 - 35)
CAMBODIAN POLITICS, SECURITY & PEACE BUILDING
Cambodia’s hegemonic-party system: How and why the CPP became dominant (2019)
Cambodia in 2018: A Year of Setbacks and Successes (2019)
Peace through Democracy and Justice? Legacies and Lessons from the Case of Cambodia (2017)
Collaborative Human Security? The UN and Other Actors in Cambodia (2005)
CAMBODIA IN 1998: From Despair to Hope? (1999)
CAMBODIA IN 1997: Back to Square One? (1998)
HUN SEN's PRE-EMPTIVE COUP: Causes and Consequences (1998)
The Cambodian Elections of 1998 and Beyond: Democracy in the Making? (1998)
Cambodia's Post-Cold War Dilemma: Democratization, Armed Conflict, and Authoritarianism (1997)
A Further Look at UNTAC's Performance and Dilemmas: A Review Article (1995)
Why Cambodia's peace plan won't work (1990)
NEWSPAPER AND ONLINE ARTICLES
Hun Sen’s Power Paradox (2018)
Cambodia’s Politics of Survival threatens democracy (2017)
No Retirement Plans for Hun Sen (2017)
Cambodia: Toward Single-Party Dictatorship? (2017)
How solid are ASEAN’s democracies? (2016)