POL215Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Funcinpec, Authoritarianism, Indochinese Communist Party
3 Nov 2016
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October 11 cambodia and laos lecture: economic development, predictability: Ambiguous, small middle class v. s. authoritarian regime: split in the elite prior to the democratic opening, authoritarian regime falling does not necessarily lead to democracy, can be another authoritarian regime, cohesiveness. Narrow down to political culture (norms, notions) Dramatic event shape how people think: regime changes. The khmer rouge regime (1975 - 1979) Why continuing authoritarian regime: collapse of authoritarian regime but a renew authoritarian, factors: government, economy, elite, sihanouk"s rule. French colonial rule expanded into cambodia and laos. Attempt for the kingdom to stay outside the cold war. It could not stay away from escalation from vietnam, 1960s as the war became intensive, incursions across the borders. America got involve in cambodia: war, instability and lon nol"s coup. The formation of a communist party (break ways from indochinese. Leave lon nol to rule the country to stabilized. The country closed on 1970s in very brutal ways.
