Resisting Gendered Norms : Civil Society, the Juridical and Political Space in Cambodia.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theorising Power and Resistance -- 3 Gender Roles and Practices in Cambodia -- Part I: Gender, Resistance and Gender-Based Violence -- 4 Theorising Practice: Understanding Resistance Against Gender-Based Violence in Cambodia -- 5 The Construction of a Trauma: Gender-Based Violence Issues -- 6 Bearing Witness: Biopower and Resistance in the ECCC -- Part II: Gender, Resistance and National Politics -- 7 Gendering Political Legitimacy Through the Reproduction of Memories and Violent Discourses in Cambodia -- 8 Globalisation, Women's Political Participation and the Politics of Legitimacy and Reconstruction in Cambodia -- 9 Theorising Resistance: Mapping, Concretism and Universalism -- 10 The Gaps of the 'Linguistic Turn' -- 11 Concluding Reflections -- List of References -- Index.

Departing from James Scott's idea that oppression and resistance are in constant change, Resisting Gendered Norms provides us with a compelling account on the nexus between gender, resistance and gender-based violence in Cambodia. To illustrate how resistance is often carried out in the tension between, on the one hand, universal/globalised representations and, on the other, local 'truths' and identity constructions, in-depth interviews with civil society representatives, politicians as well as stakeholders within the legal/juridical system were conducted.

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