Includes bibliographical references (pages [170]-197) and index.
Introduction: setting the stage for neoliberalization -- Caught in the headlights of "culture" and neoliberalism: public space as a vision for democracy and "development from below" in the global south -- From genocide to elections to coup d'état: public space in Cambodia's transitional political economy -- Cambodia's battle for public space: the neoliberal doctrine of "order" verus the democratic expression of the people's will -- Conclusion: sowing the seeds of a new revolution