Political Psychology, Identity Politics, and Social Reconciliation in Post-Genocidal Cambodia
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Political Psychology, Identity Politics, and Social Reconciliation in Post-Genocidal Cambodia

Abstract

Various factors besides culture and religion assist in defining the identity of a community. In the case of Cambodia, the tragic genocide of the Khmer Rouge and its aftermath forged a Cambodian identity suffering from severe psychological trauma. The lack of essential reconciliation and rehabilitation efforts by the government has played a role in the transgenerational passage of the trauma and needs to be addressed for the stable progression of Cambodian society.

Political Psychology, Identity Politics, and Social Reconciliation in Post-Genocidal Cambodia