Post-conflict Universities: Tracing Sociopolitical Changes in Cambodia’s Higher Education in the Aftermath of Mass Killings and Civil War
Grant Data
Project Title
Post-conflict Universities: Tracing Sociopolitical Changes in Cambodia’s Higher Education in the Aftermath of Mass Killings and Civil War
Principal Investigator
Dr Thun, Theara
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Duration
36
Start Date
2022-08-22
Amount
38760
Conference Title
Post-conflict Universities: Tracing Sociopolitical Changes in Cambodia’s Higher Education in the Aftermath of Mass Killings and Civil War
Keywords
Aftermath, Civil War, Mass Killings, Post-conflict, Sociopolitical
Discipline
Education: Policy & AdministrationHistory
HKU Project Code
PDFS2223-7H02
Grant Type
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
Funding Year
2022
Status
On-going
Objectives
1. To identify the changing roles and characteristics of universities that were created in the aftermath of social upheavals and mass violence, i.e., post-conflict universities. 2. To investigate how these post-conflict universities have emerged as ""a sphere of influence and negotiation"" for different stakeholders such as politicians, businesspeople and educated masses to interact and negotiate for power and opportunities. 3. To develop a comparative and theoretical framework that can be used to understand the evolution, roles and characteristics of higher education in other post-conflict countries and societies that underwent major social and political transformation.