Gender, decentralization and governance : a case study of one Commune/Sangkat Council in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Author: Uk Toptosseda

AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-04-04

Year: 2004

Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)

Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2004

Examination Committee: Bernadette P. Resurreccion (Chairperson); Barbara Earth, Edsel E. Sajor (Examination Committee Members)

Abstract: The study has demonstrated that much of the power within the current Commune/Sangkat Council still largely rests on men. However, there is more latitude for elected women officials within the Commune/Sangkat Council to advance their own interests and agenda as provided by the new policy. Currently, the power wielded by elected women officials depends on whether they belong to the dominant political party. This study therefore shows how gender intersects with the influence wielded by political parties.

Scholarship Donor(s): Asian Development Bank; Japan Scholarship Program

Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development

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