Soksamphoas Im

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Soksamphoas Im, Ph.D.

  • Visiting Scholar at APARC, 2023-2024
  • Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia
  • University of Michigan

Biography

Soksamphoas Im joined the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) as Visiting Scholar, Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia for the fall quarter of 2023. Dr. Im is currently a research affiliate at the University of Michigan's Center for Southeast Asian Studies. While at APARC, Dr. Im conducted research with Professor Donald Emmerson and the Southeast Asia Program on social welfare policies and political strategy in Cambodia

Current research

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The Politics of Social Welfare in Cambodia: A Conversation with Dr. Soksamphoas Im

In this conversation, Dr. Soksamphoas Im, APARC's Lee Kong Chan NUS-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia, discusses her research into how the ruling Cambodian People’s Party combines coercive capacity with policy reform to legitimize its regime.
cover link The Politics of Social Welfare in Cambodia: A Conversation with Dr. Soksamphoas Im