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The de-politicisation of housing policies: the case of Borei Keila land-sharing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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  • Giorgio Talocci
  • Camillo Boano

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This paper examines the design and evolution of a land-sharing process established for the on-site re-housing of an urban poor group in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), in the locality Borei Keila. The study is based on eight months of ethnographical and action research fieldwork. Some regard this land-sharing process as a success, but we find widespread criticism of it for excluding many original residents of the neighbourhood from the land-sharing agreement, leading either to their eviction or to difficult living conditions on site. We argue that these exclusionary results come from the deliberate misrepresentation of the urban poor group as a homogeneous block, and from the use of the housing provision as a pacifying tool against dissent. The case of Borei Keila highlights the risks of de-politicised and consensus-driven housing policies. It also provides the basis for a conclusive reflection on the recently approved National Housing Policy of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

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  • Giorgio Talocci & Camillo Boano, 2018. "The de-politicisation of housing policies: the case of Borei Keila land-sharing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia," International Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(2), pages 290-311, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intjhp:v:18:y:2018:i:2:p:290-311
    DOI: 10.1080/19491247.2017.1298365
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    1. Sothun Nop & Alec Thornton & Paul Tranter, 2023. "Towards effective stakeholder collaboration in building urban resilience in Phnom Penh: opportunities and obstacles," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(1), pages 297-320, January.
    2. Chanrith Ngin & Andreas Neef, 2021. "Contested Land Restitution Processes in Cambodia," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-14, May.

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