Astrid Noren-Nilsson is a political science consultant, contributing author, and political and security analyst for various international concerns. She is vice president of the Cambodian Institute for Strategic Studies (CISS), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and former research fellow for KITLV, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Cambodia's Second Kingdom provides unique insight into the dynamics of Cambodian elites' representations of their respective visions for the nation in multiparty politics after the United Nations-sponsored general election in 1993... [t]his book offers an excellent example of discourse analysis and will be a good reference on Cambodia's domestic politics for years to come.(Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) Offers some interesting theoretical insights.... Most arguments are developed in a way that is theoretically and analytically interesting, as well as empirically rich. To that extent, the book is worth reading and is likely to gain attention at a time when liberal democracy, human rights, and globalization come under challenge and are still in retreat, as evident in various regions of the world, including Southeast Asia.(Pacific Affairs)

Astrid Noren-Nilsson is a political science consultant, contributing author, and political and security analyst for various international concerns. She is vice president of the Cambodian Institute for Strategic Studies (CISS), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and former research fellow for KITLV, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Cambodia's Second Kingdom provides unique insight into the dynamics of Cambodian elites' representations of their respective visions for the nation in multiparty politics after the United Nations-sponsored general election in 1993... [t]his book offers an excellent example of discourse analysis and will be a good reference on Cambodia's domestic politics for years to come.(Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) Offers some interesting theoretical insights.... Most arguments are developed in a way that is theoretically and analytically interesting, as well as empirically rich. To that extent, the book is worth reading and is likely to gain attention at a time when liberal democracy, human rights, and globalization come under challenge and are still in retreat, as evident in various regions of the world, including Southeast Asia.(Pacific Affairs)