BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EuroSEAS 2026//EN X-WR-CALNAME:EuroSEAS 2026 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Madrid X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Madrid BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 DTSTART:19700329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 DTSTART:19701025T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260604T092600 UID:euroseas-2026-concrete-resonances-the-building-of-cambodia-and-political-regimes-from-the-colonial-period-to-the-present-day-1 SUMMARY:Concrete Resonances: The Building of Cambodia and Political Regimes from the Colonial Period to the Present-Day (1) LOCATION:Classroom NT-104 DESCRIPTION:Techo International Airport, Morodok Techo National Stadium, Fu nan Techo Canal (still under construction), and dozens of schools and hospi tals across the country named after former Prime Minister Hun Sen’s honorif ic title … Cambodia is now living in the ‘Techo era’. The term denotes how the current leadership designs the country’s development after decades of v iolence and instability. More exactly, it indicates the specific sectors wi th which it wants to associate its name. However impressive, the Techo era’ s building frenzy is not new. In the late 1950s and 1960s, under Prince Nor odom Sihanouk, the country had already experienced a wave of urbanisation a nd modernisation. The Sangkum period, as the post-independence years (1955- 1970) are often called, reshaped Cambodia’s urban and rural landscape throu gh housing, factories, universities, sport and cultural institutions, hospi tals, roads, and so forth. It produced a recognisable style which combined Khmer influences with international modernism, the ‘new Khmer architecture’ .\nThe Sangkum era and the current period are much discussed but less atten tion has been paid to the other regimes. Yet, all have sought to leave a la sting mark on Cambodia through a range of education, health, transport, and culture infrastructures. How did these different regimes assert their poli tical identity and respond to one another through ‘built forms’? What did t he successive governments choose to create, transform, commemorate, preserv e, ignore, or destroy? How did citizens use, appropriate, or contest these choices? How did ‘built forms’ impact on people’s life? Today, over 65 perc ent of Cambodia’s population is under 30. Does this demographic configurati on change anything at all? Do we see the emergence of new practices or appr oaches like ‘placemaking’ and ‘sustainable and inclusive ways of life’? If so, what role does social media play in this process? To address these ques tions, we suggest the theme of ‘concrete resonances’, to be understood as b oth ‘materialities’ and ‘reverberations’. By focusing on the continuities a nd ruptures of ‘built forms’ and their effects, we will try to clarify the formation of Cambodian political culture(s) and the extent to which colonia l, decolonial, and possibly ‘neo-colonial’ processes shape it.\nIn recent y ears, research on Cambodia has become increasingly interdisciplinary. In li ne with these developments, we propose to tackle the question of the relati ons between political power and ‘building’ through a wide array of perspect ives. The double panel will be the opportunity to bring into conversation f ields as diverse as history, anthropology, political science, geography, ur ban studies, media studies, material and visual culture, and environmental studies. Since our long-term objective is an edited volume, it will also pr ovide the framework for workshopping the book proposal with potential contr ibutors. Topics of interest include but are not limited to infrastructures, monuments, public space, urbanisation, and heritage. The double panel is o pen to academics from different fields, artists, and practitioners (e.g., a rchitects, urban planners). The presentations can be (1) case studies, (2) discourse or narrative analysis, (3) discussion of theories, methodologies, sources, and archival practices, and (4) projects (architecture, art, urba n planning). We encourage Cambodia and Southeast Asia-based\nparticipants t o apply. URL:https://euroseas2026.org/panels/concrete-resonances-the-building-of-cambodia-and-political-regimes-from-the-colonial-period-to-the-present-day DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260901T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260901T113000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260604T092600 UID:euroseas-2026-concrete-resonances-the-building-of-cambodia-and-political-regimes-from-the-colonial-period-to-the-present-day-2 SUMMARY:Concrete Resonances: The Building of Cambodia and Political Regimes from the Colonial Period to the Present-Day (2) LOCATION:Classroom NT-104 DESCRIPTION:Techo International Airport, Morodok Techo National Stadium, Fu nan Techo Canal (still under construction), and dozens of schools and hospi tals across the country named after former Prime Minister Hun Sen’s honorif ic title … Cambodia is now living in the ‘Techo era’. The term denotes how the current leadership designs the country’s development after decades of v iolence and instability. More exactly, it indicates the specific sectors wi th which it wants to associate its name. However impressive, the Techo era’ s building frenzy is not new. In the late 1950s and 1960s, under Prince Nor odom Sihanouk, the country had already experienced a wave of urbanisation a nd modernisation. The Sangkum period, as the post-independence years (1955- 1970) are often called, reshaped Cambodia’s urban and rural landscape throu gh housing, factories, universities, sport and cultural institutions, hospi tals, roads, and so forth. It produced a recognisable style which combined Khmer influences with international modernism, the ‘new Khmer architecture’ .\nThe Sangkum era and the current period are much discussed but less atten tion has been paid to the other regimes. Yet, all have sought to leave a la sting mark on Cambodia through a range of education, health, transport, and culture infrastructures. How did these different regimes assert their poli tical identity and respond to one another through ‘built forms’? What did t he successive governments choose to create, transform, commemorate, preserv e, ignore, or destroy? How did citizens use, appropriate, or contest these choices? How did ‘built forms’ impact on people’s life? Today, over 65 perc ent of Cambodia’s population is under 30. Does this demographic configurati on change anything at all? Do we see the emergence of new practices or appr oaches like ‘placemaking’ and ‘sustainable and inclusive ways of life’? If so, what role does social media play in this process? To address these ques tions, we suggest the theme of ‘concrete resonances’, to be understood as b oth ‘materialities’ and ‘reverberations’. By focusing on the continuities a nd ruptures of ‘built forms’ and their effects, we will try to clarify the formation of Cambodian political culture(s) and the extent to which colonia l, decolonial, and possibly ‘neo-colonial’ processes shape it.\nIn recent y ears, research on Cambodia has become increasingly interdisciplinary. In li ne with these developments, we propose to tackle the question of the relati ons between political power and ‘building’ through a wide array of perspect ives. The double panel will be the opportunity to bring into conversation f ields as diverse as history, anthropology, political science, geography, ur ban studies, media studies, material and visual culture, and environmental studies. Since our long-term objective is an edited volume, it will also pr ovide the framework for workshopping the book proposal with potential contr ibutors. Topics of interest include but are not limited to infrastructures, monuments, public space, urbanisation, and heritage. The double panel is o pen to academics from different fields, artists, and practitioners (e.g., a rchitects, urban planners). The presentations can be (1) case studies, (2) discourse or narrative analysis, (3) discussion of theories, methodologies, sources, and archival practices, and (4) projects (architecture, art, urba n planning). We encourage Cambodia and Southeast Asia-based\nparticipants t o apply. URL:https://euroseas2026.org/panels/concrete-resonances-the-building-of-cambodia-and-political-regimes-from-the-colonial-period-to-the-present-day DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260901T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20260901T133000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR