Phnom Penh, 23 August 2025 Mut Somoeun, Lecturer of Khmer Studies When the call for national unity echoes across Cambodia and the global diaspora, it is a powerful and deeply moving experience for me. I feel it as the sound of a people coming together against a perceived threat, a moment where our differences seem to melt away in the face of a shared purpose. I have frequently observed this phenomenon during border disputes or geopolitical tensions with neighboring countries, particularly Thailand and Vietnam, or other affiliated countries. While this unity is often hailed as an inherent trait of Khmer resilience, my personal reflection reveals a more complex reality. I have come to deconstruct Social Cohesion not as a spontaneous act of patriotism, but as a reactive and strategically mobilized phenomenon driven by what I see as a strong spirit of National Unity and Nationalism. This analysis explores how powerful sociological and Buddhist theories have helped me understand why and how...
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