On 8 November 2019, Ratha Thuon successfully defended her PhD thesis on 'International Accountability Mechanisms of Multilateral Development Banks: The Practice in Cambodia'
This study investigated how civil society organizations hold Multilateral Development Banks and their borrowers accountable for misconducts via international accountancy mechanisms (IAMs) in a fragile state using four case studies in Cambodia.
The study suggests that to increase the effectiveness of their access to IAMs, accountability demanding actors undertake preparation activities and apply accountability strategies to complement IAMs’ redress processes. The study further suggests that there is no consistency in outcomes of such processes even when the complaints are handled by the same accountability mechanism, mainly because the IAM is not the only factor influencing the outcome of the redress process.