Duong Keo

Keo Duong កែវ ដួង is a Cambodian Ph.D. candidate at the University of the Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany, and a lecturer at the History Department of Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), where he contributes to the program Changing The Story. He obtained his BA in History from RUPP in 2008 and an MA in Southeast Asian Studies at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in 2014.

His work encompasses developing educational tools, researching violence in Cambodia (both during and after the Khmer Rouge régime), exploring oral history and memory politics, and teaching Cambodian history. He is a lead contributor to the Khmer Rouge History App, a multimedia learning tool. His publications include the book ​“Khmer Rouge Nationalism and Mass Killing: Perceptions of the Vietnamese.” He has also worked with the Documentation and Production Departments at Bophana Audio-Visual Resource Center. 

Keo Duong was awarded the 2022 Voltaire Prize from the University of Potsdam, Germany, distinguishing young scholars who have campaigned for freedom in research and teaching, or the right of free expression. In 2025, he co-instructed with Dr. Theara Thun a class of 14 Cambodian Master’s students part of the Ponlok Chomnes Research Fellowship Program under the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS-PCRF, Siem Reap).