This paper focuses on informal civil society in an authoritarian context, particularly the
unprecedented nation-wide protests and civic action in Vietnam, triggered by the industrial …

This essay offers reflections on Vietnam's post-socialist state planning system and an
upcoming government initiative to reform it. Thirty years after the departure from Soviet-style …

Proficiently oscillating between its role as a governmental mass organization and a
grassroots movement, the Women's Union in Vietnam emerges as a kaleidoscopic body with …

This paper aims to contribute to a Cultural Political Economy (CPE) of water governance by
focusing on the role of political culture in water governance. It develops a conceptual …

The idea for this research project originated from a practical concern. Having worked as a
young graduate for a short period of time for the German Technical Cooperation Agency …

Most research on civil society in Vietnam tends to equate civil society with registered civil
society organizations. This seems to provide an inadequate understanding of the civil …

Focused on current initiatives for climate resilience, this paper explores a culturally adaptive
approach to participatory planning in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. It details key …