ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has given rise to dichotomous debates in
international politics on whether authoritarian or democratic governance is more effective in …

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 …

The Vietnamese government has introduced co-management in its national system of
special-use forests (SUFs) to improve the effectiveness of nature and biodiversity …

Most non-democratic regimes engineer elections such that regime change is effectively
impossible via the ballot. However, many of these elections see high turnover of politicians …

'The book offers a broad survey of political parties' financing strategies in Southeast
Asia.'Contemporary Southeast AsiaPolitical activities, the running of party organisations …

Vietnam was one of the first countries to introduce the National REDD+ (Reduced Emissions
from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Action Program in 2012. The country has …

Second, it also allows for the possibility that systems with competitive elections may fail to
generate democratic representation in practice. This is precisely the argument that informs …

Vietnam's commitment to human rights arising out of its international obligations was a
catalyst for the adoption of a Freedom of Information (FOI) law in 2016. Through analysis of …

Development necessitates specialised communication involving multiple actors at many
levels, especially in Global South contexts. However, this communication is hindered …

Vietnam is a communist one-party regime in transition. With the implementation of doi moi,
the Communist Party of Vietnam replaced a centrally planned economy with a “socialist …