Political Dynamics of Grassroots Democracy in Vietnam

by Hai Hong Nguyen, Carlyle Thayer (Foreword by)

Overview

In Political Dynamics of Grassroots Democracy in Vietnam, Hai Hong Nguyen investigates the correlation between independent variables and grassroots democracy to demonstrate that grassroots democracy has created a mutually empowering mechanism for both the party-state and the peasantry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349954285
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	03/31/2018
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Pages:	259
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hai Hong Nguyen is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia. He holds a Masters in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from Lund University, Sweden, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Queensland, Australia. He has been teaching international human rights law, international relations, and politics in Vietnam and Australia.

Table of Contents

Foreword; Carlyle A. Thayer

1. Introduction

2. Grassroots Democracy: History and Context

3. Conditions and Democracy

4. An Analytic Framework

5. The Case of Thái Bình

6. The Case of H?ng Yên

7. The Case of—à N?ng

8. Case-study Analysis: Explaining Variation

9. Conclusion: Shoots of Hope

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Political Dynamics of Grassroots Democracy in Vietnam is an in-depth and carefully constructed account of how grassroots democracy functions in both contemporary Vietnamese politics and community relations. A must read for scholars studying Vietnamese political and economic development and those interested in understanding the contours of authoritarian forms of power in the context of rapid economic liberalisation.' – Melissa Curley and David Martin Jones, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, Australia

'Hai Hong Nguyen's Political Dynamics of Grassroots Democracy in Vietnam is a path-breaking study of Vietnam's attempt to apply its concept of grassroots democracy to local government in response to rural unrest in the late 1990s. Based on field work in Vietnam, it represents a major milestone in the study of politics in Vietnam and will be the foundation for all future studies on political change in Vietnam.' – Carlyle A. Thayer, Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia

'[This book] by the distinguished young scholar Hai Hong Nguyen is among those rare books that brilliantly transforms the way we think about Vietnam, one-party political systems, power, and the future of democracy.' – John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney, Australia

Editorial Reviews

Political Dynamics of Grassroots Democracy in Vietnam is an in-depth and carefully constructed account of how grassroots democracy functions in both contemporary Vietnamese politics and community relations. A must read for scholars studying Vietnamese political and economic development and those interested in understanding the contours of authoritarian forms of power in the context of rapid economic liberalisation.' – Melissa Curley and David Martin Jones, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, Australia

'Hai Hong Nguyen's Political Dynamics of Grassroots Democracy in Vietnam is a path-breaking study of Vietnam's attempt to apply its concept of grassroots democracy to local government in response to rural unrest in the late 1990s. Based on field work in Vietnam, it represents a major milestone in the study of politics in Vietnam and will be the foundation for all future studies on political change in Vietnam.' – Carlyle A. Thayer, Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia

'[This book] by the distinguished young scholar Hai Hong Nguyen is among those rare books that brilliantly transforms the way we think about Vietnam, one-party political systems, power, and the future of democracy.' – John Keane, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney, Australia

From the Publisher