Publications

Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Hanoi office regularly publishes a wide range of resources on issues relevant to Southeast Asia and beyond. All our articles, books and research papers are free to access. Together with our partners, we strive to enrich political debates, shed light on key issues, and offer up different perspectives on regional and global challenges. We have categorized our publications according to topics and countries. Please use the tags below.

Social-Ecological Practices in Vietnam

This book presents contemporary initiatives in a variety of fields, including youth movements, traditional crafts, zero-waste consumption, natural farming, community space creation, and fashion design. They all strengthen environmental protection, civic engagement and cultural preservation in their own way.

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Youth Education on SET

Guidebook on the integration of the Social-Ecological Transformation approach into educational programs for youth.

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Circular Economy

Introduction to the concept of the circular economy and its integration into youth education.

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Labor amidst Globalization

A textual comparison of Vietnamese and German trade union laws in light of the recently ratified EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)

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Climate Challenges in the Mekong Delta

Philip Degenhardt of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung’s Southeast Asia Office in Hanoi spoke with the director of the Research Institute for Climate Change, Nguyen Hieu Trung, to learn more about the challenges that climate change is imposing in the Mekong Delta, and how people are responding.

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Wages and the EU-Vietnam FTA

Pham Thi Thu Lan analyzes the effects of the new Free Trage Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam on the wages of Vietnamese workers.

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Covid-19 Crisis in the Mekong Region

This paper provides an introduction to the initial impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on some of the most vulnerable populations across the Mekong region.

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Expropriation, Exploitation, and Unequal Exchange

An illustrated introduction to the capitalist transformation of the Mekong region

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Covid-19 and Female Migrants

This study traces the drastic consequences of the ongoing pandemic on the social security situation of women workers in the informal sectors of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

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Covid-19 and Textile Workers

The study aims to document the economic, health and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on workers in Vietnam’s apparel and footwear industries between February and July 2020.

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