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.

Myanmar’s Election Under Threat

The fledgling democracy remains caught between ethnic tensions, military influence, right-wing populism, and deep civil mistrust.

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Cambodian Laborers’ Plight

This special feature highlights the living and working conditions across Cambodia's labor market in the tumultuous year of 2020.

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Fighting for National Liberation

The Communist International struggled incessantly for the rights of oppressed peoples of the world. This article highlights its impact on the Vietnamese revolution and the implementation of its policies by the Communist Party of Vietnam.

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Prospects for SET in Vietnam

A sole focus on economic growth leads to the exhaustion of natural resources, environmental pollution and climate change. An adjustment of national development strategies highlighting socio-ecological factors has become very urgent.

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The Conscience of Clothing

This eight-part documentary takes two fashion-bloggers on a deep dive into Cambodia's exploitative garment industry to invite critical reflexion and a search for alternatives.

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Sexual Violence in Vietnam

We sat down with Dr. Khuat Thu Hong to examine the historical roots of sexual violence and current obstacles to the spread of the #metoo debate in Vietnam.

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Covid-19's Impact on Domestic Violence

The Institute for Social Development Studies and Hanoi School of Public Health have conducted a research study to examine the impacts of the pandemic on victims of domestic violence in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Covid-19 and Development Strategy

Covid-19 has caused massive layoffs across Vietnam. The pandemic thus reveals flaws in the prevalent national economic strategy based on a cheap labour force and outsource manufacturing.

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Free Trade and Labor Relations

This text analyzes in which ways a new generation of "regional trade agreements" is re-shaping the working conditions and labor code in Vietnam.

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Far-Right Terrorism in Germany

Loren Balhorn sat down with Friedrich Burschel to get a better understanding of how far-right violence in modern Germany has grown in recent years and what, if anything, can be done about it.

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