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.

Lockdown, Debt and Job Losses

An interview with Chanra Keo, co-founder of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community, on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Cambodian countryside.

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Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

Smallholder farmers across Vietnam were surveyed to identify what ecosystems they depend on, what climate change impacts they face, and what ecosystem-based adaptation measures are appropriate for their community.

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Climate Change Impacts on the Mekong

The Mekong River Basin is extremely vulnerable to climate change. To adapt, Mekong countries have built their national policy strategies and action plans. This paper discusses some challenges in their implementation.

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Internationalism, Then and Now

In Vietnam, true international solidarity was first introduced and developed during the twentieth century through the revolutionary activities of Ho Chi Minh.

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Arrogance Calls Development into Question

Disbelief, horror, astonishment—these days, when there are reports on the Vietnamese news about how Europe is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are literally no longer able to understand the world.

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Just Transition

This article argues in favor of the "just transition" approach in paving the way for a socially sustainable future.  

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Ho Chi Minh's Legacy

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of Ho Chi Minh, the RLS Hanoi Office looks back on the legacy of the man who is still omnipresent in Vietnam.

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Climate Before Capitalism

The RLS Hanoi Office has translated an impassioned appeal by Die Linke politicians Bernd Riexinger and Lorenz Gösta Beutin in favor of a social and ecological system change.

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10 years of RLS in Vietnam

For the last ten years, our office has operated regionally in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. To mark the occasion, we organized an international conference in Hanoi.

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Beyond Development

This notable book has been translated into Burmese, Khmer and Vietnamese to strengthen the dialogue on alternatives to development between Latin America and the Mekong region.

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