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.
Circular Economy
Introduction to the concept of the circular economy and its integration into youth education.
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)
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.
The Pan-Asian Railway Network
While the Belt and Road Initiative promises to bring tremendous economic opportunities to the least developed areas in the world, its socio-ecological impacts are considered to be tremendous.
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.
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.
Expropriation, Exploitation, and Unequal Exchange
An illustrated introduction to the capitalist transformation of the Mekong region
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Avoiding The Climate Poverty Spiral
In a world facing the escalating impacts of global warming, social protection has a crucial role to play in protecting women, communities and economies from catastrophic climate impacts.
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.
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.