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Internet Sources on Vietnam
 
Vietnam by  World Governments on WWW
Academic Articles on Vietnam's Economic Issues from Harvard's Vietnam Program
Academic Articles on Vietnam's Economic & Rural Issues from Adam Fforde 
Studies and Papers from 2001 World Values Survey - Vietnam
Analyses on Vietnam from ASEAN Focus
Articles on Vietnam from Tomorrow Vietnamese Forum
Documents on Vietnam from Human Rights Watch
Articles on Vietnam from Reporters Without Borders
Conference Papers on Vietnam by Vietnamese Professionals of America
Conference Papers on Vietnam by VPS North American Conference 2004
Journalistic Articles on Vietnam by The Economist
Journalistic Articles on Vietnam from Radio Free America 
Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind & Spirits from American Museum of Natural History
Vietnam's Past and Present by Yahoo News
New York Times' Vietnam Travel Guide
Discovery Channel's Tourism in Vietnam
Updates and Information from The Vietnamese Studies Group
 
Sources in Vietnam
Viet Nam News
Nhan Dan
Thanh Nien News 
The Voice of Vietnam 
Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Culture and Information
Vietnam's Mission to the United Nations
National Assembly
Communist Party of Vietnam
Embassy of Vietnam in the United States
 
 NGOS in Vietnam
UNDP
WHO
World Bank
IMF
Asian Development Bank
Vietnamese American NGOs 
 
 
 

 

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DATE
8/21
8/23-25
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8/28-9/6
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9/8-15
 
 
 
 
9/18-9/29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10/2-10/11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10/13-20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10/25
10/27
 
10/25-11/3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11/6-11/10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11/13-11/15
 
 
 
11/17-12/1
                       
                                                
TOPIC
Introduction
A Primer: Youth & Internet 
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Overview of VN History
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Vietnamese Communism
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Post-1975 Vietnam Politics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Doi Moi Economic Reforms
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vietnam Foreign Policy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXAM  I
Outline Due
 
Civil Society
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Education and Youth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gender 
 
 
 
Religion and Human Rights
 
READING ASSIGNMENT
None
The Making of the Vietnamese Post-War Generation by Long Le                               
Challenges to Youth Employment in Viet Nam by UNDP
Internet Filtering in Vietnam in 2005-2006 by OpenNet Initiative  
 
One Country, Many Journeys by Oscar Salemink
"The Unexplained Miracle" by Craig Lockard
"The Historical Legacy" (between China and Vietnam) by Henry Kenny
"A Passion For Modernity" by David Marr (Luong's required text)
 
"Redefining Culture and Morality" by Shaun Kingsley Malarney
"Rethinking the history of the VCP" by Quinn-Judge (McCargo's required text)
"Vietnam: The Changing Models of  Legitimation" by T. Vasavakul 
Historical Research in Vietnam by Nguyen The Anh 
 
"Neo-colonialism as poison" by Philip Taylor
"Renunciations of socialism" by Philip Taylor
Vietnam's Tentative Transformation by Frederick Brown
State, party and political change in Vietnam by Chris Dixon (McCargo's required text)
Politics in the mountain communes by Claudia Zingerli (McCargo's required text)
Key issues in the political economy by Martin Gainsborough (McCargo's required text)
Political Outlook for Vietnam, 2005-2006 by Carlyle A. Thayer 
 
Suggested Readings: Vietnam's Constitution of 2001; 
Political Structure  - Political Forces by The Economist Intelligent Unit;  
The Vietnam People’s Army as a Constituency by Thayer Carlyle
 
Growth and reform since 8th Party Congress by Ari Kokko (McCargo's required text)
The social challenges of reform by Gerard Clarke (McCargo's required text)
Economic Transition, Uneven Development by Melanie Beresford (Luong's required text)
Household and private business development by Arkadie & Mallon
Wealth, Power, and Inequality by Hy Luong (Luong's required text)
Vietnam's rural transformation by Tran Thi Thu Trang (McCargo's required text)
Public Attitudes toward a Market Economy by Pham & Pham 
The Situation: Vietnam Decides Its Future by David Dapice
 
Suggested Readings: Why Don't Northern Provinces Grow Faster? by David Dapice;
Land rights and economic development by the World Bank
Vietnam’s Reform Program: Is Progress Possible? by Carlyle Thayer
 
Vietnamese Foreign Policy by Carlyle Thayer
Implications for Vietnam-ASEAN relations by Dosch & Ta (McCargo's required text)
China and Vietnam by Brantly Womack
The Politics of Sino-Vietnamese Relations by Henry Kenny
Vietnam-U.S. Normalization Process by Mark E. Manyin
The Trade Deal and Vietnam’s Future by Zachary Abuza
Rethinking foreign investment by Freeman and Nestor (McCargo's required text)
Winners and Losers of Vietnam's Food Policy by Long Le
Various articles dealing with Vietnam and WTO membership
 
Suggested Readings: The Sino-Vietnamese Boundary Dispute and Settlement by Eric Hyer;
Vietnam’s Accession to the ASEAN by Emiko Fukase and Will Martin
 
 
Postwar Vietnamese Society by Hy Luong
Analysis of State-Society Relations by Benedict Kerkvliet
Searching for Civil Society by Khanh Tran Thanh
Civil Society and Social Capital in Vietnam by Dalton & Ong
Civil Society Participation in Poverty Reduction by SGTS & Associates
An emerging civil society (working on HIV/AIDS) by Blanc (McCargo's required text)
The Emerging Civil Society by UNDP
 
Suggested Readings: The Vietnamese Public in Transition by Dalton & Ong;
Civil Society in Vietnam by Gita Sabharwal and Than Thi Thien Huong
 
Higher Education Lags Behind the Times in Vietnam by Martha Ann Overland
Centralism - the dilemma of education reforms by Doan (McCargo's required text)
Rethinking Vietnam's mass education and health systems by London (McCargo's required text)
Challenges to Youth Employment in Viet Nam by UNDP
Youth in Viet Nam by UNESCAP
Chinese and Vietnamese Youth in the 1990s by Marr and Rosen 
Pursuing success in present-day Vietnam by Nguyen (McCargo's required text)
 
Suggested Readings: Education and Earnings in a Transition Economy by Moock 
 
Gender Relations by Luong (Luong's required text)
Globalization, Gender and Work by UNDP
Gender and Development in Vietnam in the 21st Century by Jackie Bong-Wright
 
Return to the Past? by Malarney (Luong's required text)
Country Profile of Vietnam by Zachary Abuza
Vietnam: Montagnards Face Religious, Political Persecution by Human Rights Watch
Key Human Rights Issues in Vietnam by Human Rights Watch
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Vietnam (2005) by US Dept. of State
Human Trafficking in Vietnam 
Q&A on the Agent Orange Lawsuit by Long Le

 
Final Exams and Research Paper due on Dec.8, 2006 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Searching for Civil Society by Khanh Tran Thanh
Civil Society and Poverty Reduction by SGTS & Associates
An Emerging Civil Society (dealing w/ HIV/AIDS) by Blanc (McCargo's required text)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Contemporary Vietnam Politics

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