Political Legitimacy of Vietnam's One PartyState: Challenges and Responses

This article focuses on the challenges to the authority of Vietnam's one-party state that emerged in 2009 and state responses. Three separate challenges are discussed: opposition to bauxite mining in the Central Highlands; mass protests by the Catholic Church over land ownership issues; and rev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carlyle A. Thayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-12-01
Series:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/186810340902800403