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4. Dec 2013
Developing Vietnam with whom?
development, economy, InFocus, Market economy, socialism, Vietnam
Restoration 2.0 for the Resurgence of Modern Vietnam By Mia Ji Sørensen ”Wouldn’t you define Vietnam as a middle-income country?” I was asked this rhetorical question last week. Despite its emerging economy status, with a growth rate of approximately 7 per cent during the past two decades, it is still one of the poorest […]
Read more9. Aug 2013
On Testimonial Therapy & the Life Project
cambodia, conflict studies, Human rights, InFocus, Therapy, Trauma, Vietnam
INTERVIEW What testimonial therapy does is try & bring private suffering into public & political spheres. Inger Agger (IA) is a psychologist, currently working with the Danish Institution Against Torture,(DIGNITY) and the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. She visited Hong Kong in early March to conduct a workshop on Testimonial Therapy, which is her […]
Read more2. Jul 2012
Tracing the local effects of the South China Sea Dispute by Edyta Roszko
China, InFocus, South China sea, Vietnam
The nineteenth century notion of the ‘sovereign state’ brought by Europeans found fertile ground in Asia as it sought a way to liberate itself from the yoke of colonialism. While nowadays Europe is inclined towards more inclusive and porous notions of sovereignty, many Asian countries (China, India and ASEAN) resist this trend by advancing procedures […]
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