[Vnbiz] Local Non-Government Organizations in Vietnam: Development, Civil Society and State-society Relations

Tue Jul 10 12:39:28 PDT 2007

I'd like to echo chi Dieu Anh's thank.  Thanks anh Hoanh & anh Hai for
sharing the information.  Very interesting read.

Tram

On 7/8/07, LeDieu Anh <a.ledieu at gmail.com> wrote:
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> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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> Dear bros Hoanh and Hai,
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> Thank you for posting such an interesting information.
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> have a great day,
> Anh
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> On 7/9/07, Tran Dinh Hoanh <tdhoanh at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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> > Dear CACC,
> >
> > This dissertation on Civil Society in Vietnam is very good.  Should be
> > read entirely.  It is at
> >
> > http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20-%20dissertationTOC.htm
> >
> >
> > Below is its table of content, posted on VNPH by brother Hai.  Thanks,
> > Hai.
> >
> > A side note:  Joseph and Dieu Hien, his wife, have been working on
> > Vietnam issues for a long time.  (I think I met them both in Hanoi when I
> > was there in 1995).  Both were in VNForum before we merged VNForum into
> > VNBIZ.
> >
> > Have a great day!
> >
> > Hoanh
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Tran Manh Hai < hai124 at gmail.com>
> > Date: Jul 8, 2007 9:45 PM
> > Subject: [VNPH Family] "Local Non-Government Organizations in Vietnam:
> > Development, Civil Society and State-society Relations"
> > To: VNPH at mail.saigon.com
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> >
> > [Vietnam Public Health Forum]
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> >
> >
> > Dear brothers and sisters,
> >
> > Below is the abstract and table of contents of the dissertation entitled
> > "Local Non-government Organization in Vietnam: Development, Civil Society
> > and State-society Relations" by Joseph Hannah, Department of Geography,
> > Univ. of Washington (Seattle). This is the university where sis. Hoang T.
> > Dieu Hien is working. Sis Hien is a member of VNPH.
> >
> > Have a great day,
> >
> >
> > Hai
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > *Local Non-Government Organizations in Vietnam:*
> >
> > *Development, Civil Society and State-society Relations *
> >
> >
> >
> > by
> >
> > Joseph Hannah
> >
> > Department of Geography
> >
> > University of Washington (Seattle)
> >
> >  2007
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Chair of the Supervisory Committee:*
> >
> > Dr Lucy Jarosz
> >
> >
> >
> >  *Abstract *
> >
> >
> >
> > This dissertation explores the fascinating ways the concept of civil
> > society is understood in Vietnam, its place in Vietnamese political
> > ideology, the conflicts around its deployment by international donors, and
> > particularly its daily manifestations through local, non-profit,
> > non-government development organizations, the so-called Vietnamese NGOs. My
> > goal is to challenge the dominant definitions in current civil society
> > theory, particularly those definitions used by international development
> > actors. By challenging these dominant definitions, I look for understandings
> > and insights that better explain the empirical data I collected in my
> > fieldwork. In the process, I argue for a new manner of characterizing civil
> > society based on activities and roles of both state and non-state actors
> > instead of on institutions such as "autonomous associations." By looking at
> > what each actor *does* – using a "logic of actions" – rather than what
> > each actor *is* – using  a "logic of domains" – we can begin to see
> > forms of civil society that are obscured by structural definitions. This new
> > manner of approaching civil society can help overcome much of the
> > Euro-centric bias in both mainstream theories of civil society and in the
> > application of civil society through international development projects,
> > allowing for a broader understanding of state-society relations in Vietnam
> > and other places in the world.
> > ---
> >
> >
> >
> > *Table of Contents*
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Abstract<http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20-%20abstract.htm>
> >
> >
> >
> >    Dedication<http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20-%20dedication.pdf>
> >
> >
> > Acknowledgements<http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20-%20acknowledgements.pdf>
> >
> >
> > Introduction<http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20-%20introduction.pdf>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chapter 1: Approaching Civil Society in Vietnam
> > <http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20--%20Ch%201%20-%20Introduction%20final.pdf>
> >
> > Recognizing Civil Society
> >
> > Civil Society Theory and International Development
> >
> > Civil Society, Development and Vietnamese NGOs
> >
> > Conclusion
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chapter 2: Methodology<http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20--%20Ch%202%20-%20Methodology%20final.pdf>
> >
> > Introduction
> >
> > Research Questions
> >
> > Overview of My Research
> >
> > Ethnographic Field Techniques
> >
> > Research Constraints: An American Researcher, A Sensitive Topic
> >
> > Scope of Research: What I Didn't Do
> >
> > Conclusion
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chapter 3: Theoretical Foundations
> > <http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20--%20Ch%203%20-%20Theoretical%20Foundations%20final.pdf>
> >
> > Introduction
> >
> > History and Current Debates in Civil Society
> >
> > Civil Society in Development
> >
> > A New Approach – Civil Society Processes
> >
> > Conclusion
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chapter 4: Vietnamese Encounters with Civil Society
> > <http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20--%20Ch%204%20-%20VNese%20ideas%20of%20CS%20final.pdf>
> >
> > Introduction
> >
> > Vietnamese Historical Encounters with Civil Society
> >
> > Vietnamese Translations of "Civil Society"
> >
> > Vietnamese Writers on Civil Society
> >
> > Conclusion: Traveling Theory, Vietnamese Voices
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chapter 5:* Đổi Mới*, VNGOs and Prospects for a Vietnamese Civil Society
> >
> > <http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20--%20Ch%205%20-%20VN%20context%20final.pdf>
> >
> > *Đổi Mới* and the Renegotiation of State-society Relations
> >
> > VNGOs, Civil Society and the Vietnamese State
> >
> > Registering VNGOs: Finding the Spaces between Party Lines
> >
> > Civil Society, Western Development Agencies and the Vietnamese State
> >
> > Conclusion
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chapter 6: "Autonomous," "Ambiguous" or "Amphibious": The
> > Cross-Colonization of State and Civil Society Organizations in Vietnam
> > <http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20--%20Ch%206%20-%20Amphib%20final.pdf>
> >
> > Introduction
> >
> > Autonomy and the Work of Civil Society
> >
> > Empirical Lessons from Organizations in Vietnam
> >
> > Conclusions
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chapter 7: "Non-Political Professionals": Appropriate Civil Society
> > Roles for VNGOs
> > <http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20--%20Ch%207%20Professionalism%20final.pdf>
> >
> >
> > Introduction: Ms Ni
> >
> > Professionalism
> >
> > Vietnamese-led Development
> >
> > When "Professional" Means "Non-Political"
> >
> > Conclusion: Civil Society Functions in Vietnam: "Appropriate Activities"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks
> > <http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20--%20Ch%208%20Conclusions%20final.pdf>
> >
> > Recap: Civil Society and Vietnamese NGOs
> >
> > Contributions of this Dissertation
> >
> > Future Study
> >
> > Conclusion
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > References<http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20-%20references.pdf>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Appendix: Bibliography of Civil Society and NGOs in Vietnam
> > <http://faculty.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/Hannah%20-%20CivilSocietyVN%20bib.pdf>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Hai M. Tran, LL.B.
> > Hanoi, Vietnam
> >
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> > Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
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