The environmental movement in Vietnam: A new frontier of civil society activism?

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Authors
  • T.-D. Nguyen
  • S. Datzberger
Publication date 05-2018
Series Challenging Authoritarianism series, 4
Number of pages 17
Publisher Amsterdam: Transnational Institute
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract Popular protests that erupted in Vietnam in 2016 after a toxic spill by a Taiwanese steel factory have shown that environmental-focused campaigns can engage and mobilise the public to resist authoritarian practices, create a cohesive public voice and help build collective power.
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Language English
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