CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Tran, Quyen Phuong |
|---|---|
| Title | Analyzing the partnership between international non-governmental organizations and the Vietnamese government in the post-reform period |
| Summary | This research analyses the partnership between the Vietnamese state and international non-governmental organizations in the post economic renovation, Doi Moi era. The cross-sector relationship was examined through the three key dimensions suggested by Shigetomi (2003): the economic space, the political space controlled by the Vietnamese Communist Party, and the efforts from INGOs to create a more favorable environment to their work. The decisive factors helping INGOs to effectively altering the environment to their favor are institutional factors, INGOs’ characteristics and the socio-cultural context of Vietnam. The research methods used were literature analysis and semi-structured interviews. It was concluded that, during post Doi Moi era, due to the dire need for resources to eliminate poverty and further integration to global economy, the Vietnamese state has employed multiple strategies to exploit resources from INGOs. At the same time, it managed to keep INGOs under close surveillance to make sure no organizations outside of state umbrella are able to challenge its legitimacy. Among the multiple tactics deployed by the state, the most crucial ones are the required link with local non-governmental organizations in the areas of INGOs’ choice, and the excessive amount of regulatory frameworks that INGO have to adhere to. Since mostly all local NGOs assigned to INGOs are an extension of the state’s apparatus, the mass organizations, this negatively affects autonomy of overseas non-state actors, as well as the growth of a genuine independent civil society in Vietnam. Local civil society actors play the most important role in promoting participatory governance and democratization (Uphoff, 1986), thus the slowdown in its development bears adverse implications on the path to better governance in Vietnam. Furthermore, if INGOs are in partnership with the closely state- elated agencies, their contribution to the expansion of democratic freedom and the changing dynamics of governance in Vietnam will not be substantial. |
| Supervisor | Ana García Juanatey, Evelyne Patrizia Huebscher |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/tran_quyen.pdf |
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