Tradition and Change in Vietnamese Family Structure in the Red River Delta

One of the key features of Vietnamese family organization is patrilocality—the preference of married couples to coreside with the husband's parents. With data drawn from a retrospective survey of persons in 1,855 households in the largest province in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam, we found that more than 75% of married respondents reported having lived with the grooms' family after marriage. The proportion of newly married couples that follow the patrilocal custom appears to have increased in recent decades, although the average duration of coresidence has declined. Some aspects of modernization, especially nonagricultural occupations and later age at marriage, contribute to a lower incidence of intergenerational coresidence, but the underlying cultural preference to live with the grooms' parents immediately after marriage appears to have become stronger in Vietnam. In contrast to some features of traditional family life that conflict with modernity, intergenerational coresidence can be quite functional in modernizing societies.     

Unsettling research versus activism: how might critical disability studies disrupt traditional research boundaries?

Abstract

This article responds to the call for producing activist-oriented scholarship by engaging with theoretical and methodological approaches that explore the inclusion of women and girls with disabilities in Vietnam. We consider possibilities for connecting different forms of knowledge and activism by reflecting on research practices designed to foster social change. Specifically, we ask: how can critical disability studies be more reflexive about knowledge which privileges particular ways of knowing from the Global North? What alternative possibilities can exist to foster more inclusive and transformative knowledge that tackles systemic forms of oppressions in colonial and postcolonial contexts? Reflecting on an ongoing collaborative project in Vietnam, we argue that critical disability studies which engages with different forms of activism through critical reflections on our privileges can tackle exclusion by opening a new platform for debating social justice transnationally.     

Perception of Climate Risk among Rural Farmers in Vietnam: Consistency within Households and with the Empirical Record

Rural farmers in Vietnamese communes perceive climate risk and potential impacts on livelihood within a complex context that may influence individual and household decisions. In a primary survey of 1,145 residents of the Thach Ha district of Ha Tinh province, we gathered data regarding perception about stability in climate, potential risks to livelihood, demographic characteristics, orientation toward risk, and interest in expanding economic activity. Temporal analysis of meteorological and economic indicator data forms an empirical basis for comparison with human perception. We ask the basic question: Are rural farmers’ perceptions of climate consistent with the historical record and reproducible within households? We find that respondents do perceive climate anomalies, with some anchoring on recent extreme events as revealed by climate observational data, and further that spouses disproportionately share perceptions relative to randomly simulated pairings. To put climate‐related risk perception in a larger context, we examine patterns across a range of risks to livelihood faced by farmers (livestock disease, pests, markets, health), using dimension reduction techniques. We find that our respondents distinguish among potential causes of low economic productivity, with substantial emphasis on climate‐related impacts. They do not express uniform concern across risks, but rather average patterns reveal common modes and distinguish climate concern. Still, among those expressing concern about climate‐related risks to livelihood we do not find an association with expressed intention to pursue changes in economic activity as a risk management response.     

脆弱而短暂的缓和——1975至1978年的越南与东盟关系

1975至1978年,出于各自利益和现实需要的考虑,长期敌视的越南与东盟关系迅速实现了缓和。但是,由于双方推行缓和的目的存在巨大差异,注定了此次缓和不可避免地具有脆弱性和短暂性。     

越南教育信息系统管理现状及发展对策研究

从越南教育信息系统管理的组织结构,设施建设以及管理运行机制的角度出发,通过利用统计数据以及管理模型等有效方法,分析越南教育信息系统管理现状。越南教育信息管理系统在对网络信息安全、教学资源、基础数据库等方面的建设处于薄弱环节。本文通过对越南教育信息系统人力管理,资源管理以及其他管理模型的研究分析了越南信息系统管理目前存在的问题,并对该系统管理的改进提出解决方案和建议,从而达到完善越南教育信息系统管理的目的。     

美国媒体在世纪初战争中的作为和立场分析——与越战对比

2004年以来,美国媒体报道的军方虐囚丑闻至今未曾停息。媒体在世纪初战争中的这一表现与40年前在越战中的表现有一定的相似性,但是由于时代背景和战争对手的不同,媒体的战争表现存在一定的差异。笔者试图从媒体的报道方式、战争对手的形象建构、媒体在战争中的能动性以及报道立场这四个方面将二者作对比,分析其中的异同,并由此预测,美国媒体在下一场战争中形成大规模反战论调的可能性不大。     

滇越边民跨国流动与社会稳定研究——基于国家、地方与边民的视角

血缘关系使滇越边民频交簌往在中越两国边境,影响着国家疆域的巩固和边疆民族社会秩序的稳定。国家安边守土的治国思路,使边民得到惠施的同时,也为边商创造了跨境从商的机会。边商的边境从商行为又为两地边民务工创设下良好环境,进而泛化滇越边民的跨国越境行为,滇越边境的正常社会秩序面临更大挑战。维稳滇越边境关键在于国家、地方和边民三者之间构织起一个有序的会通和并接环境。     

越南当前经济发展中的热点问题

越南经济在过去的8年中实现了前所未有的快速增长。然而,持续8年的快速增长也导致了贸易逆差扩大、通货膨胀压力增大、经济过热等问题。越南经济目前确实面临着困难,但它并未陷入金融危机。越南的经济问题,归根到底就是经济过热。越南政府为控制通胀水平采取的宏观调控措施正在起作用,越南的经济正在逐渐好转。但是就目前来看还难以断言越南的经济已经摆脱困境。在国内通货膨胀率仍居高位,贸易逆差仍然较大,国际油价和原材料价格继续上涨,通货膨胀继续蔓延的背景下,如何在控制通货膨胀和发展经济中求取平衡,这将是越南政府面临的巨大考验。     

越南经济金融状况分析及展望

2008年是越南经济动荡的一年。通货膨胀和贸易赤字激增,随后发生逆转;经济增长放缓,预计2009年将进一步缓和,2010年将开始回升。预计这两年通货膨胀将相对较低,经常账户赤字预计在2009年有所扩大而在2010年将缩小。主要的短期挑战来自于限制经济增长减缓的同时,保持财政和经常账户赤字处于可控之中。从中期来看,政府需在加速推动增长同时又不能引发通货膨胀和使经常账户赤字扩大。     

云南企业参与越南项目的SWOT分析和PROT研究

近年来,云南企业参与越南项目越来越多,但均未达到预期目标,其潜力有待发掘。通过探讨越南本地情况以及云南企业情况,进行SWOT分析,对云南企业和越南的投资环境进行四方面的分析,并根据分析结果,提出云南企业参与越南项目的对策,包括潜在投资领域、参与项目融资方式及参与项目方式,尤其推荐采用PROT模式参与越南投资。