Researching law & society, political economy & labour in Vietnam.
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[Vietnam Labour Research Portal] What are the most popular topics of labour research in Vietnam, and what are some emerging areas of interest? Please read this post to find out more vietnamlabourstudies.net/pos…
[Vietnam Labour Research Portal] Making the most of academic conferences, and overview of conferences on industrial relations, labour law, and related fields
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[Vietnam Labour Research Portal] Some reflections on social science research in Vietnam (available in English and Vietnamese) vietnamlabourstudies.net/pos…
I've just launched the Vietnam Labour Research Portal as a research directory to the labour scholarship in 🇻🇳across disciplines. Users can search by keywords/topics for scholars, and read our short analyses in "Updates and Insights". Please visit here: vietnamlabourstudies.net/
My book Law and Precarity (CUP, 2023) is now available in paperback with much cheaper price. It explores how law carves out spaces of everyday resistance in Vietnam while perpetuating insecurity and marginalisation. cambridge.org/au/universityp…
Happy to share that Law and Precarity: Legal Consciousness and Daily Survival in Vietnam is published in print and online (20% discount code NGUYEN23). A🧵about the book 1/ bit.ly/3yLQac4
The Asian Law & Society Association (ALSA) has announced call for nominations for various awards in 2025. If you're an ALSA member and published a book or article in 2024, please consider nominating your work alsa.network/awards-competit…
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Glad that I got to share some insights based on my SSHRC-funded research in this piece ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/the-ren…
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Congratulations to Tu Nguyen for an Honourable Mention at the ALSA Distinguished Book Award. Tu was a postdoc in the former Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University. Brava Tu!
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My wife’s (Dr Farhana Afrin Rahman) first book “After the Exodus: Gender and Belonging in Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugee Camps” is now available @CambridgeUP:
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With generous endorsements from Prof @jenniferhyndman, Prof @azeemibrahim, & Prof Firdous Azim.
Please come along to this webinar tomorrow for 3 fascinating presentations on labour precarity and resistance in the ride-hailing industry in Vietnam and Indonesia. Register at bit.ly/GigEcoWebinar
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It is devastating to hear about the loss and hardship of people in Northern Vietnam due to typhoon #Yagi. My thoughts are with you all. The resilience, strength and solidarity of the Vietnamese people are truly inspiring.
With the deepest sympathy and hope.
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The #AsiaInstitute's Professor Vedi Hadiz and Dr Ken M.P. Setiawan, @ArtsUnimelb , helping us better understand political developments in our region!
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Some really fascinating papers on Vietnam changing domestic politics!
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Vietnam passes the new Law on Social Insurance: People who join social insurance system from 1 July 2025 can't withdraw their pension after quitting their jobs, unless they move overseas, have serious illnesses, disabilities, and reduced work capacity.
Please do listen to this podcast in which Angie and I talked about challenges and dilemmas of 🇻🇳's market socialism and harmonious labour relations, including wildcat strikes, minimum wage, social insurance, and of course, precarity.
🎙️PODCAST: #Vietnam's economic expansion has reshaped its labour market creating higher-skilled jobs, but also challenges such as wage stagnation & worker abuse.
With Angie Tran @CSUMB & @TPNguyen90 @ArtsUnimelb; & host Sami Shah, @profactual
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Much of what Angie and I talked about in the podcast was drawn from Angie's book Ties that Bind (2013) (cornellpress.cornell.edu/boo…) and my book Workplace Justice (2019) (link.springer.com/book/10.10…), besides some of our recent works.
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The distinguished Southeast Asianist Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet reviews two books about Vietnamese labor and law: Tu Phuong Nguyen's Law and Precarity: Legal Consciousness and Daily Survival in Vietnam (@CambridgeUP) and...
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ALT The cover of Tu Phuong Nguyen's "Law and Precarity," depicting an unattended street vendor's cart.
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Weekend #longreads: Retirees are turning to the gig economy for extra money, but companies are kicking them off the apps once they reach a certain age
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There's 1 month left to apply for ALSA Junior Scholar Workshop and the main conference to be held in Seoul in December this year!
The Asian Law & Society Association seeks applications for its annual Junior Scholar Workshop, 12 Dec 2024 in Seoul, Korea!
For advanced-stage PhD students, postdocs, faculty in first three years.
Application deadline: June 24!
For details: alsa.network/alsa-meetings
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🔖Freshly published:
Peter Muchlinski and Denis G. Arnold have released their latest research titled "Sweatshops and Labour Law: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Ignoring Labour Law in Developing Countries."
Please Read, Share & Cite.
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