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Resilience of the communist party of Vietnam's authoritarian regime since Doi Moi
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Abstract Unlike communist parties in the former Soviet Union and Eastern and Central Europe, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has overcome crises to remain in power for the last 30 years and will most likely continue ruling in the coming decades. Strategies and tactics undertaken by the CPV are found to ... view more
Unlike communist parties in the former Soviet Union and Eastern and Central Europe, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has overcome crises to remain in power for the last 30 years and will most likely continue ruling in the coming decades. Strategies and tactics undertaken by the CPV are found to be identical to those canvassed in the extant literature on the durability of authoritarian regimes around the world. The present paper argues that the CPV's regime has been resilient thus far because it has successfully restored and maintained public trust, effectively constrained its opposition at home, and cleverly reduced external pressures. To support this argument, the analysis electively focuses on four aspects: (1) economic performance, (2) political flexibility, (3) repression of the opposition, and (4) expansion of international relations.... view less
Keywords
international relations; Vietnam; Asia; opposition; the public; politics; economy; Southeast Asia; authoritarianism; confidence; communist party; flexibility
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 31-55
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 35 (2016) 2
Issue topic
30 years Doi Moi
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; reviewed