Photos: SDN Event in Hanoi
Here some of the photos I took in Hanoi, in February 2015, during Democracy and Development models in Asia Democracy and Development models in Asia: Theory and Practice, an International Conference organised by the Sydney Democracy Network (University of Sydney) and the Social Science University of Hanoi (Hanoi, Vietnam 5-6/2/2015) – All photos were taken by me (except those where I am present)
Democracy and Development Models in Asia: theory or practice
A two-day workshop, held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 5-6, 2015, is co-organized by Vietnam National University – specifically its University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Hanoi, Vietnam) – and the Sydney Democracy Network at the University of Sydney (Australia). It was Vietnam’s first international workshop focusing specifically on the topic of democracy, its theory, and practices.
Photos by Giovanni Navarria
Day 1 – Thursday, 5 February 2015
8:45 am – 9:00 am: Arrival, registration and refreshments
9:00 am – 9:45 am: Introduction to the workshop
Chair: Hai Hong Nguyen
Quang Minh Pham (USSH) and John Keane (SDN – Opening remarks)
Pham Quang Minh (USSH-VNU-Hanoi) From economic liberalization to political democratization: The case of Vietnam
Jean-Paul Gagnon (Australian Catholic University) Deciding on democracy: the Asian context, or Yes, the case can be made for Asian democratic theory and practice
9:45 am – 10:45 am: Asia and democracy
Chair: Giovanni Navarria
John Keane (Sydney Democracy Network) Contemporary Threats to Indigenous Asian Democracies
Do Duc Minh (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences) Democracy and human rights in the evolution of history
Nguyen Than Tung (Department of Political Science, USSH) Towards a Southeast Asian democracy
10:45 am – 11:00 am: morning tea
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Democracy in Vietnam, session 1
Chair: Luu Minh Van
Hoang Chi Bao (Central Theoretical Committee, CPV) Implementation of democracy and promotion of the rights of people in the context of renovation and international integration of Vietnam
Luu Van Sung (Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy) Improving the democratic institutions in today’s Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Diep (Department of Political Science, USSH) Implementing Ho Chi Minh’s ideology on democracy
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Democracy in Vietnam, session 2
Chair: J Prabhash
Kim Huynh (Australian National University) Visions of harmonious inequality: The union of rich and poor in Vietnamese politics and television
Luu Minh Van (Department of Political Science, USSH) The role of civil society in implementing democracy in Vietnam
Caitlin Wyndham (Central European University) Social movements as democratic practice in Vietnam
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: lunch
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Perspectives on democracy in Asia
Chair: Jean-Paul Gagnon
J Prabhash (University of Kerala, India) The ‘mediated’ public sphere and deliberative democracy in India
Kwanhu Lee (Sogang University, South Korea) Representative democracy and Confucian political thought
Pham Van Thuy (Department of History, USSH) Indonesia’s models of democracy: 1945-2014
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Political institutions and democracy, session 1
Chair: Nguyen Van Thang
Lai Quoc Khanh (Deputy chair, Department of Political Science, USSH) Experience in anti-corruption in Singapore and implications for Vietnam
Nguyen Dang Dung (Faculty of Law, VNU-Hanoi) Political institutions of Southeast Asian countries
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: afternoon tea
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm: Charisma and communication
Chair: Kwanhu Lee
Nguyen Van Thang (Department of Political Science, USSH) The Role of political communication in promoting democracy in today’s Vietnam
Giovanni Navarria (Sydney Democracy Network) Technology, media and democracy in Asia today
Day 2 – Friday, 6 February 2015
10:00 am – 10:15 am: arrival and morning tea
10:15 am – 11:15 am: Political institutions and democracy, session 2
Chair: Pham Quang Minh
Dinx Xuan Ly (Department of Political Science, USSH) The problem of democracy in Vietnamese constitutions since 1945
Abdul Quddus (International Islamic University of Malaysia) The care-taker system for conducting elections: Bangladesh as a case study
Nguyen Anh Cuong (Department of Political Science, USSH) Agricultural production and social structure and behavioral culture in Southeast Asian countries
11:15 am – 12:15 pm: Democracy in Vietnam, session 3
Chair: Kim Huynh
Pham Thai Viet (Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam) National sovereignty and popular sovereignty
Nguyen Van Vinh (Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy) Democratization in Vietnam in the reform period
Dang Anh Dung (Department of Political Science, USSH) The process of establishment and development of the Vietnam Communist Party’s views on democracy in the stage of innovation
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm: Closing session
Chair: Hai Hong Nguyen
Pham Quang Minh and John Keane – Concluding remarks
12:35 pm – 2:00 pm: Afternoon reception (casual lunch & drinks)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Free tour of Hanoi (entirely voluntary)
Saturday, 7 February 2015
Participants’ departure
Gear used:
Body: Canon EOS 5D Mk III;
Lenses: SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD;
