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Quality of Teaching Political Theory to Non-specialized Students at the Academy of Journalism and Communication: Reality and Recommendation

News Monday, 09:00 10-05-2021

Surveying and evaluating the quality of teaching political theory in non-specialized majors is the task assigned by the Ministry of Education and Training to education institutions, which are specialized and not specialized in political theory. As the key university in the national education system, the Academy of Journalism and Communication (AJC) was selected by the Ministry of Education and Training for the pilot program of teaching political theory. With the view to evaluate preliminary achievements of pilot program of teaching political theory in non-specialized majors at AJC, the article identifies the reality of teaching political theory in non-specialized majors based on the survey in 2018-2019. Based on the findings, the authors propose some recommendations to innovate the improve the curriculum of political theory at higher education institutions in general and at AJC in particular.


Source: Journal of Political Theory and Communications, no 11 (2019).

Mai Duc Ngoc - Nguyen Thi Huong

Assoc. Prof. Dr., Academy of Journalism and Communication - Dr., Academy of Journalism and Communication

A theoretical framework to Vietnam's paradiplomacy making and implementation

Abstract: Paradiplomacy, or subnational diplomacy, has become an increasingly significant dimension of international relations in the context of globalization and decentralization. In Vietnam, local diplomacy plays a vital role in the realization of the country’s foreign policy objectives, particularly in linking security, development, and international position. This article develops a theoretical framework for understanding how Vietnam formulates and implements paradiplomatic policies. It adopts a policy analysis approach based on the “ends–means–ways” and linear model, adapted to the Vietnamese political-administrative context. The framework emphasizes both vertical coordination (top-down guidance from the central level) and horizontal interaction (bottom-up initiatives from provinces and cities), reflecting the hybrid nature of Vietnam’s paradiplomacy as both a delegated and an autonomous practice within the unified foreign policy system.