National values in Vietnam and the world : new contexts, challenges and opportunities

Abstract

Worldwide, national identities are challenged by fast technological and economic transitions, political polarization and cultural changes. Vietnam is strengthening its national identity by a fascinating multiyear process of national values dialogue. Vietnam’s current socialist model, incorporating a socialist-oriented market economy, a rule-of law socialist state, and a socialist democracy, is looking at the integration of its traditional cultural values with future orientations. This volume includes 32 articles of authors from Vietnam, but also China, Europe and the Philippines. They cover a broad range of topics, from culture to family, from socialism to patriotism, from justice to wealth, from history to international integration. The contributions are the result of the International Conference on “National Values in the New Context”, held in July 2023 in Hanoi