Promoting the people's right to self-governance in the context of international integration.

Professor John Keane from the University of Sydney, Australia, is giving the opening remarks at the conference.

The workshop attracted a large number of scientists from many major Australian universities, including Professor John Keane from the Democracy Network of the University of Sydney; Professor Nguyen Hong Hai from the University of Queensland; Professor Jean Paul Gagnon from the Catholic University of Australia; Dr. Kim Huynh from the Australian National University... On the Vietnamese side, the workshop was attended by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Professor Hoang Chi Bao from the Central Theoretical Council; Professor Luu Van Sung from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics...

The conference provides an opportunity for Vietnamese and international scientists to directly confront, exchange, and discuss important issues surrounding the theme of promoting people's right to self-governance in the context of international integration. The term "flat world" is no longer new, but somewhere, we still see borders hindering the development of nations and humanity. To move towards a sustainable and interconnected world and region, scientists at today's conference should discuss solutions to address existing problems, bring nations closer together, and promote development, emphasized Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh, Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh, Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, is presenting his paper at the conference.

This seminar is also very important because 2015 is a year of many significant events for Vietnam, such as: the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Party; the 40th anniversary of the reunification of the country. The coming period will also see the Vietnamese Communist Party holding its Congress to determine the direction of future development. This will raise many issues for scientists both domestically and internationally to discuss and research.

The workshop lasted two days and included eight sessions of presentations and discussions. The content of the presentations and discussions revolved around the following issues:

The Asian issue and democracy included presentations on: Francis Fulkuyama's challenge to theories of democratization; National sovereignty and popular sovereignty; Democracy and human rights in the course of historical development; Towards a democratic Southeast Asia; From Thailand to Vietnam: The democratization process and its consequences for a developing country.

The issue of Democracy in Vietnam was divided into three sessions, with 15 presentations delivered directly by numerous experts from both within and outside the country. Some of the reports presented at the conference included: Implementing democracy and promoting the people's right to self-governance in Vietnam's reform and international integration; Improving the institutional framework for implementing democracy in Vietnam today; The basis of the political ideology "the people are the foundation" in Vietnam; Civil society and the realization of the people's role as masters of their own destiny...

Dr. Jean Paul Gagnon from the Catholic University of Australia is presenting a paper on the topic "Defining Democracy: The Asian Context".

The discussion session focused on democratic aspects in Asia, with presentations such as: Parliamentary democracy and Confucian political thought; Democratic models in Indonesia, 1945-2014 - From parliamentary democracy to command democracy, Pancasila democracy and new democracy; Singapore's anti-corruption experience and suggestions for Vietnam; Some changes in the political institutions of Southeast Asia.

The topic of political institutions and democracy was divided into two discussion sessions, with approximately 10 presentations. The discussions revolved around several issues such as the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the issue of regime building; the state institutions of ASEAN countries; the ideology of a state of the people, by the people, and for the people from the 1946 Constitution to current practice; agricultural production in relation to the social structure and cultural behavior of Southeast Asia;...

The fifth topic, part of the sixth discussion session, revolved around the issues of media, technology, and democracy. The presentations at the conference focused on topics such as: Technology and the power of looseness: A perspective from China; Journalism and the formation of public space in Vietnam: history and present; Solutions to promote people's ownership rights in the current period of international integration in Vietnam; The role of political media in promoting democracy in Vietnam today;...