The emergence of social media and the green public sphere in Vietnam

Abstract

This research investigates the emergence of social media and the green public sphere in Vietnam. It explores the multifaceted impacts of social media on green perspectives on politics, economics and society; and discusses five themes relating to the green public sphere in Vietnamese context: (i) why social media enables the formulation of the green public sphere; (ii) how social media and Vietnamese journalism has covered green issues; (iii) the roles of different groups of stakeholders in the green public sphere in Vietnam; (iv) political changes; and (v) changes in journalism under the impacts of the green public sphere.