The role of development agencies in EU development cooperation in Vietnam: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

This thesis examines how political vision of the EU Vietnam partnership is constructed by the Vietnamese government through the media coverage of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement ( PCA and the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement ( EVFTA )). It aims to contribute to the literature by drawing a connection between Vietnam's political vision about its partnership with the EU and the coverage of those two agreements in the media through a discourse analysis of a wide range of data from various news agencies and organizations. The thesis uses Goffman 's theory of frame analysis to identify the main discourse and language used in the media coverage. The findings of this thesis provide a useful contribution to the literature on the topic and suggest possible directions for further research.