Reddit mentions of Political Dynamics of Grassroots Democracy in Vietnam

There was a fairly recent attempt by opposition groups in the south to get elected but I don't think it worked. Generally people see the Politburo as the key decider of political decision with the national parliament serving largely as a rubber stamp though it has more power then in the past. Saying that there is a wide degree of cynicism surrounding the voting system with the party choosing the candidates and voters going through the motions of voting.

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There been a limited attempt to develop a degree of grassroot democracy as a response to the peasant rebellion of the 90s. Through I don't know a great deal about it and at least in some of the groups it has been outright fraudulent.

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https://www.amazon.com/Political-Dynamics-Grassroots-Democracy-Vietnam/dp/1349954284

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http://sdonline.org/58/grassroots-democracy-in-rural-viet-nam-a-gramscian-analysis/

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Maybe skip to the section called

Relevant ideological, institutional and policy frameworks on grassroots democracy

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to get a relevant overview.

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I have no real good suggestion for where you should start with a discussion of Vietnamese politics but maybe try the first chapter of Politics in Vietnam which is available on libgen but it is perhaps overly academic. Vietnamese politics is famously opaque, fictionalised and corrupt but if you want to discuss recent controversies maybe look at the recent internet bill and the recent crackdown on dissidents.

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https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/01/19/vietnams-draconian-cybersecurity-bill-comes-into-effect

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Probably the best book look introduction to Vietnam is Vietnam: A Rising Dragon by Bill Hayton. The only book that can challenge is the dated Robert Templer’s Shadows and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam.

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Sorry that I couldn't be of more help.