LookAtVietnam – Professor Thomas Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, arrives in Hanoi on November 6.

Professor Thomas Patterson in an online interview with VietNamNet in August 2008.

Patterson is considered one of the leading political scientists in the US and an expert on American politics and political media.

Returning to Vietnam this time, he will talk with students of the Hanoi-based National University at Nha Trang University about media and Internet trends in the US. He will also talk online with VietNamNet’s readers about the US during President Obama’s term.

In meetings with government officials and the media during his visit to Vietnam last year, the US professor will try to boost mutual understanding between the two countries.

According to Patterson, the US remains very interested in what is happening in Vietnam because Vietnam is part of its history.

Professor Patterson is the author and co-author of many influential books on the US media and the public. His latest book is “The Vanishing Voter”. His book “Out of Order” was granted the Graber Award by the US Political Science Association.

“Out of Order”, according to former US President Bill Clinton, is necessary for any American politician and journalist.

Thao Lam