1. Full name of doctoral candidate: NGUYEN VAN SON
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: August 30, 1990
4. Place of birth: Bac Giang
5. Decision on admission of doctoral students: Decision No. 2949/2021/QD-XHNV-DT dated December 28, 2021, of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes during the training process (if any): Before the thesis defense, the title was: "Vietnam's International Cooperation in the Prevention and Control of the Covid-19 Pandemic from 2019 to the present"; After the thesis defense, with feedback from the council, the title of the doctoral candidate was changed to: "Vietnam's International Cooperation in the Prevention and Control of the Covid-19 Pandemic (2019 - 2023)".
7. Thesis title: Vietnam's international cooperation in combating the Covid-19 pandemic (2019 - 2023).
8. Major: International Relations
9. Code: 9310601.01
10. Scientific supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hoang Khac Nam and Dr. Le Lena.
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
- Research Objective: This thesis clarifies the current state of Vietnam's international cooperation with the WHO, ASEAN, several major countries, and vaccine diplomacy in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic (2019-2023). Based on this, the thesis proposes several policy recommendations for Vietnam in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in particular, and other dangerous infectious pandemics that may emerge in the future.
- Research subject: Vietnam's international cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic (2019-2023).
- Research methods:
The dissertation employs a comprehensive range of research methods, primarily including the analytical-synthetic method; the comparative method; the foreign policy analysis method; the international cooperation analysis method; the historical and logical method; and the case study method.
- Main results and new contributions of the thesis:
Based on the selective adoption and development of the achievements of related research works both domestically and internationally, with an international relations approach, this dissertation is a new, in-depth, and systematic research work on Vietnam's international cooperation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic (2019-2023), with the following contributions:
- The dissertation presents several concepts and theories related to "Vietnam's International Cooperation in Combating the Covid-19 Pandemic". These concepts include: pandemic, epidemic, Covid-19 pandemic, non-traditional security, and international cooperation. Regarding international relations theories, liberalism, realism, and constructivism are the main theories used by the doctoral candidate in this dissertation research.
- The dissertation also makes certain contributions to the theoretical and practical research on the necessity of cooperation among actors in international relations in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- This thesis provides an overview of Vietnam's international cooperation in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic from 2019 to May 5, 2023, with the WHO, ASEAN, China, the US, Japan, India, etc., and the practical aspects of Vietnam's vaccine diplomacy.
- This dissertation presents an assessment of the achievements and limitations in Vietnam's international cooperation in combating the Covid-19 pandemic from 2019 to May 5, 2023. Based on this, the doctoral candidate offers several policy recommendations to promote Vietnam's international cooperation in combating the Covid-19 pandemic in particular, and other potentially dangerous pandemics in the future.
12. Future research directions: Vietnam's international cooperation in combating non-traditional security issues.
13. Publications related to the dissertation:
13.1. Nguyen Van Son (2022), “The Covid-19 Pandemic in Southeast Asia and the Role of Vietnam”, Jindal Journal of International Affairs - December 2022 Issue 6, Volume 2, pp. 59-80.
13.2. Nguyen Van Son (2023), “Joining asean - important historical timeline of Vietnam's multiplayer foreign strategy”, 17th NEU-KKU international conference: socio-economic and environmental issues in development, pp. 1836- 1845.
13.3. Nguyen Van Son (2023), “Vietnam-Cambodia Cooperation in the Health Sector from 1991 to the Present”, Journal of Political Theory (Electronic), http://lyluanchinhtri.vn/home/index.php/quoc-te/item/5108-hop-tac-viet-nam-campuchia-trong-linh-vuc-y-te-tu-nam-1991-toi-nay.html.
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name of PhD student: NGUYEN VAN SON
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: August 30, 1990
4. Place of birth: Bac Giang Province
5. Decision on recognition of doctoral students: Decision No. 2949/2021/QD-XHNV-DT dated December 28, 2021 of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process (if any): Before defending the outline: “Vietnam's international cooperation in preventing and combating the Covid-19 pandemic from 2019 to present”; After defending the outline, thanks to the feedback of the council, the research topic title was changed to: “Vietnam's international cooperation in preventing the Covid-19 pandemic (2019 -2023)”.
7. Dissertation title: Vietnam's international cooperation in preventing the Covid-19 pandemic (2019 -2023)
8. Major: International Relations
9. Code: 9310601.01
10. Scientific supervisor: Prof.-Ph.D.Hoang Khac Nam and Ph.D.Le Lena.
11. Summary of the new results of the thesis:
- Purpose of the thesis: The thesis clarifies the current status of Vietnam's international cooperation with WHO, ASEAN, some major countries, and vaccine diplomacy activities in preventing the Covid-19 pandemic (2019 -2023). From there, the thesis provides a number of policy recommendations for Vietnam in preventing the Covid-19 pandemic in particular and dangerous infectious pandemics that may appear in the future.
- Object of research of the thesis: Vietnam's international cooperation in preventing the Covid-19 pandemic (2019 -2023).
- Methods: The thesis applies a synthesis of research methods: the synthesis analysis method; comparison method; foreign policy analysis method; international cooperation analysis method; historical and logical methods; and case study methods.
- New contributions of the thesis:
Based on selectively absorbing and developing the achievements of related research works both at home and abroad, with an approach to international relations, the thesis is a new, in-depth, and systematic research work on Vietnam's international cooperation in preventing the Covid-19 pandemic (2019 -2023), including the following contributions:
+ Firstly, the thesis points out and analyzes the theoretical and practical basis of factors considered to be the main factors affecting Vietnam's international cooperation in the context of Covid-19 pandemic.
+ Second, the thesis analyzes and evaluates the current state of international cooperation between Vietnam and ASEAN and between Vietnam and some large countries and some international organizations in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
+ Third, based on the assessment of Vietnam's international cooperation results, the thesis proposes a number of recommendations to promote and deepen Vietnam's international cooperation relations and activities with international partners in the coming time. In addition to the contents related to preventing the Covid-19 pandemic, there are also dangerous pandemics that may appear in the future (disease X).
12. Further research directions: Vietnam's international cooperation in preventing non-traditional security issues.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
13.1. Nguyen Van Son (2022), “The Covid-19 Pandemic in Southeast Asia and the Role of Vietnam”, Jindal Journal of International Affairs - December 2022 Issue 6, Volume 2, pp. 59-80.
13.2. Nguyen Van Son (2023), “Joining asean - important historical timeline of Vietnam's multiplayer foreign strategy”, 17th NEU-KKU international conference: socio-economic and environmental issues in development, pp. 1836- 1845.
13.3. Nguyen Van Son (2023), “Vietnam - Cambodia cooperation in the field of health from 1991 to present”, Political theory Online Journal, http://lyluanchinhtri.vn/home/index.php/quoc-te/item/5108-hop-tac-viet-nam-campuchia-trong-linh-vuc-y-te-tu-nam-1991-toi-nay.html.
