TTLA: International Relations of the Vietnamese Muslim Community

1. Full name of doctoral candidate: TRAN THI MINH THU 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 27, 1977 4. Place of birth: Ha Nam, Vietnam

5. Decision No. 3684/2015/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2015, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis Title: International Relations of the Vietnamese Muslim Community

8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 62 31 02 06

10. Scientific supervisor: Prof. Dr. Do Quang Hung

11. Summarize thenew resultsof the thesis:

- The dissertation has provided a theoretical and practical basis for the international relations of the Vietnamese Muslim community by clarifying the characteristics and role of Islam in various aspects of social life, especially in international relations; and by analyzing the foreign policy of Vietnam and Muslim countries related to Islam.

- The thesis clarifies the current state of international relations of the Vietnamese Muslim community in two regions with a high concentration of Muslim believers: Southeast Asia and the Middle East - North Africa.

- Based on the research results, the thesis provides observations and assessments through an analysis of the impact of Vietnam's Muslim community's international relations on political and social fields, pointing out the challenges to the international relations of Vietnam's Muslim community. Based on this, the thesis offers policy recommendations for Vietnam regarding the international relations of Vietnam's Muslim community in the areas of religious diplomacy and state management.

- This dissertation contributes to the theoretical basis for analyzing the international relations of non-state actors, namely religious organizations, and helps to supplement the arguments in formulating Vietnam's foreign policy in general, and its foreign policy on religion in particular.

12. Practical applications:

- The thesis suggests several highly feasible solutions to help relevant agencies improve the effectiveness and efficiency of religious diplomacy and state management of religion in Vietnam in the context of current international integration.

- This dissertation contributes to systematizing and updating documents on the international relations of the global Muslim community and Vietnam; it will serve as a reference source for training and research in international relations, especially for those interested in non-traditional security issues and religion in international relations.

13. Future research directions: Continue research on the international relations of the Vietnamese Muslim community and expand research on the international relations of religious organizations in Vietnam.

14. Published works related to the dissertation:

1. Tran Minh Thu (2014), “External activities of the Vietnamese Muslim community - Issues raised in state management work”,Journal of Religious Affairs(9), pp.18-21.
2. Duong Ngoc Tan, Tran Thi Minh Thu (Co-editors) (2015),Islamic studies and Islam in Vietnam,Religious Publishing House, Hanoi.
3. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2018), “Türkiye - A Perspective from the World Minority Muslim Summit”,Journal of Religious Affairs(5), pp. 52-54.
4. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2018), “Integration of the Vietnamese Muslim community in Southeast Asia,Journal of Religious Affairs(12), pp.10-13.
5. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2018), “Regulations on Halal certification of some countries and the establishment of Halal certification centers in Vietnam”,Proceedings of the International Conference: Eastward Policies of African and Middle Eastern Countries and the Potential for Cooperation with Vietnam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
6. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2018), “Halal product certification in the export of Vietnamese goods to the markets of Muslim countries”,Journal of African and Middle Eastern Studies(11), pp. 57-60.
7. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2019), "The Vietnamese Muslim Community and the Foreign Policy of Muslim Countries in the Middle East - North Africa Region".Journal of Religious Affairs(10), pp. 9-13.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: TRAN THI MINH THU 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 27, 1977 4. Place of birth: Ha Nam, Vietnam

5. Admission decision number: No.3684/2015/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2015 of the Principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: International Relations of Vietnam Muslim Community

8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 62 31 02 06

10. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. By Quang Hung

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis::

- The Thesis provides the theoretical and practical basis of international relations of Vietnam Muslim community through clarifying the characteristics and role of Islam in all fields of social life, especially in the international relationship; analyzing the Islam-related foreign policies of Vietnam and Islamic countries.

- The Thesis clarifies the current status of international relations of Vietnam Muslim community in the 2 areas densely inhabited by Muslims including Southeast Asia and the Middle East – North Africa.

- From the research results, the Thesis has made comments on opinions and judgments by analyzing the impact of the international relations of Vietnam Muslim community on the political and social fields, pointing out the challenges to international relations of Vietnam Muslim community. On that basis, the Thesis provides the policy recommendations related to the international relations of Vietnam Muslim community on the aspects of religious relations and State management.

- The Thesis provides additional theoretical basis for the analysis of international relations of the religious non-state actors, contributes to supplementing more arguments in Vietnam's foreign policy making in general, religious foreign policy in particular.

12. Practical applicability:

- The Thesis suggests some highly feasible solutions to help the relevant agencies improve the effectiveness and efficiency in the international relations of religious organizations as well as in the state management of religion in Vietnam in the current context of international integration.

- The Thesis contributes to systematizing and updating the documents on international relations of the Muslim community in the world and in Vietnam; and will be a reference source for training and research on international relations, especially for those who are concerned about non-traditional security, and religion in international relations.

13. Further research directions:

Continue to study international relations of the Vietnam Muslim community and expand research on international relations of religious organizations in Vietnam.

14. Theses related publications:

1. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2014), “International relations of Vietnam Muslim Community - Issues in state management”,Religious Affairs Magazine(9), pp. 18-21.
2. Duong Ngoc Tan, Tran Thi Minh Thu (Co-editor) (2015),Islamic Studies and Islam in Vietnam,Religion Publishing House, Hanoi.
3. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2018), “Turkey – Perspective from the “World Muslim Minorities Summit”,Religious Affairs Magazine(5), pp. 52-54.
4. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2018), “Integration of Vietnam Muslim Community in Southeast Asia”,Religious Affairs Magazine(12), pp.10-13.
5. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2018), “Regulations on Halal certification of some countries and the establishment of Halal certification center in Vietnam”,Proceedingsof the International Conference on: Look East policy ofAfrican and Middle Eastern countries and possibility of cooperation with Vietnam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
6. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2018), “Certification of Halal products in the export of Vietnamese goods to Islamic countries”,Journal ofournal of Africa and Middle East Studies(11), pp. 57-60.
7. Tran Thi Minh Thu (2019), “Vietnam Muslim Community with foreign policy of the Islamic countries in the Middle East - North Africa”,Religious Affairs Magazine(10), pp. 9-13.