TTLA: Ideological movements in political parties in Vietnam in modern times

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Truong Thi Bich Hanh   

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 8, 1982

4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students: No. 3676/QD-SDH dated October 28, 2009 of the Director of Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in training process: no

7. Thesis topic name:Ideological movements in political parties in Vietnam in modern times

8. Major: Modern and contemporary Vietnamese history Code: 62.22.54.05

9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Xanh, Professor, Dr. Pham Hong Tung

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- Collect and systematize primary and secondary sources of documents on political parties in Vietnam in the modern period; exploit new documents, especially leaflet documents.

- New approach: combining theories of political science in studying the history of political parties in Vietnam.

- Provide a definition of political party suitable to specific historical conditions in modern Vietnam.

- Recreate the process of formation of political parties in Vietnam in modern times.

- Clarifying the main features in the ideological movement of political parties in Vietnam from after World War I (1914-1919) to before 1930 and from 1930 to before the August Revolution in 1945 in Vietnam.

Clarifying the political nature of each political party. This is the key to decoding successes and failures; determining the position and role of each organization in the struggle for national independence and social progress in Vietnam. From there, the thesis contributes to a more complete understanding of modern Vietnamese history in terms of political ideology.

11. Practical application:

The thesis can be used as a reference for research and teaching related to modern Vietnamese history.

The research results of the thesis can be used as reference material for Party building and political system innovation in Vietnam today.

12. Further research directions:

- Vietnamese political parties (1945-1975)

- Political parties in the Vietnamese political system in modern and contemporary times.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Truong Thi Bich Hanh (2011), “Learn more about Nguyen Ai Quoc with the Colonial Union and the Union of Oppressed Peoples”,Party History Magazine(252), pp. 16-18.

Truong Thi Bich Hanh (2012), “Nguyen Ai Quoc and political organizations on the journey to find a way to save the country”,Ho Chi Minh and the path of national liberation, National Political Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 87-99.

Truong Thi Bich Hanh (2014),“The process of perfecting the Party's thinking on the path to national liberation (1930-1945)”,Journal of Theoretical Education(215), pp. 62-64, 68.

Truong Thi Bich Hanh (2014), "Contribution to the discussion on the Indochinese Communist Party and political parties in the movement for people's livelihood and democracy (1936-1939)",Party History Magazine(287), pp. 45-50.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Research Student: Truong Thi Bich Hanh 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 20, 1981 4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Admission decision number: 3676/QD-SĐH dated October 28, 2009 by President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Ideological Transformation in Political Parties in Modern Vietnamese History

8. Major:Modern and Contemporary Vietnamese History9. Code: 62.22.54.05

10. Supervisors: Associate Professor Pham Xanh, Professor Pham Hong Tung

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Has collected and systematized the primary sources and secondary sources on political parties in Vietnam;

- Has a new approach: combining the theory of political science in the study of political history in Vietnam;

- Has given a definition of political party which is accordant with the specific conditions of modern Vietnamese history;

- Has re-appeared the process of establishment of political parties in modern Vietnamese history;

- Has clarified the ideological transformation process of political parties from the end of World War I (1914-1918) to 1930; and from 1930 to the August Revolution in 1945 in Vietnam;

- Has clarified the political nature of each political party. This is the key to decrypt successes and failures; locate the position and role of each organization in the struggle for national independence and social progress in Vietnam. Since then, the thesis has contributed to more full awareness of modern Vietnamese history in terms of political ideology.

12. Practical applicability:

- This thesis can be references to the research and teaching related to the modern history of Vietnam;

- The research results of this thesis can be references to the work of building the Party and political system innovation in Vietnam nowadays.

13. Further research direction, if any:

- The political parties in Vietnam (1945-1975)

- The parties in the political system of Vietnam in modern and comtemporary history.

14. Thesis - related publications:

Truong Thi Bich Hanh (2011), "Learn more about the Nguyen Ai Quoc with Association of Colonies and Association of Oppressed People",Journal of Party History(252), pp. 16-18.

Truong Thi Bich Hanh (2012), "Nguyen Ai Quoc and political organizations on the journey to the independence",Ho Chi Minh with the path of national liberation, National Political Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 87-99.

Truong Thi Bich Hanh (2014), "The process of completing the Party's thinking on the path of national liberation (1930-1945)",Journal of Educational Theory(215), pp. 62-64, 68.

Truong Thi Bich Hanh (2014), "Contribution to discuss about the Indochinese Communist Party with the political parties in the campaign for the people's livelihood and democracy (1936-1939)",Journal of Party History(287), pp. 45-50.