TTLA: Minh Mang's political and social ideology and its influence on the Vietnamese feudal regime under the Nguyen Dynasty

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Phan Thi Thu Hang   

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: November 2, 1986

4. Place of birth: Nghe An

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 5658/QD-SDH, dated November 17, 2008 of the Director of Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Minh Mang's socio-political ideology and its influence on the Vietnamese feudal regime under the Nguyen Dynasty

8. Major: CNDVBC&CNDVLS Code: 62.22.80.05

10. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Do Thi Hoa Hoi

11. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- Approaching from the perspective of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, combined with interdisciplinary methods, the thesis has presented more systematically and clearly the objective and subjective basis for the formation and development of Minh Mang's political and social ideology. In particular, the thesis analyzes more fully the objective conditions and premises of the world, the region and Vietnam along with the analysis of the factors of Minh Mang's life and legacy bearing the subjective mark.

- The thesis has presented and analyzed the basic contents of Minh Mang's political and social ideology: 1. Ideology of governing the country 2. Ideology of perfecting the centralized monarchical state apparatus 3. Ideology of preserving sovereignty and traditional culture against Western influence.

- The thesis analyzed the influence of Minh Mang's political and social ideology on the Nguyen Dynasty feudal regime in fields such as politics, economics, culture, and education.

- The thesis has contributed to evaluating the value and limitations of Minh Mang's political and social thought in the process of Vietnamese ideological history.

12. Practical application:

The thesis can be used as a reference for those interested in the history of Vietnamese thought during the Nguyen Dynasty, contributing to the teaching and research of political and social thought for students, graduate students and those interested in researching the history of philosophy in general, the history of thought and Vietnamese philosophical thought in particular.

13. Further research directions:

- Research on the history of Vietnamese philosophical thought in the 19th century

14. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Phan Thi Thu Hang, Do Thi Hoa Hoi (2009), “Minh Mang's policy towards religion and its significance in Vietnamese history”,Journal of Religious Studies(12), pp. 16 - 25.

2. Phan Thi Thu Hang (2012), "The situation of Minh Mang's ideological research in recent years",Journal of Philosophy(6), pp. 80 - 86.

3. Phan Thi Thu Hang (2013), "Initial approach to Minh Mang's political ideology from the theory of the rule of law state",Proceedings of the International Conference on the Rule of Law: Some Theoretical and Practical Issues, National University Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 99 - 108.

4. Phan Thi Thu Hang, Nguyen Su (2014), “On the relationship between royal power and theocracy in the political and social thought of King Minh Mang from the perspective of cultural heritage”,Cultural Heritage Magazine(2/47), pp. 62 - 65.

5. Phan Thi Thu Hang (2014), "Minh Mang's concept of human morality",Journal of Philosophy(8),pp. 60 - 66.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Phan Thi Thu Hang 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: November 2^nd, 1986 4. Place of birth: Nghe An

5. Admission decision number: 5658/QD-SDH; Dated: November 17^th, 2008 by the President of Vietnam National University – Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Minh Menh's social - political thought and its influence on the Vietnamese Feudal Royal Dynasties under the reign of the Nguyen Kings

8. Major: Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism 9.Code: 62.22.80.05

10. Supervisors: Ass. Pro, Dr. By Thi Hoa Hoi

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

-Approach from dialectical materialism and historical materialism, combined with the interdisciplinary method, the thesis presents a systematic and clear basis for the formation and development of Minh Menh's social - political thought. In particular, the thesis analyzes the conditions more fully and objectively premise of the world, regional and Vietnam, along with an analysis of Minh Menh's life and career.

- The thesis prensent and analyzes the basis content of Minh Menh's social - political thought.

- The thesis explains the influence of Minh Menh's thought on the Nguyen dynasty, expressed in politics, economy, culture and education.

- The thesis contributes to assess the value and limitations of Minh Menh's social - political thought in the history.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

This thesis can be used as reference for studying, research for students, postgraduate students and readers who are deeply concerned about Minh Menh's social - political thought.

13. Further research directions, if any:

Study of the history of Vietnamese philosophical thought in the nineteenth century.

14. Thesis –related publications:

1. Phan Thi Thu Hang, Do Thi Hoa Hoi (2009), “Minh Menh's policy towards religion and its signification in Vietnamese history,Review of Religious Studies(12), pp. 16 - 25.

2. Phan Thi Thu Hang (2012), “The situation of research on Minh Menh's thought in recent years,Reviewof Philosophy(6), pp. 80 - 86.

3. Phan Thi Thu Hang (2013), “Approach on Minh Menh's political thought from the rule of law theory”,Proceedings of the International Conference on the rule of law: Some theoretical issues and practice, Publisher. National University, Hanoi, pp. 99-108.

4. Phan Thi Thu Hang, Nguyen Su (2014), “On the relationship between kingship and theocratic of Minh Mang's social - political thought from the perspective of cultural heritage”,Reviewof Cultural Heritage(2/47), pp. 62-65.

5. Phan Thi Thu Hang (2014), “Minh Mang's concept of the way of the human being ",Reviewof Philosophy(8), pp. 60 - 66.