TTLA: The issue of secular state in Vietnam in the process of reforming religious policies and guidelines

Author name: Vu Thi Minh Thang

Thesis title:The issue of secular state in Vietnam in the process of reforming religious policies and guidelines

Dissertation field: Political Science

Major: Political Science Code: 62 31 02 01

Name of the postgraduate training unit: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

1. Purpose and research objects of the thesis

- Purpose: To clarify the model of secular state implemented in Vietnam, the theory and movement of religious policies and practices and the current religious force field in Vietnam.

- Subject: The secular state in Vietnam today, considered simultaneously from many aspects: theoretical issues, ideal models and realistic models in the process of innovation in religious policies and guidelines.

2. Research methods used

Logical method, historical method, analytical method, comparative method and some interdisciplinary approaches

3. Main results and conclusions

3.1. Main results

- Contribute to clarifying the issue of secular state in Vietnam, both in theory and practice.

- Propose a description of the contemporary Vietnamese religious landscape from the perspective of political analysis.

3.2. Conclusion

The secular state is in the process of continuous improvement in Vietnam within the broader framework of the socialist rule of law state along with the process of innovation in religious policies and guidelines.

SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS

The author's name: Vu Thi Minh Thang

Thesis title:The question of secular state in the process of religious policies and renovation guidelines in Vietnam

Scientific branch of the thesis: Politics

Major: Politics Code: 62 31 02 01

The name of postgraduate training institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University in Hanoi

1. Thesis purpose and objectives

- Purpose: The thesis aims at clarifying the secular state model implemented in Vietnam, the theoretical framework and movement of the religious policies and practices, and the current religious field in Vietnam

- Objectives: The secular state in Vietnam today in different dimensions: theoretical issues, ideal models and realistic models in the process of religious policies and guidelines renovation in Vietnam

2. Research methods

Logical analysis, historical review, analytical methods, comparative methods and some interdisciplinary approaches.

3. Major results and conclusion

3.1.The major results

- Contribute to clarifying the question of secular state in Vietnam, both in theory and practice.

- Propose a description of the contemporary Vietnamese religious landscape from the perspective of political analysis.

3.2. Conclusions

The secular state is in a continuous improvement process in Vietnam in the wider context of the socialist rule-of-law state, along with the process of religious policies and guidelines renovation.