TTLV: The Arab Spring Uprising in Egypt: Causes, Developments, Impacts, and Future Trends

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN THI DUNG; 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 8, 1990

4. Place of birth: Hai Duong

5. Decision on student admission No. 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Thesis title: The Arab Spring Upheaval in Egypt: Causes, Developments, Impacts, and Future Trends.

7. Major: International Relations; 8. Code: 60310206.

9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Tran Thi Lan Huong, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of African and Middle Eastern Studies, Institute of African and Middle Eastern Studies.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- The objective of this thesis is to understand, analyze, and evaluate the current situation, causes, and impacts of the socio-political crisis in Egypt since 2011. From this, it aims to predict the development trends of Egypt after the Arab Spring.

- To achieve the overall objective above, this thesis aims to pursue the following specific goals:

+ Systematizing the general issues concerning the Arab Spring in North Africa and the Middle East in general, and Egypt in particular.

+ Based on an understanding of Egypt in general, the North Africa-Middle East region in particular, and the volatile situation there, this thesis will focus on researching the causes of political and social upheaval in Egypt and its impact on the overall situation in the region, internationally, and on Vietnam.

Finally, based on an analysis of the new international and regional context in the second decade of the 21st century, this study offers some predictions and assessments of Egypt's development trends after the Arab Spring. It also explores the lessons that Vietnam can learn from the experience of the political and social crisis in Egypt.

11. Practical applications:

- In terms of theory: The topic provides information about the geographical location, demographic characteristics, ethnic groups, and all the basic information about Egypt in a fairly comprehensive manner.

- In practice:

• The topic involves systematizing information and providing analyses, observations, and assessments of political and social changes in Egypt in particular, and the Arab Spring in general;

• The topic also analyzes the impacts of the Arab Spring on Egypt's international relations with countries in the region and around the world during this period;

• Based on the analysis and assessment of socio-political changes in Egypt in particular and the Middle East and North Africa region in general, this study has drawn lessons for Vietnam from the Arab Spring.

12. Future research directions:

– International relations in the post-Egyptian Middle East

– New strategies of major world powers in the post-Egyptian Middle East era.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: NGUYEN THI DUNG 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: May 8, 1990 4. Place of birth: Hai Duong, Vietnam.

5. Admission decision number: 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated 28^thDecember 2012

6. Official thesis title: The Arab Spring in Egypt: Causes, Situation, Impacts and Development trends.

7. Major: International Relations 8. Code: 60310206

9. Supervisors: Dr. TRAN THI LAN HUONG, Institute for Africa and Middle East Studies.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- On research tasks: The main aim of the thesis is to analyze and assess the situation, causes and impacts of the political and social crisis in since 2011. Since then, forecasts the development trend of Egypt after the Arab Spring movements.

- To this end, it will focus on the following tasks:

+ The thesis systemizes the information on the political and social unrest in the Arab Spring in general and Egypt in particular.

+ This research which is done on the background of learning about North

Africa and Middle East in general and Egypt in particular, and the turmoil in this area will concentrate on figuring out the causes of the political – social changes in Egypt and its impact on the region, world power and Vietnam.

+ Finally, on the basis of analysis of the international context and the new area in the 2nd decade of the twenty-first century, the thesis would give a prediction and assessment of the development trend in Egypt after Arab Spring. And withdrawing lessons for Vietnam from the current situation in Egypt.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

– On theoretical aspect: The thesis aims at providing information about the geographic, demographic, ethnic feature and other general characteristics of Egypt.

– On a practical aspect:

+ The thesis systemizes the information and provides analysis and assessments on the political and social unrest in Egypt in particular and the Arab Spring in general.

+ It also analyzes the impacts of the Arab Spring on international relations of Egypt with other countries in the region and world power.

+ Based on these analyses, the thesis withdraws some lessons for Vietnam from the current situation of the Arab Spring.

12. Further research directions, if any:

– International relations in the Middle East in the post Egypt era.

– New Strategies of world power the post Egypt era.