Information on the thesis "The Maritime Security and Defense Policy of the Nguyen Dynasty in the First Half of the 19th Century (1802-1858)" by graduate student Dinh Thi Hai Duong, majoring in Vietnamese History.1. Student's Full Name: Dinh Thi Hai Duong 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: April 1, 1985 4. Place of Birth: Nam Dinh 5. Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 2, 2007, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Maritime Security and Defense Policy of the Nguyen Dynasty in the first half of the 19th century (1802-1858). 8. Specialization: Vietnamese History. Code: 60 22 54 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Van Quan, Department of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 10. Summary of the thesis results: This thesis studies the maritime security and defense policies of the Nguyen dynasty from 1802 to 1858 with the following contents: - Specifically examining the maritime security and defense policies of the Nguyen dynasty from 1802 to 1858, both in written documents and in practice. - Evaluating the policies and their effectiveness in ensuring and maintaining the safety and stability of the coastal and island regions, and in preventing and deterring threats from the sea to national security, sovereignty, and integrity. - Comparing the maritime security and defense policies of the Nguyen dynasty (from 1802 to 1858) with the maritime security and defense policies of pre-Nguyen feudal states and within the global context at that time to provide objective and comprehensive assessments of the policies. - Evaluating policies by analyzing policy changes under each king's reign, from 1802 to 1858. 11. Practical applications: - Serving as a reference document on the topic of national security and defense under the Nguyen Dynasty, specifically on the maritime security and defense of the Nguyen Dynasty and of Vietnamese feudal states in history. - Contributing to providing data for the planning of a long-term maritime strategy for the present and future. 12. Future research directions: - Studying the maritime security and defense policies and exploitation of marine resources of Vietnamese states in history and the present. - Studying the practical activities of exploiting marine resources and protecting islands and seas by Vietnamese people in history and the present. - Studying the relationships between Vietnam's policies and activities in exploiting and protecting islands and seas with countries in the region and around the world. 13. Published works related to the thesis: 1. A preliminary study of the maritime element in Vietnamese culture, in Teaching Vietnamese as a foreign language: theoretical and practical issues, Hanoi National University Publishing House, 2008 (Proceedings of the 2008 International Scientific Conference organized by the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University and the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University). 2. The Nguyen Dynasty's policy on exploiting marine resources in the first half of the 19th century (1802-1858) in the fields of transportation and commerce, Workshop on Basic Survey of Marine Resources and Environment and Sustainable Development organized by the State Steering Committee on Basic Survey of Marine Resources and Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the People's Committee of Hai Phong City, Hai Phong, September 2008.
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1. Full name : Dinh Thi Hai Duong 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: April 1st, 1985 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh 5. Admission decision number: 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH issued in November 2nd, 2007 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: The Maritime Security and Defense Policies of the Nguyen Dynasty in the First Half of the 19th Century (1802-1858) 8. Major: History of Vietnam 9. Code: 60 22 54 10. Supervisors: Ass.Prof.Dr. Vu Van Quan, Department of History, College of Social Sciences and Humannities, Hanoi National University. 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The thesis studies the maritime security and defense policies of the Nguyen dynasty from 1802 to 1858. The research's results include: - An close look at the Nguyen dynasty's maritime security and defense policies from 1802 to 1858, which were applied to both coastal and islandish areas based on legal documents as well as practices. - An evaluation on these policies and their effects on the tasks of ensuring and maintaining the maritime security as well as protecting national security, sovereignty and entire territory from outer threats. - Comprehensively and objectively appreciating those policies of the Nguyen dynasty in a worldwide context and based on the comparisons with those of previous feudal rulers. - Appraising the policies by analyzing its changes over reigns in the period of 1802-1858. 12. Practical applicability: - Being a reference for studies on national security and defense policies in the Nguyen dynasty, as well as on national maritime security and defense policies through Vietnam history, under the Nguyen dynasty particularly. - Contributing to the process of building a longterm maritime strategy in Vietnam. 13. Further research directions: - Maritime security and defense policies as well as maritime resource exploitation policies in Vietnam through history. - Maritime resource exploitation and maritime protection of the Vietnamese over time in practice. - Relations between Vietnam and other countries related to maritime exploitation and defense policies. 14. Thesis-related publications: 1. Some Remarks on the Maritime Elements in Vietnamese Culture, in Teaching the Vietnamese Language as a Foreign Language: Theoretic and Practical Issues, Hanoi National University Press, 2008. 2. Maritime Resource Exploitation Policies of the Nguyen Dynasty in the First Half of the 19th Century (1802-1858) Related to the Fields of Trasportation and Trade, paper presented at Conference on “Basic Survey on Maritime Resource and Environment and Sustainable Development”, Haiphong, 2008.
