Information about the thesis "European political culture and its impacts on Vietnam" by graduate student Le Thu Trang, majoring in International Relations.1. Student's Full Name: Le Thu Trang 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: February 28, 1986 4. Place of Birth: Hanoi 5. Decision No. 1355/2008/QD-KH&SDH dated October 24, 2008, 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: European Political Culture and its Impacts on Vietnam [Thesis written in English] 8. Major: International Relations. Code: 60 31 40 9. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Le The Que 10. Summary of thesis results: Considered the foundation of research in the field of political culture studies, Europe possesses unique conditions in terms of nature, people, historical processes, and political ideologies… to form its own political culture and create significant influences on the views of scholars in other regions of the world. The thesis has outlined the conditions and most basic characteristics of European political culture with comprehensive information covering both Western and Eastern Europe, especially outlining the changes in the political culture of these countries during and after the socialist period. In an effort to provide a comprehensive overview of the political culture of this region and to explain its strong influence on other countries around the world, especially Vietnam, this thesis analyzes several characteristics of French and Soviet political culture, which are not only two prominent and distinct political cultural features worldwide but also contribute to the formation of modern and diverse Vietnamese political culture. Finally, the thesis provides a relatively complete overview of Vietnamese political culture from its inception to its various stages of development. Without employing enumeration or comparison, Chapter Three analyzes the impact of European political culture on Vietnamese political culture through an analysis of Vietnamese political culture itself as the primary subject. Through this method, the research hopes to provide a fresh and more objective perspective not only on the role of political culture in Western European countries but also to highlight the characteristics of Vietnamese political culture when placed in the context of interaction with Western nations, coming from a foreign culture. 11. Practical application: Political culture is a new concept in Vietnam; therefore, the primary significance of this topic is to provide a comprehensive source of information, offering an overview of the formation and development of world political culture, with particular emphasis on European political culture. Understanding European political culture is one of the important foundations in establishing and developing Vietnam's foreign relations with this region; therefore, this topic hopes to outline a comprehensive picture of European political culture. With that objective in mind, this topic serves as an important reference for those who have studied or are currently studying in the field of international relations. The topic represents the first step in researching Vietnamese political culture and its impact on its formation and development, as well as seeking, synthesizing, and generalizing its characteristics. The topic also focuses on the components of Vietnamese political culture: traditional and modern political culture. Therefore, the topic is also a useful reference contributing to the study of Vietnamese political culture in general, and to the comparison and understanding of the impact of European political culture on Vietnamese political culture in particular. Through in-depth research on political culture, a more scientific understanding of the political system and its components will be gained. Simultaneously, an assessment of the rationality and irrationality within the political system will be made, leading to the need for necessary changes. Furthermore, it is possible to understand the political attitudes of people in Europe and Vietnam, thereby formulating policies and strategies to ensure greater democracy and fairness, and providing a scientific basis for the reform of the political system in Vietnam. 12. Further research directions: (none) 13. Published works related to the thesis: (none)
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1. Full name: Le Thu Trang 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: February 28, 1986 4. Place of birth: Hanoi 5. Admission decision number: 1355/2008/QD-KH&SĐH Dated October 24, 2008 6. Changes in academic process: n/a 7. Official thesis title: European political culture and its impacts on Vietnam 8. Major: International relations 9. Code: 60 31 40 10. Supervisors: Dr. Le The Que 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: As a foundation of studies on political culture, Europe has special conditions of nature, people, history, political ideologies, etc. to form its political culture and make a great effect on the views of scholars in the rest of the world. The thesis generally introduces the basic conditions and features of European political culture with full information covering both Western and Eastern Europe, particularly their changes in political culture during and after the socialist era. As to provide an overall picture of the political culture of this area and explain its strong influence on other countries in the world, especially Vietnam, the thesis analyzes a number of characteristics of political culture of France and the Soviet Union as the two prominent political cultures helping building the modern Vietnamese political culture. What is more, the thesis provides a relatively complete overview of Vietnam political culture from its formation to each stage of development. No listing or comparison, this chapter analyzes the impacts of European political culture on Vietnam by observing Vietnamese political culture in Vietnam as the main object. formation, the study is expected to provide new and more objective look on the role of European political culture and highlight the personalities of Vietnamese political culture in the context of interference with other Western nations from a strange culture. 12. Practical applicability, if any: Political culture is a new concept in Vietnam so that this study is expected to be a comprehensive reference providing a general overview, formation process and progression of political culture in the world, especially European political culture. Understanding the European political culture is a good lesson for Vietnam to establish and develop its foreign relations with Europe so that the study would like to bring about an overall picture of European political culture. It is expected to be an important reference for those who have been studying and working in international relations. Besides, it is one of the new researches on Vietnamese political culture and external impacts on its formation and development as well as its general characteristics. This study will also focus on the components of Vietnamese political culture: traditional political culture and modern political culture. It serves as a useful reference to the study of Vietnamese political culture in general and the impacts of European political culture on national political culture in particular. Studying political culture in detail will have a more scientific perspective on political system and its components and a better look on the rationalities or irrationalities of political system to propose necessary changes. Moreover, explaining the political attitudes of people in Europe and Vietnam will help evaluate whether policies are democratic and equitable, and provide a scientific foundation for the reformation of the political system in Vietnam. 13. Further research directions, if any: (n/a) 14. Thesis-related publications: (n/a)
