Information about the thesis "Realizing the ASEAN Political-Security Community" by graduate student Nguyen Thi Minh, majoring in International Relations.1. Student's Full Name: Nguyen Thi Minh 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: July 5, 1985 4. Place of Birth: Thanh Hoa 5. Decision No. 1833/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated October 21, 2010, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: No changes 7. Thesis Title: “Realizing the ASEAN Political-Security Community” 8. Major: International Relations; Code: 60310206 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Khanh, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. 10. Summary of the thesis results: - Through initial research, collection, and exploitation of materials, the thesis presents a general overview of the theoretical and practical basis for realizing the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC). Based on this foundation, the thesis delves into analyzing and evaluating the advantages, limitations, feasibility, and prospects of realizing the APSC from the perspective of several viewpoints of Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism regarding political-security cooperation in Southeast Asia, and the relationship of the APSC with other cooperation mechanisms in the international relations system. - This thesis selectively inherits the works of previous authors while applying some of the aforementioned arguments to provide an independent assessment of the prospects of APSC in 2015. - Based on Vietnam's practical experience in participating in APSC, the thesis analyzes some difficulties and advantages, and offers some recommendations regarding Vietnam's participation in APSC in particular and ASEAN in general. 11. Practical application: This thesis will contribute to providing basic information and can be used as a reference source on political and security cooperation in ASEAN in general, and in building and realizing APSC. At the same time, the thesis can be used as a reference document in evaluating policies and the implementation of Vietnam-ASEAN relations, contributing to the orientation and direct participation of Vietnam in APSC activities, and contributing to the study of ASEAN and international relations in Southeast Asia, a region with little tradition of applying theory to analyze regional and international issues. 12. Further research directions: (if any) - ASEAN Identity: approaches from several international relations theories - Asia-Pacific regional security structure: approaches from several international relations theories
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Minh 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: July 5, 1985 4. Place of birth: Trieu Son, Thanh Hoa 5. Admission decision number: 1833/QD–XHNV–SĐH Dated: October 21, 2010 6. Changes in academic process: None. 7. Official thesis title: “The realization of an ASEAN Political-Security Community” 8. Major: International Relations Studies 9. Code: 60310206 10. Supervisors: Associate Professor. Doctor of Philosophy - Scientist Tran Khanh 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: - Through the first step of research, collection and exploitation of the documents, the thesis summaries theoretical and practical bases to realize the ASEAN Political - Security Community. From that base, the thesis gives deep evaluations and analysis on the advantages, disadvantages, considerations and prospects of APSC realization based on the points, which focus on cooperation of politics – securities in Southeast Asia and the relationship of APSC, as well as other cooperative mechanisms in the international relationship system, in the Realism, the Liberalism and the Constructivism. - Inheriting with selection the previous works of authors and applying the above opinions to give independent evaluation on APSC's prospects in 2015. - Based on the real APSC of Vietnam, the thesis gives analysis some advantages and disadvantages, and suggestions of Vietnam's participation in APSC in general and ASEAN in particular. 12. Practical applicability, if any: - The thesis will have provide basic information that is used to make reference document on cooperation between politics and security in ASEAN in general, and construction and realization of the APSC in particular. Besides, the thesis can be reference documents on evaluating and implementing the relationship between Vietnam and ASEAN, contributing on making orientation and direct taking part of Vietnam in APSC's activities and studying ASEAN as well as the international relationship in ASEAN region, which is not good at applying theory into practice to analyze the original and international matters. 13. Further research directions, if any: - ASEAN Identity: approaching the theories of international relations. - The Architecture of Security in the Asia-Pacific: approaching the theories of international relations. 14. Thesis-related publications: None
