MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:Le Na
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: September 25, 1987
4. Place of birth: Nghe An
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 3683/2015/QD-XHNV dated December 31, 2015 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:
7. Thesis topic name:Conflicts in the process of recovering agricultural land use rights (Case study of a village in the Red River Delta)
8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02
9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Suu
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis is an anthropological research work analyzing and explaining the conflict that occurred in the process of recovering agricultural land use rights in a village in the Red River Delta. Applying the approach of State and social relations, the thesis considers the conflict in the process of recovering agricultural land as an interaction between two subjects, the State and farmers. In that process, the State wants to recover agricultural land at a compensation level that farmers find unsatisfactory, especially in the context of the State recovering a large area and in a short time. Farmers want the State to increase the compensation price, retain a part of the land for agricultural cultivation and extend the land recovery period. To implement their strategy, farmers use many forms of public resistance and even violence. State agencies must use administrative, economic and security measures to solve the problem. Finally, reality shows that the State has had to change its initial policies in response to people's reactions. Through the study of land acquisition and conflicts in this process, my research shows the economic, social and political dimensions associated with agricultural land in an agricultural village in the process of transition from agriculture to non-agriculture, from rural to more strongly influenced by urbanity in Vietnam during the modernization process. In particular, the thesis shows that land is still meaningful and extremely valuable to Vietnamese farmers and clearly shows that the current Vietnamese Land Law still has shortcomings that need to be further resolved.
11. Practical application:
The thesis points out the perspectives of both the State and farmers in the process of reclaiming agricultural land and the value and significance of agricultural land. The reactions of farmers are the basis for the State to adjust the policy of reclaiming agricultural land use rights to serve the industrialization and modernization process.
12. Further research directions: None
13. Published works related to the thesis:
The report titled “Conflicts in the process of recovering agricultural land use rights (A case study of a village in the Red River Delta)” was presented and published in the proceedings of the Scientific Conference for Young Cadres, Academicians and Postgraduates organized by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi in 2016.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Le Na 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: September 25, 1987 4. Place of birth: Nghe An
5. Admission decision number: 3683/2015/QD-XHNV, on December 31th, 2015 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi
6. Changes in academic process:
7. Official thesis title: Conflicts in the process of agricultural land use right allocation (Case study of a village in the Red River Delta)
8. Major: Anthropology Code: 60.31.03.02
9. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof., Dr. Nguyen Van Suu
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
My MA thesis is an anthropological research that describes, analyzes and explains conflicts arising in the process of agricultural land use right allocation in a village in the Red River delta. Using the state and society relations approach, the research examines conflicts in the process of agricultural land appropriation to understand the interaction between the two entities that are the State authorities and the farmers. In this process, the State authorities wanted to appropriate agricultural land and compensate the farmers with the amount that do not satisfy them (the farmers), especially in the context in which the State authorities want to appropriate a large area of the farmers' agricultural land in a short period of time. In contrast, the farmers in this village wanted the State authorities to pay them a higher level of economic compensation, and keep some area of agricultural land for farming, and the appropriation of agricultural land should not be taken so quickly. In order to do so, they have used various were of public resistance, including violent acts. The State authorities have then used various administrative, economic and security means to tackle these issues. Finally, the realities as such have affected on the State's policies, forcing it to change its policies due to resistance from the farmers. Through this case study of agricultural land allocation and farmers' resistance, my research has shown that agricultural land has various economic, social and political values and meanings to the farmers in a village in the Red River delta during the transformation from agricultural to a rural society to a more urbanized one. More importantly, my thesis has guaranteed that the State's Land law still has various problems to be tackled.
11. Practical applicability, if any:
The thesis highlights perspectives and actions of both the State authorities and the farmers in the process of agricultural land allocation. The research findings can be the foundation for policy adjustments on agricultural land for industrialization and modernization in Vietnam.
12. Further research directions, if any: Undefined
13. Thesis-related publications:
A research paper entitled “Conflicts in the process of agricultural land allocation: A case study in the Red River Delta's village” has been presented at the USSH conference for Young Scientists and published in a conference proceedings in 2016.
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