TTLV: Arab Spring in Egypt: causes, developments, impacts and development trends

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

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. Student recognition decision No. 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Thesis topic: Arab Spring in Egypt: causes, developments, impacts and development 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 thesis results:

- The objective of the thesis is to study, analyze, and evaluate the current situation, causes, and impacts of the political and social crisis in Egypt since 2011. From there, forecast the development trend of Egypt after the Arab Spring turmoil.

- To achieve the above overall goal, the thesis will aim for the following specific goals:

+ Systematize general issues about the Arab Spring in North Africa - Middle East in general and Egypt in particular.

+ Based on the study of Egypt in general, the North Africa - Middle East region in particular and the volatile situation here, the thesis will focus on studying the causes leading to political and social fluctuations in Egypt and its impacts on the general situation of the region, the world and Vietnam.

+ Finally, based on the analysis of the new international and regional context in the second decade of the 21st century, the study would like to make some predictions and assessments on the development trends of Egypt after the Arab Spring. And find out the lessons that can be drawn for Vietnam from the reality of the political and social crisis in Egypt.

11. Practical application:

- In theory: The topic provides information about geographical location, population characteristics, ethnicity as well as all basic information about Egypt in a fairly comprehensive manner.

- In practice:

• The topic systematizes information and provides analysis, comments and assessments on political and social changes in Egypt in particular, and on the Arab Spring changes in general;

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

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

12. Further research directions:

– International relations in the Middle East in the post-Egyptian period

– New strategies of major countries in the world in the Middle East in the post-Egypt period

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 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.