University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

I. General Information

• Year of birth: 1986.
• E-mail:lamminhchau86@gmail.com,lamminhchau@cantab.net
• Affiliation: Department of Anthropology.
• Academic degree: PhD. Year received: 2015.
• Training process:

2008: Bachelor of History, specializing in Ethnology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

2010 - 2015: Master's and PhD in Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UK.

• Main research direction:

- Economic reforms in Vietnam in comparison with the transition to market economies in post-socialist China, India, and Eastern European countries.

- Ethnic relations and ethnic policies in Vietnam in comparison with China and Southeast Asia.

- Economic anthropology, peasant economics, neoliberalism, market reform, rural livelihood transformation.

II. Scientific works

Book

1. Innovation, Market Economy, and Modernization: An Experience in a Northern Vietnamese Village(monograph), Hanoi Publishing House, Hanoi, 2017.
2. A handbook on managing cross-border ethnic relations (for local officials in the Vietnam-China border region)(co-edited with Dau Tuan Nam), Political Theory Publishing House, Hanoi, 2017.
3. Anthropology - The science of cultural differences.World Publishing House, Hanoi, 2017.

International publication

1. 'Local Knowledge of Tai People in Natural Resource Management and Use' in Wu, Guofu (eds)Cultural Identity and Development: Selected Works of the Third Forum on Ethnic Groups in China & Southeast Asia. Beijing: The Ethnic Publishing House, 2011, pp. 305-318. ISBN 978-7-105-11962-2.
2. 'Actively Cautious: Industrialization and Rural Livelihood Choices in Contemporary Northern Vietnam', South East Asia Research, 26(1): 21-37, 2018
3. '“Extremely Rightful” Resistance: Land Appropriation and Rural Agitation in Contemporary Vietnam', Journal of Contemporary Asia, 49(3): 343-364, 2019
4. 'Transactions with God: Market, Moralities and Agency in the Worship of the Goddess of the Treasury in Northern Vietnam', Asia-Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 20(2): 111-128, 2019
5. 'Negotiating Uncertainty in Late-socialist Vietnam: Households and Livelihood Options in the Marketizing Countryside', Modern Asian Studies, 53(6): 1701-1735, 2019
6. 'Neither survival nor accumulation: Marketization and rural livelihood diversification in contemporary northern Vietnam', Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 51(3): 435-456, 2020
7. 'Centralized Decentralization: State Programs of Poverty Reduction for Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam's Northern Upland Region', The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 31(3): 303-318, 2020
8. Freedom under paramountcy: Multi-functional traders as active moral agents in late-socialist Vietnam, Anthropological Quarterly, 94(3): 473-504, 2021
9. Fishers, Monks and Cadres: Navigating State, Religion and the South China Sea in Central Vietnam (review), Journal of Contemporary Asia, 51(5), 851-853, 2021
10. Migration, work and home-making in the city: dwelling and belonging in Vietnamese communities in London (review), Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 27(4), 1020-1021, 2021

International Chapter
2011. 'Local Knowledge of Tai People in Natural Resource Management and Use' in Wu, Guofu (ed) Cultural Identity and Development: Selected Works of the Third Forum on Ethnic Groups in China & Southeast Asia. Beijing: The Ethnic Publishing House, pp. 305-318. ISBN 978-7-105-11962-2.
Article

1. "The Nguyen Dynasty's economic relations with Cambodia in the first half of the 19th century"Journal of Historical Studies, No. 8 (376), 2007, pp 63-71.
2. "Local knowledge of the Thai people on the use and management of natural resources (Case study in Huy Ha commune, Phu Yen district, Son La province)",Journal of Ethnology, No. 5 (149), 2007, pp 65-73.
3. 2010. “Resettlement and Economic Transformation in the Life of the Thai People (Case Study of Nam Ren Village, Chieng Son Commune, Moc Chau District, Son La Province)”,Journal of Ethnology, No. 2 (164), 2010, pp. 43-51.
4. "Dealing with the Divine: A Study of Self and Belief Through the Phenomenon of the Goddess of the Treasury in Northern Vietnam"Journal of Ethnology, No. 2(170) 2011, pp. 36-48.
5. "Contributing to the understanding of Ho Quy Ly's monetary reforms from an economic anthropological perspective."Journal of Ethnology, No. 6, 2013, pp. 54-61.
6. "Religious Freedom and the Rule of Law: Vietnam-US Dialogue in Washington DC 2013"Journal of Religious Affairs, 9(85), 2013, pp. 3-8.
7. "Building a team of cadres in ethnic minority areas" (co-authored with Lam Ba Nam),Communist Magazine - Special Issue on Grassroots IssuesNo. 85 (1-2014), 2014, pp. 21-25.
8. 2016. (Co-authored with Lam Ba Nam) "Anthropology and the Role of the Anthropologist,"Vietnam Journal of Social Sciences, No. 2(99), 2016, pp. 86-92.
9. "Don't just worry about future generations - An anthropological approach to sustainable development"Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,Volume 2, Issue 3, 2016, pp. 320-329.
10. "Some Issues Regarding Cross-Border Ethnic Relations in Northwest Vietnam Today" (co-authored with Dau Tuan Nam)Journal of Ethnology,No. 3(195), 2016, pp. 32-40.
11. 'Evolution, Relativism, and Sustainable Development (The Case of the Agricultural Economy of the Thai People in Northwest Vietnam)'Journal of Folklore Culture,No. 1 (169)/2017,pp. 56-63.
12. "Some fundamental issues concerning ethnic minorities in China and Southeast Asia"Journal of Ethnology, No. 2(200), 2017, pp. 47-57.

III. Science and Technology Projects at all levels

1. Resettlement policies in the socio-economic development process in mountainous provinces: A case study of the Son La hydropower project.(Key member of the project), funded by the National Science and Technology Development Fund, led by the Institute of Ethnology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, 2012 – 2015.
2. Researching the guidelines for managing cross-border ethnic relations for officials in the Vietnam-China border region.(Sub-project leader), scientific and technological development project No. 10/2014/HD-KHCN-TB.11X/13-18, “Research on ethnic relations in border areas with China contributing to social stability and ensuring national defense and security in the Northwest region,” under the Northwest Program chaired by the Regional Political Academy I, December 2015-April 2016, was completed and accepted on March 21, 2016.
3. The research proposes solutions.Promoting the role of the Thai ethnic community in the sustainable cultural development of the Northwest region.(Sub-project leader) under the State-level science and technology development project “Research and propose solutions to promote the role of the Thai ethnic community in sustainable development of the Northwest region”, code: KHCN-TB.19X/13-18 under the Northwest Program chaired by the Vietnam Institute of Studies and Development Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2016 – 2017.
4. Some fundamental and urgent issues concerning ethnic minorities in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and their impact on Vietnam.(Key member of the project), Ethnic Minorities Program, Project Code: CTDT.03.16/16-20, chaired by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2016-2018.

IV. Awards and Scholarships

1. Outstanding Student Award, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2005, 2006, 2007.
2. Vietnam Minister of Education and Training's Certificate of Merit for Students with Outstanding Research Achievement, 2005.
3. Valedictorian, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2008.
4. Chairman of Hanoi's People's Committee's Certificate of Merit, 2008.
5. Posco TJ Park Scholarship 2007 & 2008.
6. Cambridge Trusts Scholarship, the University of Cambridge 2009 & 2010.
7. Ridgeway - Venn Award, Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology, the University of Cambridge 2010.
8. Wadsworth International Fellowship, The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, 2011-2015.
9. Richards Award, Department of Social Anthropology, the University of Cambridge 2012
10. Evans Fund Fieldwork Award 2012.
11. Cambridge University Fieldwork Fund 2012 - 2013.
12. Cambridge University Evans Fund Award for the ANT Media – Anthropology for today's Vietnam: An online public communication initiative, 2018.
13. Cambridge University Evans Fund Award for Project 'Enhancing access to international publications in anthropology for Vietnam', 2019.
14. Linnaeus-Palme Fellowship, Uppsala University, 2019.
15. Outstanding scientist in international publications, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2019.
    http://vnu.edu.vn/upload/2020/01/25253/VNU_Annual%20Report%202019_40-57.pdf
16. Outstanding scientist in international publications and intellectual property registration, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2021.
    https://vnu.edu.vn/upload/2022/01/30139/file/ANNUAL%20REPORT%202021_FINAL_IN_p062-067.pdf