We invite you to submit papers for a conference on fundamental and pressing issues concerning ethnic minorities in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

1.Content:The workshop focused on discussing the following key issues:

(1) Identify and assess the basic issues concerning ethnic minorities in East Asia and Southeast Asia today:Ethnic conflicts; separatist issues; issues guaranteeing the political participation and human rights of ethnic minorities; land issues of ethnic minority communities; cultural issues and cultural transformation of ethnic minorities; religious issues, etc.

(2) Identify and assess the fundamental and urgent issues concerning ethnic minorities in East Asia and Southeast Asia today:Issues of ethnic discrimination; issues of national security and defense, social evils, and crime; issues of social inequality in the development process of ethnic minority communities; issues of ethnic assimilation; issues of migration/exodus; issues of transnational ethnic relations; issues of non-traditional security in ethnic minority areas; issues of economic development and ensuring social welfare in ethnic minority areas (employment, poverty, education, health, environment), etc.

(3)The impact of these issues on Vietnam: Content of impact, methods of impact, subjects and objects of impact, etc.

2. Language: Vietnamese.

3. TimeExpected by the end of September 2017.

4. Location: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

5. Some important information to note:

ButFrom July 1st to July 20th, 2017Please submit the title of your paper and a summary of your report (200 words).

- From August 20th to September 5th, 2017Submit the full report to the Organizing Committee (approximately 10-20 A4 pages, Times New Roman font, Unicode encoding, font size 13).

Email address for submitting articles:hoithaoctdtts@gmail.com;

Contact us for more details:Dr. Nguyen Van Chieu – Organizing Committee, Room 704, Building E, University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Phone: 0912357097.