NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
HA NGOC ANH
STATE MANAGEMENT FOR RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
IN VIETNAM TODAY
Fielld of study: Public Administration Management
Code: 62 34 82 01
SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS
IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT
HA NOI - 2019
The work is completed at:
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Scientific supervisor: 1. Prof. PhD. Do Quang Hung
2. Ass.Prof. PhD Hoang Van Chuc
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Location: Meeting room - Building A - National Academy of
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This thesis can be found at the National Library of Vietnam
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PREFACE
1. The urgency of the thesis
Vietnam is a multi-religious nation. At present, religious followers in
Vietnam account for a large proportion of 25.3 million (27% of the
population) being an important force in the mass unity of the entire people
to build, protect and develop the socialist country of Vietnam [117].
In Vietnam, since its inception, religion has always played an
important role in the political, cultural and spiritual life of society,
associated with the nation and serving the national interests throughout the
history of building and protecting the country. Religion is a delicate,
sensitive and complex issue. Therefore, addressing issues arising from
religion needs to be done in a very careful and accurate manner; both
demanding to maintain the principles, in accordance with the law, at the
same time to be flexible and soft under Ho Chi Minh's ideology and the
Party's viewpoint: Respect the rights to freedom of beliefs and faith of the
people; Every citizen following religion isequal before the law. State
management of religious activities (SMRA) shall meet the requirements:
both legally and rationally addressing the legitimate and legal belief needs
of the people, but shall timely fight against every conspiracy and plots of
exploiting religions to fight against the government, undermining national
security.
State management for religious activities in recent years has obtained
quite important results. However, the reality of the state management
renovation for religious activities still has many inadequacies that need to
be revised, supplemented and replaced in accordance with the period of
accelerating industrialization and modernization and international
integration.
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Research on SMRA not only performs well the state management of
religion but also contributes to perfecting the laws of the socialist rule-of-
law state.
Therefore, I choose a research topic: “State management of religious
activities in Vietnam today” as a doctoral thesis on Public
Administration Management.
2. Research purposes and tasks
2.1. Research purposes
On the basis of theoretical and practical research on state management
of religious activities, the thesis proposes a number of solutions to SMRA
in accordance with the law, implementing good policies of the Party and
laws of the State in Vietnam today.
2.2. Research tasks
To achieve this goal, the thesis has the following tasks:
Firstly, overview of the domestic and foreign studies on the contents
of state management for religious activities to determine the research
implementation direction of the thesis.
Secondly, clarify the rationale of state management of religious
activities in Vietnam.
Thirdly, analyze the state management practices for religious activities
in Vietnam.
Fourthly, propose solutions to ensure state management of religious
activities in Vietnam in the coming time.
3. Research object and scope of the thesis
3.1. Research object
State management of religious activities, specifically including the
institutional regulations, implementation organization and state agencies’
management process of religious activities in Vietnam today.
3.2. Research scope
In respect of time: The thesis studies on the state management of religious
activities in Vietnam from 1986 up to now.
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In respect of space: The thesis studies on state management of religious
activities in the Vietnamese territory.
4. Methodology and research method of thesis
4. 1. Methodology
The thesis uses the methods of dialectical materialism and historical
materialism of Marxist-Leninist philosophy and Ho Chi Minh's thought on
religious work and state management of religious activities.
4.2. Research method of thesis
To implement the content of the thesis, the author uses the following
specific research methods: Methods of analysis and synthesis; method of
descriptive statistics; method of induction, interpretation; Besides, the
author also uses the method of information collection, sociological survey
and investigation, etc.
5. New scientific contributions of the thesis
5.1. New theoretical contributions
Firstly, the thesis clarifies and deepens the theoretical issues of state
management of religious activities.
Secondly, the thesis clarifies the content of state management of
religious activities; studies on state management experience in religious
activities of some countries in the world and reference values for Vietnam.
5.2. New practical contribution
Firstly, the thesiscontributes to changing awareness and actions,
responsibilities of leaders, managers and managers in the state management
process of religious activities.
Secondly, the thesis analyzes and interprets the process of formation and
development of religions in Vietnam, the current legal provisions, the actual
state management practices for religious activities; assess the current status of
SMRA in Vietnam today so that leaders and managers have a general view of
this field.
Thirdly, the thesis proposes solutions to strengtheningSMRA in Vietnam,
in accordance with international practices, creating conditions for religions to
operate in line with the Party and policies and the law of the State.