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MEMBERS IN CHARGE OF PANEL

• Chair: Assoc.Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Minh - Institute of Anthropology, VASS
• Deputy Chair: Assoc.Prof. Dr. Lam Ba Nam - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi
• Deputy Chair: Assoc.Prof. Dr. Chu Van Tuan - Institute for Religious Studies, VASS
• Secretary: Dr. Bui Thi Bich Lan - Institute of Anthropology, VASS

CONTENTS OF PANEL

1. Ethnic Studies

• Ethnic issues in the sustainable development of ethnic groups and implementation of great national unity.
• Implementation of ethnic policies and sustainable development of ethnic groups.
• Role of ethnic groups in the country and the community of overseas Vietnamese in the process of building the Vietnamese national-ethnic community.
• Cultural values of ethnic groups and construction of a unified national culture of Viet Nam in the current diversity.
• Transformation of livelihoods, society, culture, environment, etc. and sustainable development of the current ethnic groups.
• New issues of ethnic-religious communities in contemporary Viet Nam.

2. Religious Studies

• Religions and religious transformation in Viet Nam in the new context;
• Interactions between the religious and non- religious spheres (the economic, social, cultural, legal, educational and environmental) in contemporary Viet Nam;
• Emerging new religious groups, indigenously emerged religions in Viet Nam today;
• Revival of Folk religions and emerging trends;
• State-religion relationships in Viet Nam in history and at the present.