1. Full name: Chu Thu Hường                                         2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: February 8, 1983                                    4. Place of birth: Ha Noi

5. Admission decision number: 3216/ 2014/ QĐ-XHNV-SĐH Dated December 31, 2014 by the Rector of USSH, VNU

6. Changes in academic process

Rename the thesis from: "Space transformation: A case study of Dong Ky village (Tu Son - Bac Ninh)" to "Space transformation of Dong Ky village (Tu Son - Bac Ninh)"

Time: According to the decision of the grassroots council: 19 April, 2021

7. Official thesis title: Space transformation Đong Ky village (Tu Son – Bac Ninh)

8. Major: Anthropology                          9. Code: 62 31 03 02

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Dr. Nguyen Van Suu

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis

From the space prism approach, the thesis argues that space is not simply the surface meanings but also implies practices and relationships hidden within and under the surface of space. Studying the spatial change in the village from the perspective of the daily political approach, the relationship between the state and society, this thesis is a monograph of high theoretical and practical significance on Dong Ky  village.

The research results of the thesis have clarified the process of changes in village space, especially changes in residential space, production space and sacred space that took place since Doi Moi (1986) compared to the earlier historical period. Illustrated by original, rich, and up-to-date ethnographic material, the thesis argues that spatial changes in Dong Ky village are the result of interactions between the state and society in the study area. assist.

 Whereas in some spaces, state government clearly demonstrates its strength, power, and role, in other spaces, social entity plays a more important role in spatial transformation. The relationship between the state and society in the study area is manifested in various forms in specific circumstances, including direct dialogue, tacit negotiation, and even implicit resistance and legal or illegal public protests. Analysis of the relationship between the state and society in everyday life shows us not only that the state dominates social entities but some entities in the social category in Dong Ky adhere to the policies of state, but still taken action to protest at the same time.  As a result, these protests contribute to pushing the state to adjust specific policies for the village's residential spaces, production spaces and sacred spaces. This practice reinforces the argument of a number of studies on the dialogical relationship between the state and social entities in Vietnam.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis is a reference source for research and teaching in the humanities and social sciences, especially Anthropology, Sociology, History, and Culture at universities in Vietnam.

The thesis is also a useful resource to help policymakers have more understanding of the changes of the village community and their ways, and responses to the government’s policy of modernization and urbanization of the village. It helps to suggest adjustments in state and local policies in the modernization process, and the conservation planning of traditional villages.

The thesis brings a lot of new practical knowledge to contribute and supplement to the "everyday politics" approach and to explain the state-society relationship in contemporary Vietnam.

13. Further research directions: Research on the state-society relationship in the village / daily politics in the village.

14. Thesis-related publications:

1. Chu Thu Huong (2012), Village space changing under the impact of urbanization (Case study of Dong Ky village, Tu Son - Bac Ninh), 4th International Conference on Vietnamese Studies, Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

2. Nguyen Van Suu, Chu Thu Huong (2014),  Space approach to Vietnamese village research and the contributions of EFEO scholars, International scientific conference: Institute of the Far East of Ancient France and social sciences and humanities in Vietnam.

3. Chu Thu Huong (2015), Urbanization and space transformation in a suburban village of Hanoi, International Scientific Conference: “Socio-cultural change in urban areas in the process of modernization and globalization”, National University, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

4. Nguyen Van Suu, Chu Thu Huong (2015), "Space approach in Vietnamese village research: A case study of Dong Ky village, Bac Ninh", Science Journal of Hanoi National University (VNU) Journal of Science) (2), pp. 144-160

5. Chu Thu Huong (2020), "Sacred space transformation in Dong Ky village, Tu Son, Bac Ninh", Journal of Ethnology - Vietnam Academy of Social Science (2), pp.99-107

6. Chu Thu Huong (2020), “An Truyen Village (Phu Vang - Thua Thien Hue)”, Printed in the Book of Ancient Vietnamese Village Architecture through documents from the Institute of Monuments Conservation, Ethnic Publishing House, pp.196-237