Brief of Doctoral dissertation in Political Science: Improving the quality of the propaganda officers of Quang Binh province in the current period

Research purposes: On the basis of clarifying the theoretical issues about the quality of propaganda officers, evaluating the improvement of the quality of propaganda cadres in Quang Binh province, the dissertation proposes views and solutions to improve the quality of propaganda staff in Quang Binh province.

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HOANG THANH HIEN

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE TEAM OF PROPAGANDA OFFICERS OF QUANG BINH PROVINCE IN THE CURRENT PERIOD

BRIEF OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION IN POLITICAL

SCIENCE

Major: Politics Code: 9 31 02 01

The work has been completed at Vinh University

Supervisors:

1 Assoc.Prof Dr Tran Viet Quang

2 Dr Nguyen Thi Lan

The dissertation is upheld at the school-level Dissertation Assessment Council met at Vinh University

At…… Date …… month ……year 2000

Thesis can be found at:

- National Library, 31 Trang Thi, Tran Hung Dao,

Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi

- Information Center - Library of Vinh University

182, Le Duan, Vinh, Nghe An

A ABSTRACT

1 The reason for choosing the topic

Propaganda work is a special important component in the entire Party's activities Since its introduction up to now, propaganda work has been always attached great importance to by our Party and considered as a regular task to contribute to building the Party's ideological and political foundation, spiritual foundation for society, arousing the creation of the masses of the people, creating the synergy of the entire nation, contributing to the successful implementation of the goal of "rich people, strong country, democracy, equality, civilization”

Over the past years, the propaganda sector of Quang Binh province has always emphasized on improving the quality of the labor force in order to build a team of qualified propaganda officers to successfully fulfill assigned tasks and meet the increasing requirements of propaganda work However, the quality of propaganda staff in Quang Binh province still has limitations and shortcomings that affect propaganda work The theoretical and professional qualifications of many officers have not yet met the work requirements in the new stage Some officers’ capacity to forecast the situation, research, analyze, synthesize, collect and process information, and skills of public speaking is limited In view of this development, scientific research is required to come up with feasible solutions to improve the quality of the labor force engaged in propaganda work in Quang Binh province in particular and the country in general Therefore, the author chose the issue

"Improving the quality of the propaganda officers of Quang Binh province in the

current period" as the topic of the Doctoral dissertation in Politics

2 The research purposes and mission of dissertation

2.1 Research purposes

On the basis of clarifying the theoretical issues about the quality of propaganda officers, evaluating the improvement of the quality of propaganda cadres in Quang Binh province, the dissertation proposes views and solutions to improve the quality

of propaganda staff in Quang Binh province

2.2 Research mission

- Overall assessment of domestic and foreign research related to the topic,

thereby identifying the issues to be studied in the dissertation

- Clarifying the theoretical issues about the quality of propaganda staff

- Properly assessing the current state of the quality of propaganda staff in Quang Binh

province in the current period

- Clearly defining views and proposing solutions to improve the quality of

propaganda staff in Quang Binh province

3 Object and scope of the study

3.1 Research subject

Quality of propaganda staff in Quang Binh provinc

3.2 Research scope

- Regarding the research conten: The thesis focuses deeply on researching,

surveying, analyzing and evaluating the quality of propaganda staff in Quang Binh province, thereby proposing views and solutions to improve the quality of propaganda officers of Quang Binh province

- Regarding the researching space: Propaganda officers at all 3 levels of Quang

Binh province (province, district and commune-level)

- Regarding the researching time: Survey on the quality of propaganda officers

and the quality of propaganda staff team from 2015 to 2019

4 Theoretical basis and research methodology

4.1 Theoretical basis

The topic is made on the theoretical basis of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh's ideology and the views of the Communist Party of Vietnam; resolutions of the Party Committee of Quang Binh province on ideological work and building a team of propaganda staff to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation

4.2 Methodology

- Methods of information collection

+ Collecting secondary information, to review research literature; building a theoretical framework for improving the quality of propaganda staff; overview of natural - economic - cultural - social conditions in the study area…

+ Collecting primary information, to verify the authenticity of information sources collected by other methods

- Methods of investigation, by a system of questionnaires and interviews to

investigate and survey the propaganda officials of the Party from provincial to grassroots level with 411 opinions

- Interview method: Direct interview with the team of propaganda staff who

have been selected according to the available questions of the questionnaire

- Analytical method: analyzing the data collected from the survey to identify

the quality of the propaganda staff

- Statistical methods: using statistics data on the aspects related to improving

the quality of the propaganda staff

- Integrated method: in order to give interpretations, comments and suggestions of

the author in chapters on the current situation and views, solutions

- The historical, logical method: in order to detect problems in the nature of

common and specific (individual) law, the abundance, diversity and development tendency of things and phenomena To research the history of the construction and development process of propaganda staff in Quang Binh province over the periods

5 New scientifc contributions of the thesis

5.1 In theoretical term

The thesis highlights new perspectives on the work of propaganda, propaganda officials and the quality of propaganda staff, thereby, determining the criteria for evaluating the quality of the team of propaganda officers in line with practical situation At the same time, to evaluate the results achieved; limitations and shortcomings in the quality of the current team of propaganda staff, from which proposing perspectives and solutions to improve the quality of the team of propaganda staff

- The research results of the dissertation are the reference for researching,

teaching and implementing the line of building a team of propaganda staff

- Contributing to the effective implementation of the Resolution of the Seventh Conference of the Party Central Committee (Session XII) on focusing on building a team of cadres at all levels, especially at strategic levels, who are qualified in quality, capability and prestige, on par with the mission

6 Research questions and research hypothese

6.1 Research questions

- What rationale is based on to improve the quality of propaganda staff?

- What is the quality of the team of propaganda staff in Quang Binh province

to improving the quality of propaganda staff in Quang Binh province

7 The structure of the thesis

In addition to the introduction, conclusion, list of published author's scientific works, list of references and annexes, the dissertation is structured of 4 chapters, 11 sections

B CONTENT Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH SITUATION RELATED TO THE

DISSERTATION’S TOPIC

1.1 The research works related to the topic at home and abroad

1.1.1 The domestic research works related to the topic

1.1.1.1 Typical scientific works of research on ideological work, propaganda work

In “New requirements for ideological work”, author Thai Ninh has affirmed:

ideological work is an important part of the entire operation of the Communist Party, associated with the existence of the Party and the leadership of the Party towards society Therefore, to improve the quality and effectiveness of ideological work, first

of all, it is necessary to innovate the form and method of ideological work Pham

Van Linh "The work of the Party's ideology and theory in the innovation:

Achievements, limitations and lessons learned", the ideological work contributes to

forming the direction, strategic thinking, ensuring the Party leadership and national innovation, therefore, in the face of rapid and complicated changes in the domestic and international situation, it is required to continue to renovate ideological and theoretical work to meet the requirements and missions in new situation

1.1.1.2 Typical scientific works on building the team of staff and improving the quality of staff

“High determination, drastic measures to create new changes in the Party building”, General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong said that it is

necessary to urgently renovate the work of organization, personnel, and the Party's activity regime; perfecting mechanisms and policies, especially training policies, arranging and employing staff in line with the new conditions Mai Van Chinh

"Lessons on staff assessment through the work" Modifying the working style", the

author has drawn 5 lessons on staff evaluation, in which, focusing on evaluating staff and the results of staff assessment are an important basis for carrying out other stages such as planning, training, retraining, arranging and employing In the rrok of

"Building a team of staff for policy communication", Bui Van Huan said that, for

good performance of the task of policy communication, the staff who perform this task needs to be fully trained, fostered and built in both quantity and quality, to meet the practical requirements and are facilitated to perform their duties

1.1.1.3 Typical scientific works researching on building and improving the quality of propaganda staff

In the work of “Build a more professional team of staff working in

propaganda”, Pham Van Phong said that the party committees at all levels must

have a direction to plan, select, train, foster and use a team of propaganda staff in a

really proper manner "Renovating and improving the effectiveness of propaganda

work in face of new requirements", Nguyen The Ky mentioned the important role of

propaganda work "Criteria system for evaluating the quality of training propaganda

officials in Vietnam today", Hoang Quoc Bao said that in order to evaluate the

quality of current propaganda cadres training, it is necessary to base on the group of criteria for the theoretical qualification and scientific knowledge of propaganda staff; group of criteria for political and ethical qualities, lifestyle of propaganda officers

and criteria group for evaluating the capacity of propaganda officers

1.1.2 The abroad research works related to topic

1.1.2.1 Typical scientific works related to the ideological work, the propaganda work

Some studies in China, Laos, Cuba, the Soviet Union have previously studied

on the leadership and role of the Communist Party in the ideological work The documents have contributed to consolidating and developing the foundation of Marxism-Leninism, improving theory, pointing out practical experiences for issues

in the field of propaganda work, as well as suggesting approach, scientific foundations, and creating premise to continue to reform the propaganda work of the Communist Party of Vietnam

1.1.2.2 Typical scientific works related to the building and improvement of the quality of the team of propaganda staff

Chanthanom Bandavong had the article "Building a team of staff at the Lao National Political and Administrative Academy" Author Michael Losey, Sue Meisinger, Dave Ulrich (2002), The Future of Human Resource Management In addition, there are studies related to human resources and staff issues such as: Matsushita Konnosuke (2000), Personnel - the key to success; Patten, Thomats Henry (1971), Manpower Planning and the Development of Human Resources; George T Silkobvich, John W Boudreau (2002), Human resource management; Paul Hersey Ken Balanc Hard (1995), Human Resource Management The above works have analyzed in detailed the quality of human resources, the quality of staff and employees as well as requirements on their competency in the job implementation

1.2 Overview of the main results of the published works and the problems

raised to be solved by the thesis continue

1.2.1 Overview of main results of published works related to the topic

Firstly, Propaganda work is a very important component in the entire activities

of the Communist Party of Vietnam Propaganda work is a continuous, constant, and non-stop process; is the process of educating and self-educating, practicing and self-training…

Secondly, the important role of the team of propaganda officials is deterrmined

as the most important factor to improve the effectiveness of propaganda work

Thirdly, in order to well perform the assigned political tasks, it requires the team

of propaganda staff to both have a deep understanding of a specific issue or field and cover all issues of social life

Forthly, in the course of implementing the task, it requires the team of

propaganda staff to have a scientific working method

Fifthly, the quality of propaganda staff determines the quality and efficiency of

the Party's propaganda work, so a really professional team of propaganda officials at all levels must be built

Sixthly, it is necessary to regularly take care of building organizational

apparatus and building a team of propaganda staff to ensure firm political attitude, professional expertise; scientific working style; exemplary in morality, lifestyle

Sevenly, for research projects in foreign countries, the researches were made on

the leadership and direction of the Communist Party for ideological work, the work

of building staff In addition, in a number of other studies, the authors focused on analyzing the quality of human resources, the quality of each staff, and the requirements for human resources in the course of task implementation

1.2.2 The problems raised to be resolved by the dissertation

Firstly, to analyze the quality of the team of propaganda officials, the criteria for

evaluation and factors affecting the quality of propaganda staff

Secondly, to survey, assess the current situation and point out the advantages and

disadvantages of improving the quality of the team of propaganda staff in Quang Binh province at present

Thirdly, to propose views and solutions to improve the quality of propaganda staff

in Quang Binh province

Conclusion for chapter 1

In recent years, there have been a number of scientific researches at home and abroad on ideological work in general and propaganda work, improvement of the quality of propaganda staff in particular in many different aspects, angles relevant to

the topic

Through considering the scientific works related to the thesis topic, the author has generalized the main findings of the published works The authors of the above-mentioned scientific works all affirmed the important role of propaganda officers in improving the efficiency of propaganda wrrok by the Party and affirmed the necessity of building a team of propaganda cardes who are really professional at all levels However, there has not been any scientific work that has been systematically, comprehensively and fully researched on improving the quality of propaganda staff

in general, the quality of propaganda staff of Quang Binh province in particular

Chapter 2 THEORETICAL BASIS IN TERM OF QUALITY OF TEAM OF

PROPAGANDA STAFF 2.1 Some concepts related to the topic

2.1.1 Propaganda work

Propaganda work is an especially important part of the Party, contributing to building, developing, propagating Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh ideology, the Party's guidelines and lines, policies and laws of the State to cadres, party members and the people; motivating and organizing the people to perform the Party's revolutionary mision, ensuring the Party's leadership comprehensively

2.1.2 Propaganda officer and team of propaganda staff

2.1.2.1 Cadres

Cadres are those who are elected, approved, and appointed to hold positions and titles by terms in the Communist Party of Vietnam, the State, and socio-political organizations from central to grassroots level, are entitled to receive salary from the state budget; are the people who bring the Party's policies, lines and laws to the people and organize the people to implement those guidelines, lines and policies

2.1.2.2 Propaganda officer

Propaganda officers are those who advises the party committee in organizing the task of propaganda

1.1.2.3 Team of propaganda staff

Team of propaganda staff is a group of cadres working in the propaganda sector to ensure quantity, structure and quality, and has the task of advising the Party committee in implementing propaganda work

2.1.3 Quality of propaganda staff

The quality of the propaganda staff is the combination of factors in terms of the quality and capacity of each propaganda officer, the structure and solidarity, the unity of the propaganda commission at all levels in the course of the task implementation

2.2 Criteria for evaluating the quality of team of propaganda staff

2.2.1 Group of criteria for the quality of propaganda officers

2.2.1.1 General criteria

- Regarding ideological politics

The political ideology of the propaganda staff is the perseverance, loyalty to Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh ideolgoy, belief in the Party's renovation line, not falter before all difficulties and challenges, walk the talk, determined to perform well the task of propaganda work

- Regarding moral character, lifestyle

The moral character of the propaganda officer was essentially and, first is his sentiment towards the revolution, his determination to fulfill his mission

- Regarding qualification of political theory and professional expertise

Qualification of political theory plays a particularly important role in the awareness as well as in the practical activities of propaganda officers For grassroot-level propaganda cadres, political theory qualification must be at least intermediate level; for propaganda at district or higher level, advanced political theory, bachelor's degree is required

The professional qualifications of propaganda officers are shown in their educational level, acumen, initiative, creativity in all circumstances, in-depth knowledge of fields, view of forecasting, and grasping timely changes of thoughts, social moods; dare to think, dare to do in renewing the content and methods of propaganda

- Sense of organization and discipline

The sense of organization and discipline of propaganda officers is manifested through the observance of the organization's assignment, the implementation of local regulations, rules and regulations, agencies and units at work

- Results of performing assigned tasks and duties

For propaganda cadres, carrying out their positions and assigned tasks are the attitude of such cadres to the work assigned by their leaders It’s also the full aware

of the assigned tasks with specific tasks to be completed in both quantity and quality, ensuring the prescribed time

2.2.1.2 Criteria on the qualifications and professional skills of propaganda officers

- Ability to forecast the situation

Forecast is a science and the art of predicting things that might happen in the future, based on a scientific analysis of the collected data For propaganda staff, forecasting capacity is very important, to ensure the ideological work "go ahead",

"go together" with the revolutionary movement Because the correct forecasting will help them proactively advise the party committee to give directions and solutions to solve in time, avoid being passive

- Research, analysis and synthesis capacity

Analysis and synthesis is considered a high-level processing step of propaganda officials A propaganda officer who well-analyzes and synthesizes will help the Party Committee grasp the issue clearly and accurately

- Capacity to collect and process information

In such a current information booming society, there are official information and unorthodox information, in order to promptly advise the Party Committee to

timely solve emerging problems, the collection and processing of information of propaganda officer is very important

- Capacity of public speaking

Public speaking is very important to the propaganda officer This is the basic tool for the staff to inspire, impart and make changes, build knowledge and build organizational culture Therefore, forming and practicing public speaking skills is a basic requirement of the propaganda officer

2.2.2 The group of criteria belongs to the structure of propaganda staff and the quality of the leaders

2.2.2.1 Structure of a team of propaganda staff

The structure of a team of propaganda staff includes the following factors: number, female cadres, young cadres, cadres being ethnic minorities, working seniority, rank structure, professional titles, positions employment and educational qualification in line with functions and duties, and ensure the standards of staff

2.2.2.2 The quality of the leader and the head

Through the quality of the leaders and the heads of the Propaganda Commission

at all levels, it can be seen somewhat of the quality of the team of staff in such agency To have a quality leadership team, it must start from building and perfecting policy mechanisms; recruiting, training and retraining cadres and civil servants to proactively formulate and implement cadre planning and rotate the leader

2.2.3 The group of criteria belongs to the collective of propaganda commission

2.2.3.1 Solidarity, unity in the propaganda commission

For collectives of the Propaganda Commission, building solidarity is an indispensable requirement to well carry out propaganda, mobilization, and gathering the power of the entire people to well implement all the Party's guidelines and policies, the laws of the State Therefore, building solidarity, unity in the will and acts in the propaganda commission must be done regularly, and the first is the head

2.2.3.2 The relationship between superiors and subordinates, subordinates and superiors, and the relationship at the same level

- Superiors need to build relationships with subordinates