Tóm tắt Luận án The leadership of the Army’s Party executive committee to build political officer staff from 2001 to 2010

INTRODUCTION 1. Overview of the thesis The topic "The leadership of the Army’s Party executive committee to build political officer staff from 2001 to 2010", was studied in terms of historical science, major in history of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The thesis topic outlined a number of issues such as impact factors and objective requirements to strengthen the leadership of the Party executive committee of the Army for the formulation of political officer staff. Codify the policy and direction; simultaneously, making the initial remarks, on that basis draw some main experience from the leadership of building political officer staff of the Army’s Party executive committee (2001-2010). The interpreted issues of this thesis topic is the use of the Marxist – Leninist perspectives and Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, the Communist Party of Vietnam on building officer staff and selectively inheriting the basic contents of the relevant research work. The topic is an independent scientific work, new and not overlapping with any published scientific works. 2. Reasons for choosing the thesis topic When alive, President Ho Chi Minh once said: "Officers are the root of all the work" and "Things are successful or failure, all are due to good, or poor officers" [122, p. 309]. So, in the process of leading the revolution, the Party and President Ho Chi Minh are always interested in building the staff with both "morality" and "profession" to meet the mission’s requirements. Political officer staff at all levels in the army have very important position and role, are the key force to conduct the Party’s and political activities, contributing to building a strong Army in politics, making the Army absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, the Party, State and people; a national sharp tool of violence, ready to receive and complete all assigned tasks. Thus, even in the Resolution on the Safeguards adopted at the Congress I (3/1935), the Party affirmed: "Platoon has a chief, a deputy platoon leader and a representative of the Communist commanding Party "[48, p. 203]. This consistent view of the Party laid the foundation for the construction of army officer staff in general and political cadres in particular. During the military construction, combat and maturity, the Army’s Party are regularly interested in leadership to build political cadres at all levels in a comprehensive manner. Especially, since the thorough grasp and implementation of the Resolution 51/NQ-TW of the Politburo (Session IX) and Resolution 513/NQ-DUQSTW of the Central Military Party Commission on implementation of the mode of political commissars, political instructors in the Vietnamese People’s Army, forming the basis to improve the working position, role and quality of the political commissar, political instructor team in particular, the political officer staff in general; contributing to improve the quality of building the army in politics in the new period. However, the formulation of political cadres still has some limitations to overcome timely. Today, with the request of the country's renovation and the goal of building the revolutionary, regular, elite and gradually modern Vietnamese People’s Army, taking the construction of the army in politics as a basis. Besides, the hostile forces strengthen against Vietnam’s revolution through "peaceful evolution" strategy, turmoils. In particular, the VPA has been identified as a sentinel against the guise as: Distorting the nature, traditions and political task, demanding the implementation of "depoliticizing" the army ... That practice demands innovation of the Party’s work and political work; firstly, focus on improving the quality of building officer staff at all levels, including building strong political officials is the most important task. Therefore, research and summarize the leadership of the Army’s Party executive committee in building political officer staff from 2001 to 2010, on the basis of which, draw main experience to help inspire for planning the guidelines and solutions to build political staff in the next period is an urgent issue, with profound implications both in theory and practice. 3. Research purpose and task Research purpose Clarify the leadership process of the Army’s Party executive committee to build political officer staff from 2001 to 2010; draw some main experience contributing to improving the quality of building political cadres in the current period. Research task Study, interpret to clarify the rationale, practical basis in building political officer staffs in the army from 2001 to 2010. Systematically present guidelines and the direction of the Army’s Party executive committee to build political officer staff from 2001 to 2010. Review and draw some experience from the leadership process of the Army’s Party executive committee to build political officer staff from 2001 to 2010. 4. Research object and scope Research object Research leadership activities of the Army’s Party executive committee to build political officer staff in the Vietnam People's Army. Research scope Regarding content: Study policies and directions of the Army’s Party executive committee to build political officer staff, focusing mainly on the political officer staff served as chairman of the Party and political work. Regarding time: The thesis researches for a period of 10 years (2001-2010). However, for the research issue to be systematic, the thesis has mentioned some relevant contents in the time before and after 10 years above. Regarding space: The thesis researches political cadres managed by the party organizations in the Army’s Party executive committee in the whole army scope. 5. Theoretical, practical basis and research method Theoretical basis The thsis is researched on the theoretical basis of Marxism – Leninism, Ho Chi Minh ideology, the policies and the views of the Party on building officer staff. Practical basis The thesis is done on practical basis of the leadership process of the Army’s Party executive committee to build political officer staff, especially in the years 2001-2010. Research method The author uses a combination of research methods, which mainly uses historical method and logical method; in addition to using some other methods such as the method of analysis, synthesis, statistical method, comparative method, diverging and expert methodology to perform the thesis. 6. New contributions of the thesis The thesis presents systematically the policy, the leadership of the Army’s Party executive committee on building political officer staff from 2001 to 2010. Give some comments on the leadership process of the Army’s Party executive committee on building political officer staff in the years 2001-2010. Draw some experience applicable in the leadership to build the political officer staff in the future. 7. Theoretical, practical meanings of the thesis The thesis contributes to summarize the theory, and practice of building political officer staff of the Army’s Party executive committee in stages from 2001 to 2010. These findings are document for party organizations to refer in the leadership process of building political staff; simultaneously, serve as documents for researching and teaching the Party’s history in the academy, military school. 8. Structure of the thesis Structure of the thesis includes: Introduction, overview of the research issue, three chapters (8 periods), conclusions, list of the author’s published works related to the thesis, list of references and appendices. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH ISSUE 1. Research situation related to the thesis topic 1.1. Group of researches on the position, role and requirement of building the political officer staff The books as: The party, political work in the Soviet Armed Forces 1918 - 1973 of the Institute of Military History - Ministry of Defense of the USSR; Some issues on the party, political work in the armed forces of the Soviet Union by A.A Episep and The regime of one head in the Soviet armed forces of author M.N Timopheetrep. The authors highlighted the achievements of the political cadres at all levels in the armed forces (former USSR), especially the enormous contributions of the poilitical commissars. Through it, the authors claim: Only by conducting regularly and effectively the Party, political work, it is possible to ensure the Army to follow the right revolutionary path. In the document Report on the performance of the fostering class on the party, political work in Xi'an Politics Institute – Chinese People's Liberation Army by Nguyen Quang Phat. When mentioned about the formulation of political cadres, the author states: The Communist Party of China is always interested in building political cadres comprehensively, contributing to building a politically strong army, ensuring the army always "Follow the party, serve the people, heroic and warlike". The science project at ministry level Building the army’s officer staff, meeting the requirements of the task in the new revolutionary stage by Dr. Tran Danh Bich, the manager, assesses the actual situation of the officer staff at all levels, in including political staff. Based on the duties and requirements of the organization, staffing, staff structure, the topic has proposed some solutions to build the political officer staff to ensure rational structure, sufficient in quantity, enhance in quality and gradually changing, perfecting in terms of leadership mechanism. Documents such as Construction of political officer staff at detachments in the Vietnam People's Army in the current period by Nguyen Tien Quoc; Building the political officer staff at grassroots level to meet the requirements of the people's war of national defense by Nguyen Van Bao; Building the campaign officer staff, strategy to meet the military requirements and tasks in the new era by Ngo Huu Minh. It is the authors’ opinion that: It is necessary to focus on improving the quality of building the political cadres at all levels; which is interested in building political staffs at detachment level, contributing to building a comprehensive and strong unit, meeting the requirements of the people's war for national defense in the new situation. Articles such as: The role of political commissar, political instructors in the People's Army of Vietnam today by Dang Van Thi; Promote the role of the political commissar, political instructors in order to improve the quality of the party, political work in the army today by To Xuan Sinh; Promote the role of the political commissar, political instructors to enhance the effectiveness of the leadership mechanism of the party in grassroots units by Vu Phu Dung. The authors appreciate the role of the political commissar, political instructors in building the army politically through revolutionary periods; especially their enormous contributions in improving the operational efficiency of the party, political work. In the documents: Ho Chi Minh’s thought on building political officer staffs in the Vietnam People's Army by Nguyen Manh Thang; Ho Chi Minh’s thought on the political commissars in the People's Army of Vietnam by Pham Dinh Nhin. The authors have clarified the views of V.I Lenin and Ho Chi Minh’s thought about the position, role, qualities, abilities, methods, and working style of political officer staff and the political commissar, political instructors. This is the basis for the Army’s Party executive committee to apply in building political officer staff in all stages of the revolution. In the book Summation of the party, political work in the People's Army of Vietnam (1975 - 2005) of the Central Military Comission, summarized the achievements, constraints and causes, drawing the lessons on the party and political work from 1975 to 2005. In which: Building the political institution systems and political officials at all levels with high quality, really as the core in conducting the party and political work, building a strong army in politics is a very important lesson. 1.2. Group of researches on the content of building the political officer staff Articles on Planning officers at campaign level, strategy in the People's Army by Nguyen Xuan Mien; Continue the innovation of creating resources, recruitment of training students at academy, military officer schools by Le Trong Binh and books as: Improving the quality of training and fostering political cadres in the Vietnam People's Army in the new era of the General Political Department; Improving the quality of training political officers at division level in the new situation of the Political Officer Collegue and Standardize and modernize the training of political officers of the Vietnam People's Army today by the Academy of Politics. The documents have interpreted the issues related to planning, creating resources, training, contributing to supplementing and perfecting the model, the training objectives; simultaneously, set out the criteria on resource’s quality and the work of developing resources, training officers, contributing to improving the quality of building political officer staff. Articles: Solutions to improve the quality of training political cadres in the army by Nguyen Dinh Minh; Continue to innovate and improve the quality of training political cadres in the new situation by Nguyen Van Tai; Some issues on innovation of training military officers in the current period by Nguyen Hoang and Solution to decentralize and fix duplication of content in training political commissars, political instructors by Nguyen Ba Duong. The authors all agree that: Renewing and improving the quality of education at schools are very basic, urgent issues. In particular, focus on innovating contents, training programs towards modernization, thoroughly overcoming the duplication of content between grades and subject. Improve the quality of teaching staff and management personnel; Powerfully innovative teaching methods ... In the articles: Improving the quality of training and fostering political commissars, political instructors of the People's Army of Vietnam today by Le Minh Vu; Appreciate development of political spirit and creative capability in training political commissars, political instructors of the current army by Nguyen Tien Quoc; Coordination between school and unit in fostering the personality of political commissar, political instructors today by Hoang Van Thanh; Fostering working capacity of political officer staff at division level in the composed arm of the Vietnam People's Army today by Pham Dinh Bo. According to the authors, for the political officer staff to perform the assigned tasks and responsibilities, it is necessary to stick between training in schools and fostering political cadres through practical activities. In particular, focus on the process of training political officer staff while learning and training at schools. However, the schools only equip the officers with basic knowledge, as a basis for developing independent thinking, creativity and self-learning, self-training ability for self-improvement throughout the working process. Articles: Training and retraining with the use of military officers by Vu Van Luan; The issues need to complete on assigning the two political officials of the company and battalion by Le Viet Hao; Well prepare officer staff to appoint political commissars and political instructors - Key phase with decisive meaning of the effectiveness of new mechanisms by Vu Van Luan. The authors confirm that: To improve the quality of building officer staff, it’s necessary to stick between training capability, quality with the demand of using officers in both short and long terms. In particular, it should be planned, trained and used in a scientific way, creating a solid and coordinate development between groups and generations of officers. Some articles: The Army strives to well implement some focuses of the policy work in the new situation by Bui Van Huan; Research, improve policies for military salaries by Tran Van Minh and Implementation of the policy work in the Mekong Corps of Phan Tien Hac. The authors think that: The policy work is one of the important contents of the staffing work. Therefore, committees, commanders at all levels need to thoroughly grasp the viewpoints, the guiding ideology of the superiors to set out guidelines and implement policies in a appropriate and effective way. 1.3. Group of researches on solutions to improve the quality of building the political officer staff The articles: Strengthening the leadership of the Party over the officer work in the army today by Le Van Dung; Continue comprehensive renovation of the officer work to meet the new requirements by Ngo Xuan Lich and The military officer work in the new era by Nguyen Van Dong. The authors confirm that: The leadership of the party organizations has the most decisive role to the results of building the officers staff at all levels. Therefore, the Party organizations at all levels of the Army’s Party executive committee need to focus on leadership and direction for timely resolution of weak phrases and sides, contributing to building political officer staffs with the correct orientations and objectives set out. The articles: Some issues on improving the quality of political officers at division level of our army today by Nguyen Van Du; Develop skills of the Party’s work, the political work of the political officer staff at detachment level in units of formed arms in charge of training, ready to fight in the Vietnam People's Army's today by Nguyen Phuong Dong. The authors perceive that: Further improving skills of the Party’s work, the political work of the political officer staff at all level is an urgent requirement. In doing so, it’s necessary to strengthen the planning, creating resource, and training; paying attention to fostering the method, behaviors through the practical work; focusing on building political bravery, revolutionary morality for political officer staff and the political commissars and instructors. Articles: The issue of self-learning to improve the working capacity building of the political officer staff by Mai Van Hoa and Self-learning, self-training - important measures for improving the quality of political instructors in grassroots units in the army today by Pham Hong Tan. The authors have pointed out: Self-study and training have an important role in contributing to improving the working capacity of the political officer staff. Only by active learning, training through practices in a voluntary, creative way is the main method to help each political officer staff supplement shortages of qualities, abilities, and working experience. 2. General evaluation of the research results of published scientific works and the issues that the thesis focuses on solving 2.1. General evaluation of the research results of published scientific works Firstly, works in the overview all agree to confirm the specially important position, and role; at the same time, appreciate the enormous contributions of political cadres at all levels throughout the building, fighting and military maturity. So, attention must constantly be paid to build strong political officer staff, contributing to improving the quality and efficiency of the activities of the party’s work and political work, maintaining and strengthening the Party's leadership over the military in every revolutionary period. Secondly, the researches confirm the consistent policy of the Army’s Party executive committee is to pay attention to build comprehensively strong political cadres, always sufficient in quantity, quality assurance and compliance of the structure. Especially in the current period, the requirement of improving quality of the formulation of political cadres becoming more urgent and important than ever. Thirdly, some works have studied and, assessed the actual situation of polit