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Cultural Heritage Management Capacity of Commune-Level Government After Administrative Reorganisation: A Case Study of Dong Anh Commune, Hanoi City
Nguyen Xuan Thai
12 November 2026 · Vol. 2, Issue 11, pp. 2076-2082
DOI: 10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E11/2026-17 (registration with Crossref in progress)
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Background: The transition to a two-tier local government system in Vietnam on 1 July 2025 changed the institutional setting in which commune authorities protect and manage cultural heritage. Objective: This article examines the management capacity of Dong Anh commune, Hanoi, which includes the Co Loa citadel and Hoa Lam Vien heritage area.
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- 12 November 2026
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- Vol. 2, Issue 11, pp. 2076-2082
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- 3051-3561 (online) · 3051-3553 (print)
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- CC BY 4.0 — free to read and reuse with attribution
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- EP Journals Group
Abstract
Background: The transition to a two-tier local government system in Vietnam on 1 July 2025 changed the institutional setting in which commune authorities protect and manage cultural heritage. Objective: This article examines the management capacity of Dong Anh commune, Hanoi, which includes the Co Loa citadel and Hoa Lam Vien heritage area. Methods: A qualitative documentary case study analysed eight legal and policy instruments, four dated press reports and two assessments of the administrative reform. Evidence was organised around five dimensions: legal mandate, organisation and coordination, personnel, finance and information, and community relations and interpretation. Results: Commune authorities hold specified festival and dossier-processing responsibilities, whereas major planning and approval functions for higher-ranked relics remain with provincial and central institutions. Public evidence identifies a historical division of management at Co Loa and village-based monitoring arrangements, but does not establish the post-merger staffing structure, heritage operating budget or custody of transferred records. Hoa Lam Vien illustrates the additional need to distinguish documented archaeological evidence from contested historical narratives. Conclusion: The case demonstrates the importance of intergovernmental coordination and verifiable local information, while identifying the data required to assess actual administrative performance.
Keywords
- cultural heritage governance
- commune-level administration
- administrative reorganisation
- Dong Anh
- Co Loa
- local government capacity
- community participation.
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Nguyen Xuan Thai (2026). Cultural Heritage Management Capacity of Commune-Level Government After Administrative Reorganisation: A Case Study of Dong Anh Commune, Hanoi City. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(11), 2076-2082. https://www.ep-journals.org/articles/cultural-heritage-management-capacity-of-commune-level-government-after-administrative-cbd57ac5
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author = {Nguyen Xuan Thai},
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year = {2026},
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}Published in Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies (JSSHRS)
ISSN 3051-3561 (online) · 3051-3553 (print)
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Nguyen Xuan Thai.
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In Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, Volume 2, Issue 11, pages 2076-2082, published by EP Journals Group on 12 November 2026.
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10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E11/2026-17. Registration with Crossref is in progress.
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APA: Nguyen Xuan Thai (2026). Cultural Heritage Management Capacity of Commune-Level Government After Administrative Reorganisation: A Case Study of Dong Anh Commune, Hanoi City. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(11), 2076-2082. https://www.ep-journals.org/articles/cultural-heritage-management-capacity-of-commune-level-government-after-administrative-cbd57ac5
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