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Call for Papers: The 7th National Forum on Marxian Economics and the 8th National Youth Forum on Marxian Economics

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Dear Comrade:

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the 170th anniversary of the publication of the Manifesto of the Communist Party, and the 40th anniversary of China's Reform and Opening-up [1], and to further promote the interpretation and application of Marxist political economy to contemporary issues, as well as to enrich and perfect the theory of Marxist political economy in light of the changes of the times and the latest developments in the world economy, the 7th National Forum on Marxist Economics and the 8th National Youth Forum on Marxist Economics will be held in late October 2018 at Zhejiang University.

This forum will focus closely on the theme of "The Important Contributions and Development of Political Economy and Reform and Opening-up," emphasizing research on the following topics:

  1. The contemporary value of Capital and the Manifesto of the Communist Party.
  2. Research on Xi Jinping's economic thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
  3. The history of basic theory and major theoretical research in political economy since Reform and Opening-up.
  4. Research on the contributions and role of Marxist political economy in Reform and Opening-up.
  5. Research on the political economy of achieving a moderately prosperous society [2] in all respects and the guarantee of the people's livelihood.
  6. Research on the political economy of technological change and future trends in social development.
  7. Research on the political economy of the international economic landscape and new changes in contemporary capitalism.
  8. Research on the political economy of opening-up to the outside world and the prevention of major risks.
  9. Other important issues in Marxist political economy.

This forum's sub-panel structure intends to adopt a "3+2" model, namely, three sub-panels for paper presentations and two sub-panels for thematic seminars. Additionally, a session for exchange with the editorial departments of journals and media will be established to provide a platform for young scholars to engage with core journals and professional media.

We welcome active submissions from researchers in national research institutions, institutions of higher education, Party and government departments, and other units. We encourage and support submissions from undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students interested in Marxist political economy. Authors of papers that pass the peer review process will receive a formal invitation letter at the end of September (for selected undergraduate, master's, or doctoral papers, the forum will cover round-trip transportation, food, and lodging expenses).

Submitted papers must be original, unpublished works. The submission deadline is June 17, 2018. Please send the electronic version of the paper to the forum's public email address bqm_2013@163.com (Attn: Teacher Liu Daoyi, Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS), with a CC to lujianggood@163.com (Attn: Teacher Lu Jiang, School of Marxism, Zhejiang University). Papers must include an abstract, keywords, author biography, contact phone number, and email address.

This forum will establish a review committee system for submitted papers. The reviewers will primarily consist of experts in the field, heads of core journals, and members of the forum secretariat. The review meeting is tentatively scheduled for late June. Selected papers will be recommended to relevant important journals such as Studies on Marxism (Makesizhuyi yanjiu), Teaching and Research (Jiaoxue yu yanjiu), Political Economy Research (Zhengzhi jingjixue yanjiu), Economist (Jingjixue jia), Contemporary Economic Research (Dangdai jingji yanjiu), Political Economy Review (Zhengzhi jingjixue pinglun), Comparative Economic and Social Systems (Jingji shehui tizhi bijiao), Foreign Theoretical Trends (Guowai lilun dongtai), Research on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (Zhongguo tese shehuizhuyi yanjiu), Red Flag Manuscript (Hongqi wengao), and the Journal of Hebei University of Economics and Business (Hebei jingmao daxue xuebao).

No registration fee will be charged for this meeting. Transportation and accommodation expenses during the meeting are to be covered by the participants.

Sponsoring Units: Division of Marxist Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Marxist Theoretical Research and Construction Project (Marxism Project) Office of CASS [3] Center for Economic and Social Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Department of Principles, Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences School of Marxism, Zhejiang University

Organizing Unit: School of Marxism, Zhejiang University Zhejiang University Base of the Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

Co-organizing Unit: Economic Editorial Department, Information Center for Social Sciences, Renmin University of China [4]

January 20, 2018