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Announcement for Call for Papers and Excellence Awards of the 14th National Forum for Deans of Marxist Schools

Forums & Lectures

The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. In order to deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the Party History Learning and Education Mobilization Conference, to establish a correct outlook on Party history [1], and to continuously use the Party's journey of struggle and great achievements to inspire morale and clarify our direction; to use the Party’s glorious traditions and fine conduct to strengthen conviction and aggregate strength; and to use the Party’s practical creations and historical experience to enlighten wisdom and temper character, the 14th National Forum for Deans of Marxist Academies is scheduled to be held in mid-to-late October 2021 at Fujian Normal University. The theme of the forum is "Marxism and the Communist Party of China."

This forum will closely revolve around the meeting theme, focusing on the following research topics:

  1. Research on General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses on the history of the Party and the history of the nation.
  2. Research on the translation and dissemination of classical Marxist works in China.
  3. Research on the experience gained during the hundred-year development of the Sinicization of Marxism.
  4. Research on the theoretical essence and scientific system of 21st-century Marxism [2].
  5. Research on the hundred-year history of the Communist Party of China’s struggle.
  6. Research on the self-construction [3] of the Communist Party of China over the past century.
  7. Research on the century of the Communist Party of China and the great changes unseen in a century [4].
  8. Research on the theory and practice of promoting "Four Histories" [5] education.
  9. Research on the institutional systems and mechanisms for the Communist Party of China to maintain its eternal vitality.
  10. Research on the historical mission of the Communist Party of China in the New Era.

We now cordially invite teaching and research personnel from national research institutions, institutions of higher education, and Party and government departments to actively submit manuscripts. Manuscript requirements:

  1. Correct political stance, clear theme, rigorous logic, and a combination of history and theory; the work should embody academic rigor and innovation, possessing high theoretical and practical value.
  2. Papers must be new, unpublished works, with a word count of no less than 8,000 characters. The main text must be preceded by an abstract (approx. 500 characters), keywords (3–5), a brief author biography, and detailed contact information.

This forum adopts the "admission via paper submission" method. The deadline for paper submissions is June 1, 2021. Please send the electronic version of the paper as a WORD document to the email address: mnsh2019@163.com (Attn: Teacher Yang), and carbon copy to myyzlt@163.com (Attn: Teacher Lin). Following selection by the expert review committee, invitation letters will be sent to the selected authors before September 10, 2021. After the conference, outstanding papers will be recommended to journals such as Marxism Studies (Makesizhuyi Yanjiu), World Socialism Studies (Shijie Shehuizhuyi Yanjiu), and Theory and Criticism (Lilun yu Pinglun).

This forum will evaluate the "First National Excellent Achievements in Marxist Theoretical Research." This evaluation is primarily oriented toward national Marxist theory workers, soliciting original excellent academic achievements published or released between 2016 and 2018 within Marxist theory teaching and research units. There will be 20–25 awards across first, second, and third-tier categories for "National Excellent Achievements in Marxist Theoretical Research," including 5 awards for excellent achievements by youth (authors must have been no older than 40 at the time of publication) and 5 awards for excellent forum papers; honorary certificates will be issued to the awardees.

The evaluation adheres to the principle of "preferring a vacancy to a low-quality selection" [6]. Achievements that have already won provincial or ministerial-level awards (or higher) should not be resubmitted. Applicants must fill out the "Application Form for National Excellent Achievements in Marxist Theoretical Research"; however, excellent forum papers will be selected directly from the annual submissions, and no application form is required for them. Please send the application form and the PDF version of the research achievement to the email: yxchg2021@163.com (Attn: Teacher Chi). The list of excellent achievements will be announced at the annual "National Forum for Deans of Marxist Academies," and a corresponding award ceremony will be held. The 14th National High-Level Forum for Deans of Marxist Academies and the Expert Review Meeting for the "First National Excellent Achievements in Marxist Theoretical Research" will be hosted by the School of Marxism at Fudan University and is scheduled to take place in mid-to-late June 2021.

Attachment: Application Form for "National Excellent Achievements in Marxist Theoretical Research"

Organizing Units: Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Fudan University Fujian Normal University

Hosting Units: School of Marxism, University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences School of Marxism, Fudan University School of Marxism, Fujian Normal University

Co-organizing Units: Marxism Studies World Socialism Studies Theory and Criticism

March 10, 2021