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Call for Papers: The 15th National Forum for Deans of Marxist Schools

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The year 2023 marks the inaugural year for the full implementation of the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as well as the 205th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. In order to deeply study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress, promote the innovative development of Marxism in the 21st century, and guide the great practice of Chinese-path modernization with Sinicized and modernized Marxism, the 15th National Forum for Deans of Marxist Schools is scheduled to be held at Nankai University in late October 2023. The theme of the forum is "Marxism and Chinese-path Modernization."

This forum will focus closely on the conference theme and emphasize the study of the following topics:

  1. Research on the worldview and methodology of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
  2. Research on the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism.
  3. Research on the Communist Party of China and Chinese-path modernization.
  4. Chinese-path modernization and the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
  5. Research on the modernization of the system and capacity for national governance.
  6. Research on the new development paradigm [1] and high-quality development.
  7. Research on whole-process people’s democracy and the rule of law.
  8. Research on building a country with a strong socialist culture.
  9. Issues of development and security under the "two overall situations" [2].
  10. Research on new changes and problems in contemporary capitalism.
  11. Research on contemporary foreign Marxist trends of thought.

We sincerely 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, distinct theme, rigorous logic, and a combination of historical and theoretical analysis [3], reflecting academic rigor and innovation with high theoretical and practical value.
  2. Papers must be original, unpublished works of no less than 8,000 words. The main text should be preceded by an abstract (approx. 500 words), keywords (3–5), a brief author biography, and detailed contact information.

This forum adopts a "participation based on submission" policy. The deadline for manuscript submission is September 10, 2023. Please send the electronic version of the paper as a WORD document to the email address: mnsh2019@163.com (Contact: Teacher Yang, Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). After the submitted papers have been evaluated by the expert review committee, invitation letters will be sent to selected participants no later than September 30. The conference will select excellent papers for a collective publication and recommend them for publication in Marxist Studies (Makesizhuyi yanjiu).

Hosting Organizations: Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Nankai University

Organizing Organizations: School of Marxism, University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS) School of Marxism, Nankai University National Key Research Base for Textbook Construction of the Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

Co-organizing Organizations: Editorial Department of Marxist Studies (Makesizhuyi yanjiu) Editorial Department of World Socialism Studies (Shijie shehuizhuyi yanjiu) Editorial Department of Teaching and Research of Marxist Theory (Makesizhuyi lilun jiaoxue yu yanjiu)

July 10, 2023