Conference Notice and Call for Papers: The 7th International Forum on the Communist Movement
In 2019, we mark several significant anniversaries in the history of the international communist movement, including the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the centenary of the May Fourth Movement [1], and the centenary of the founding of the Communist International (Comintern). In order to comprehensively review the historical trajectory of the People's Republic of China over the past 70 years, discuss the impact of the Comintern and the May Fourth Movement on the international communist movement, gain a profound understanding of the interconnections between socialism with Chinese characteristics and world socialism, and deepen the study of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the Institute of Marxism Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) will co-host the Seventh "International Communist Movement Forum" alongside the Guizhou Maritime Academy of Social Sciences and Zunyi Normal University. The theme of this year's forum is "Research on the 70 Years of New China and the International Communist Movement." The forum will also feature the launch of the first volume of the "Yellow Book on the International Communist Movement," titled Report on the Development of the International Communist Movement (2018–2019).
We are now inviting submissions from experts and scholars nationwide engaged in research in this field.
I. Forum Theme: "Research on the 70 Years of New China and the International Communist Movement" and the Launch of the Report on the Development of the International Communist Movement.
II. Forum Schedule: Registration on May 31, 2019 (Friday); conference sessions on June 1–2 (one and a half days); departure on June 3.
III. Forum Location: Zunyi Normal University [2].
IV. Paper Submission Requirements: Submissions must adhere closely to the theme, maintain correct viewpoints, emphasize scholarly rigor, and consist of unpublished original research. Papers should be limited to 10,000 characters and include an academic biography of the author, an abstract, and keywords. Please follow the formatting requirements of the journal Marxism Studies (Makesizhuyi Yanjiu).
The organizers will arrange for an expert review of the submissions. Invitation letters will be sent to authors of selected papers by May 15.
V. Submission Deadline: May 10, 2019. Please send electronic copies of papers (hard copies are not accepted) to the following email address: gjgylt2019@163.com.
VI. Fees: No registration fee will be charged for this forum. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation costs.
VII. Please draft papers with reference to the following major topics:
- The 70 years of New China from the perspective of the international communist movement.
- The current landscape and primary characteristics of the development of world socialism.
- New developments in the theory and practice of socialist states and foreign Communist Parties.
- The Communist International and the Chinese Revolution: Experiences and lessons.
- The impact and enlightenment of the May Fourth Movement on the Chinese Revolution and the international communist movement.
VIII. Forum Organizers: Department of International Communist Movement Studies, Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Institute of Party Building (Institute of Marxism), Guizhou Academy of Social Sciences. Research Center for the Revolutionary Spirit of the Communist Party of China and Cultural Resources, Zunyi Normal University.
IX. Contact Persons: Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS: Pan Xihua (13581696735) Guizhou Academy of Social Sciences: Zhao Yanyan (18285702577) Zunyi Normal University: Li Yingjian (13885212114)
Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Guizhou Academy of Social Sciences Zunyi Normal University March 12, 2019