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Call for Papers for the Forum on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

Notices & Announcements

The "Forum on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era," jointly hosted by the Institute of Marxism Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Guangxi Normal University, and organized by the Department of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies and the School of Marxism at Guangxi Normal University, will be held from November 13 to 15, 2020, at Guangxi Normal University in Guilin, Guangxi. We cordially invite our colleagues to attend this conference and welcome submissions of papers centered on the conference theme for discussion.

I. Conference Theme: The Theoretical Crystallization of Persisting in and Developing Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era: An Academic Forum on the Study of Volume III of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China

II. Specific Topics:

  1. Research on the value of the times and original contributions of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
  2. Research on the internal logic of persisting in and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the New Era.
  3. The fundamental ideas and major significance of Volume III of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.
  4. Research on the theoretical innovations in Volume III of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.
  5. Volume III of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China and the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the New Era.
  6. Research on the philosophical implications of Volume III of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.
  7. Volume III of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China and the construction of Political Economy with Chinese Characteristics.
  8. Volume III of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China and the development of scientific socialism in the New Era.
  9. Experiences and enlightenments from the theoretical innovations of the Communist Party of China over the past century.
  10. Bearing in mind the "two overall situations" [1] and the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the New Era.

III. Time and Location

  1. Time: Registration on November 13 (Friday); Conference on November 14 (Saturday); Departure on November 15 (Sunday).
  2. Location: Guilin Exhibition International Hotel (No. 28 Lijiang Road, next to the Exhibition Center).

IV. Other Matters

  1. No conference fee will be charged. Participants are responsible for their own round-trip transportation and accommodation expenses. Hard-copy invitations can be collected at the venue.
  2. Please send your paper submission and participation receipt to grmeiling@126.com by November 1, 2020. The organizing committee will send official invitations based on the submissions.
  3. Attendance is based on paper submission; selected papers will be collected and published after the conference. The electronic file name should be "Author Name + University + Article Title." Submissions should focus on the theme and aforementioned topics; it is imperative to maintain the correct political direction. Papers must be unpublished original research, preferably in Word format, and should not exceed 8,000 words. Please include 3–5 keywords and an abstract of no more than 300 words. Citations should use footnotes (Songti font, size 10.5pt/small 5, restarted on each page). For specific formatting, please refer to the style of the journal Marxist Studies (Makesizhuyi yanjiu). Please include a brief author biography, professional title/position, contact number, and email address at the end of the document.

V. Contact Information Department of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, CASS Institute of Marxism Studies: 010-85196313 (Tuesdays and Thursdays); Ren Jie 13661083169; Xia Yipu 13426011878. School of Marxism, Guangxi Normal University: Chen Meizai 18778387314; Tian Xuming 18252152618.

Attachment: Participation Receipt

Host Units: Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Guangxi Normal University

Organizing Units: Department of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences School of Marxism, Guangxi Normal University Center for Marxist Theory and Regional Practice Research, Guangxi Normal University

Co-organizing Unit: Editorial Department of Marxist Studies

Preparatory Group for the "Forum on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" September 1, 2020