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Call for Papers for the 2022 National Academic Symposium on Ideological and Political Education

Notices & Announcements

To thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC, systematically research and interpret Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, cast the soul and nurture the person [1] with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and promote the innovative development of ideological and political education in the New Era through the Party’s theoretical innovations and summary of experiences, the “2022 National Academic Symposium on Ideological and Political Education” is scheduled to be held in Nanchang from December 10 to 11, 2022. The conference is jointly hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Institute of Marxism Studies and Jiangxi Normal University, and co-organized by the Department of Sinicization of Marxism Research at the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies and the School of Marxism at Jiangxi Normal University. Studies on Marxism (马克思主义研究), Journal of Ideological & Theoretical Education (思想理论教育导刊), and the Journal of Jiangxi Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition) are contributing as co-sponsors. Teaching and research personnel from national research institutions, institutions of higher education, and Party and government departments are cordially invited to submit papers.

I. Conference Theme Ideological and Political Education from the Perspective of the New Leap in the Sinicization of Marxism [2]

II. Specific Topics

  1. Research on General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses regarding ideological and political work.
  2. Research on the standpoints, viewpoints, and methods [3] of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
  3. The experiences and enlightenments of the Communist Party of China’s century of ideological and political education.
  4. The central tasks [4] of the Communist Party of China and ideological and political education in the New Era.
  5. Research on the spiritual pedigree of Chinese Communists [5].
  6. Research on the ideological and moral development of the Communist Party of China.
  7. Comparative research on ideological and political education from the perspective of the great changes unseen in a century [6].
  8. Bearing in mind the “two overall situations” [7] and the innovative development of ideological and political education in the New Era.
  9. Research on the century of experience in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism.
  10. Research on the promotion and education of Core Socialist Values.
  11. Chinese-path modernization and ideological and political education in the New Era.
  12. New forms of human civilization [8] and ideological and political education in the New Era.
  13. The “Three Musts” [9] and ideological and political education in the New Era.
  14. The spirit of struggle [10] and ideological and political education in the New Era.
  15. Newcomers of the era [11] and ideological and political education in the New Era.
  16. The better life [12] and ideological and political education.
  17. The construction of a great modern socialist country and ideological and political education.
  18. The innovative development of ideological and political education in the New Era.
  19. Ideological and political education in universities and fostering virtue through education [13].
  20. The century-long journey and experiential enlightenments of ideological and political education in universities.

III. Conference Time and Location

  1. Conference Time: Registration on December 9, 2022 (Friday); conference sessions from December 10–11 (Saturday and Sunday); departure on December 12 (Monday); (tentative).
  2. Conference Location: Nanchang (tentative).

IV. Methods of Participation

  1. Participation is based on paper submission. Experts and scholars are requested to write papers centered on the conference theme and topics. Paper requirements are as follows: (1) Guided by Marxism, with a clear theme, reflecting academic rigor and innovation; (2) An abstract (approx. 400 words), keywords (3–5), author biography (name, gender, affiliation, professional title, position), and detailed contact information (address, telephone, email) must be attached before the main text; (3) The main text should follow the submission style of Studies on Marxism; (4) Word count should be approximately 8,000 words, requiring standardized citations and accurate quotations.
  2. Please send conference papers as Word documents to the conference email: mkszyxy0701@163.com. The file should be named “Name + Affiliation + Paper Title.” The deadline for submission is November 31, 2022.
  3. The organizing committee will issue formal invitations to authors of selected papers. A collection of papers, Series on Ideological and Political Education Research (Vol. 12), will be formally published after the conference, and outstanding papers will be recommended for publication in important journals such as Studies on Marxism.

V. Conference Contact Information Wang Jiangwei, School of Marxism, Jiangxi Normal University, Tel: 0791-88120516 Liu Ailing, Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Tel: 010-85196313

Department of Sinicization of Marxism Research, Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences School of Marxism, Jiangxi Normal University October 26, 2022