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Call for Papers: Academic Symposium on the "Spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and Opening a New Frontier in Adapting Marxism to the Chinese Context and the Needs of the Times"

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The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was a convention of supreme importance, held at a critical moment when the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country are embarking on a new journey to build a modern socialist country in all respects and advancing toward the Second Centenary Goal [1]. The Congress held high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics; adhered to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Theory of Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development; and fully implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It analyzed the international and domestic situations, reviewed and summarized the work of the past five years and the great transformations of the ten years of the New Era, and expounded on major issues such as opening up new realms in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism, as well as the Chinese features and essential requirements of Chinese-path modernization. It drew up a grand blueprint for building a modern socialist country in all respects and comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Congress pointed out the direction and established the guide for action for the development of the Party and the state's undertakings and the realization of the Second Centenary Goal on the new journey of the New Era. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Party and the people, a political declaration and program of action for the Party to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups in winning new victories for socialism with Chinese characteristics, and a programmatic document of Marxism.

A new journey and a new mission require new responsibilities and new achievements. In order to deeply study and comprehend the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC, and particularly to engage in in-depth discussion on issues related to advancing and opening up new realms in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism—thereby enabling us to consciously and fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, carry forward the great founding spirit of the Party [2], maintain confidence and build strength, uphold the fundamentals and break new ground, forge ahead with enterprise and fortitude [3], and strive in unity to build a modern socialist country in all respects and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation—the Institute of Contemporary Chinese Thought and Culture (affiliated with the School of Marxism at Shenzhen University), jointly established by the Institute of Marxism Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Shenzhen University, intends to convene an academic symposium in early December of this year titled "The Spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and Opening Up New Realms in the Sinicization and Modernization of Marxism." Centering closely on the theme of the conference, this symposium will focus on the following topics:

  1. Research on the basic experience of the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism
  2. Research on the degree of compatibility between Marxism and fine traditional Chinese culture
  3. Research on the original contributions of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to the development of Marxism
  4. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and fine traditional Chinese culture
  5. Research on the scientific system of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
  6. Research on Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law
  7. Building a community with a shared future for humanity and fine traditional Chinese culture
  8. Research on further advancing the new great project of Party building in the New Era [4]
  9. Research on the CPC’s spirit of having the courage to engage in self-revolution
  10. Research on adhering to the people-centered philosophy of development
  11. Relevant research on whole-process people's democracy
  12. Research on Chinese-path modernization and the creation of a new form of human civilization
  13. Research on creating new brilliance for socialist culture
  14. Research on the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity within the horizon of socialism with Chinese characteristics
  15. Implementing the new development philosophy and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation
  16. Research on the pathways for integrating the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC into the ideological and political theory courses (Sizhengke) [5] in universities

We cordially invite experts, scholars, and graduate students engaged in research in the aforementioned fields to actively submit papers.

Manuscript requirements: All submitted papers must be original, unpublished works, within 10,000 characters in length, and accompanied by an author's CV, abstract, keywords, main text, and references. The theme must be distinct, the viewpoints correct, and citations accurate.

The deadline for submission is November 30, 2022. Please send the electronic version of the paper (please include phone number and email for timely contact) to the conference email: caohm@szu.edu.cn.

All submissions will be peer-reviewed by relevant experts, and selected papers will be published in a collection after the conference. The conference will be held in a combination of online and offline formats. We welcome enthusiastic participation; the specific timing will be released in due course.

Contact Person: Cao Huamei, Tel: 13662550891 (Institute of Contemporary Chinese Thought and Culture, Shenzhen University)

Sponsors: Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Shenzhen University

Organizers: Institute of Contemporary Chinese Thought and Culture, Shenzhen University School of Marxism, Shenzhen University Department of Social Sciences, Shenzhen University

November 10, 2022