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Call for Papers: 2023 National Symposium on Ideological and Political Education

Notices & Announcements

To thoroughly implement and carry out the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, systematically study and interpret Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, forge the soul and cultivate people [1] with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and promote the high-quality development of ideological and political education on the "new journey of the new era" [2] through the Party's theoretical innovations and summarization of experience, the "2023 National Academic Symposium on Ideological and Political Education" is scheduled to be held in Chongqing on October 21, 2023. The conference is jointly organized by the Institute of Marxism Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Southwest University, and co-hosted by the Department of Marxism Sinicization Research at the Institute of Marxism Studies (CASS) and the School of Marxism at Southwest University. We cordially invite teaching and research personnel from national research institutions, institutions of higher education, Party and government departments, and other units to actively submit contributions.

I. Conference Theme High-Quality Development of Ideological and Political Education within the Horizon of Chinese-path Modernization

II. Specific Topics

  1. Research on General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important discourses regarding ideological and political work.
  2. Research on the high-quality development of the discipline of ideological and political education in the New Era.
  3. Research on Chinese-path modernization and ideological and political education in the New Era.
  4. Research on the Great Founding Spirit of the Party [3] and ideological and political education.
  5. Research on Chinese-path modernization and the promotion of free and well-rounded human development.
  6. Research on the integration of ideological and political education with fine traditional Chinese culture.
  7. Research on promoting the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
  8. Comparative research on ideological and political education under the "great changes unseen in a century" [4].
  9. Research on ideological and political education and the cultivation of "Good Youth of the New Era."
  10. Research on big data and the innovation of methods in ideological and political education.
  11. Research on promoting the integrated construction of ideological and political education across primary schools, secondary schools, and universities.
  12. Research on the reform of education and teaching of Ideological and Political Theory Courses in universities in the New Era.

III. Conference Time and Location

  1. Conference Time: Registration on October 20, 2023 (Friday); Conference on October 21, 2023 (Saturday); Departure on October 22, 2023 (Sunday).
  2. Conference Location: Southwest University (No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing).

IV. Participation Methods

  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) A summary (approx. 400 words), keywords (3-5), author profile (name, gender, work unit, professional title, position), and detailed contact information (address, telephone, email) must be attached before the main text; (3) For the main text, please refer to the submission style of Marxism Studies (Makesizhuyi Yanjiu); (4) Word count should be approximately 8,000 words, requiring standardized citations and accurate quotations.
  2. Please send the conference paper in Word document format to the conference email: qgsxzzjy2023@126.com. The file should be named "Name + Unit + Paper Title." The submission deadline is September 15, 2023.
  3. The organizing committee will issue official participation invitations to selected authors. After the meeting, the proceedings Collected Essays on Ideological and Political Education Research (Vol. 13) will be officially published, and outstanding papers will be recommended for publication in important journals such as Marxism Studies.

V. Secretariat Contact Information Wang Shaoxia, School of Marxism, Southwest University, Tel: 18875020696 Shi Haijun, School of Marxism, Southwest University, Tel: 18306008991 Liu Ailing, Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS, Tel: 010-85196313 Shangguan Miaomiao, Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS, Tel: 17710908592

Department of Marxism Sinicization Research, Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS School of Marxism, Southwest University July 1, 2023