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Call for Papers: Academic Symposium on "Improving the Level of Social Etiquette and Civility and Building a Socialist Cultural Power"

Notices & Announcements

In order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee [1], and to focus on the development goal of "significantly improving the level of social civility" during the 15th Five-Year Plan period [2], this symposium seeks to provide theoretical support for further stimulating the cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation, prospering and developing socialist culture, and promoting the building of a socialist cultural powerhouse at a new historical starting point. The National Research Center for State Cultural Security and Ideology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Hainan Normal University will jointly host the academic symposium "Improving the Level of Social Civility and Building a Socialist Cultural Powerhouse," scheduled to be held on October 24, 2026, in Haikou, Hainan Province. We are now soliciting papers from colleagues in the national academic community and welcome your participation through paper submissions.

I. Forum Theme Improving the Level of Social Civility and Building a Socialist Cultural Powerhouse

II. Forum Time and Location Forum Time: October 23 to 25, 2026. Registration is on October 23 (Friday), the sessions are on October 24 (Saturday), and departure is on October 25 (Sunday). Forum Location: Hainan Normal University, Haikou, Hainan Province.

III. Forum Topics

  1. The significant meaning of building a socialist cultural powerhouse.
  2. Major achievements in improving the level of social civility in the New Era.
  3. Research on the internal logic between the level of social civility and the building of a cultural powerhouse.
  4. Paths for enhancing national soft power within the context of building a cultural powerhouse.
  5. The inheritance and development of fine traditional Chinese culture [3] and the improvement of the level of social civility.
  6. Civic morality building and the improvement of the level of social civility in the New Era.
  7. Practical experience in the coordinated development of urban and rural civilizational construction.
  8. Research on the construction of the public cultural service system and the cultivation of social civilizational literacy.
  9. The impact of digital cultural development on the improvement of the level of social civility and response strategies.
  10. The characteristic path and global significance of China's social civilizational construction from an international perspective.

IV. Manuscript Requirements This forum adopts a "participation via paper submission" format. We sincerely invite researchers, teaching staff, and postgraduate students from national research institutions, universities, Party schools [4], and other units to actively submit manuscripts. Deadline: October 7, 2026. Manuscript Requirements:

  1. Submissions must maintain a correct political stance, feature a clear theme and rigorous logic, and combine historical perspective with theoretical analysis [5]. They should demonstrate academic rigor and innovation, possessing high theoretical and practical value.
  2. Papers must be original, unpublished works, generally between 8,000 and 12,000 words. Footnotes should be used; please follow the publication format of Marxist Studies (Makesizhuyi yanjiu). The main text should be preceded by an abstract (approximately 300 words), keywords (3–5), a brief author biography, and detailed contact information.

V. Contact Information Please send the electronic version of your paper in Word document format (Named: Name + Affiliation + Article Title) to the contact person's email address. Forum Contacts: Mr./Ms. Shen (School of Marxism, Hainan Normal University) Tel: 13700439194, Email: hsxsyth@163.com Mr./Ms. Yang (Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) Tel: 15710068628

This forum does not charge a conference fee. Transportation and accommodation expenses during the meeting are to be borne by the participants. After selection by the expert review committee, the organizing committee will send meeting invitation letters to selected authors before October 15. The conference will select outstanding papers to be recommended for publication in Marxist Studies and World Socialism Studies.

Organizers: National Research Center for State Cultural Security and Ideology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Hainan Normal University Host Units: School of Marxism, Hainan Normal University School of Marxism, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Forum Preparatory Group March 10, 2026