Contents of World Socialist Studies, Issue 6, 2024 | Marxism Research Network

Special Feature Several Issues in the Study of the Sinicization and Modernization of Marxism in the New Era ^[1] Xiao Guiqing (4)

Research on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era On the Momentum of Modernization Development in Ultra-Large-Scale Nations Luo Yuting and Liu Hongchang (15) Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the Fundamental Compliance for Constructing the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation ^[2] Cui Zhisheng (29) The Logical Path of Common Prosperity from the Perspective of Systemic Concepts ^[3] Zhu Fengming and Wang Ziyu (41)

Forum on Party Discipline Study and Education ^[4] Profoundly Grasping the Dialectics of the Party’s Discipline Building in the New Era Chen Zhigang (52) Three Basic Historical Lessons of the Communist Party of China’s Strengthening of Party Discipline Building Yang Deshan (58) An Analysis of the Path to High-Quality Development of Party Discipline Study and Education Chai Baoyong (63)

Interviews on Frontier Issues in Global Marxism and Leftist Research Burnout Society, Techno-Feudalism, and the Crisis of Western Capitalism: An Interview with the Renowned Philosopher Slavoj Žižek Journal Reporter (68)

Academic Perspectives The Evolution, Problems, and Insights of the Institutionalization of Ideal and Belief Education in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ^[5] Han Mengjie and Hong Xiaonan (80) Freedom and Democracy: A Preliminary Exploration of the Theoretical Construction of the Common Values of Humanity that Transcend Western “Universal Values” ^[6] Lin Xiuneng (89)

Research on Ideological Issues The U.S. “Summit for Democracy” and New Challenges to China’s Ideological Security Wang Jianfeng (99) A Critique of Historical Nihilism Within the Perspective of the Big View of History ^[7] Gao Bingliang (111)

Main Contents and Abstracts in English (122)

Notes

↩ [1] 马克思主义中国化时代化 (Mǎkèsī zhǔyì Zhōngguóhuà shídàihuà): "Sinicization and modernization of Marxism." This double-barreled term emphasizes not only adapting Marxism to Chinese conditions (Sinicization) but also ensuring it evolves to reflect the changing "features of the times" (modernization/adaptation to the era).

↩ [2] 根本遵循 (gēnběn zūnxún): "Fundamental compliance" or "fundamental follow-through." In CPC discourse, this refers to a definitive guiding principle or authoritative framework that must be strictly adhered to in policy and practice.

↩ [3] 系统观念 (xìtǒng guānniàn): "Systemic concept" or "systems thinking." One of the "six persistent principles" (六个必须坚持) of Xi Jinping Thought, emphasizing the need to view social and economic development as an integrated whole rather than isolated parts.

↩ [4] 党纪学习教育 (Dǎngjì xuéxí jiàoyù): "Party discipline study and education." This refers to a specific political campaign launched in 2024 aimed at strengthening the internal discipline of CPC members, particularly through the study of the "Regulations on CPC Disciplinary Action."

↩ [5] 理想信念 (lǐxiǎng xìnniàn): "Ideals and beliefs." This specifically refers to the "ideal" of Communism and the "belief" in Marxism-Leninism. In Chinese Marxist theory, the collapse of the Soviet Union is often attributed to the "wavering of ideals and beliefs."

↩ [6] 全人类共同价值 (quán rénlèi gòngtóng jiàzhí): "Common values of humanity." A concept proposed by Xi Jinping (peace, development, equity, justice, democracy, and freedom) specifically designed to counter the Western concept of "universal values" (普世价值), which the CPC argues are Western-centric liberal values masquerading as global norms.

↩ [7] 历史虚无主义 (lìshǐ xūwú zhǔyì): "Historical nihilism." A critical term used by the CPC to denounce interpretations of history that challenge the Party's official narrative, particularly those that criticize the socialist revolution, the leadership of the Party, or the legacies of Mao Zedong and other revolutionary leaders.