Call for Papers: The 31st Annual Conference of the Chinese Association for the History of Foreign Economic Theories

The year 2023 marks the inaugural year for the comprehensive implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and is a critical transitional year for the execution of the "14th Five-Year Plan" ^[1]. In order to persist in and develop Chinese and foreign Marxist economics, to conduct in-depth research on foreign economic doctrines in close connection with the economic development of China and the world, to advance the study, promotion, and research of the spirit of the 20th National Congress, and to further sound the bugle call of the era for advancing on the new journey, the Chinese Association for the Study of Foreign Economic Theories (中华外国经济学说研究会) and Nanjing Normal University will jointly host the 31st Annual Academic Conference of the Chinese Association for the Study of Foreign Economic Theories. The conference is organized by the Center for Study of Marxist Economic and Social Development of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the Department of Marxist Principles of the Institute of Marxism Studies at CASS, and the School of Business at Nanjing Normal University. It is scheduled to be held in Nanjing on April 8–9, 2023.

I. Forum Themes and Topics This conference will focus on, but is not limited to, the following topics:

1. Research on the evolution of foreign economic thought and mainstream theories under the great changes unseen in a century ^[2].
2. Research on contemporary foreign Marxist economic thought and its major schools.
3. Research on Xi Jinping Economic Thought and its international dissemination.
4. Research on the Marxist labor theory of value in the context of artificial intelligence.
5. Research on the theory and policy of constructing a high-level socialist market economy system.
6. Research on the economic thought of Chinese-path modernization and its international dissemination.
7. Theoretical and practical research on current income distribution and industrial evolution in various countries.
8. Research on Marxist economics and China’s strategy of expanding domestic demand.
9. Research on safeguarding national economic security and improving theories and policies for anti-sanctions and anti-interference.

II. Review and Recommendation We are currently soliciting papers from colleagues nationwide on the above topics. Papers are required to take Marxist economics as guidance, focus on the study of foreign economic doctrines, follow standard writing specifications, and demonstrate academic innovation. Following a review process, invitations will be sent to the authors of selected papers. Selected papers will be compiled into a proceedings volume published by China Economic Publishing House. The conference will select the best papers for recommendation to journals such as Marxist Studies (马克思主义研究), Economic Perspectives (经济学动态), Journal of Political Economy (政治经济学研究), Contemporary Economic Research (当代经济研究), and Shanghai School of Economics (海派经济学) (Quarterly).

Submission Requirements: In addition to the main text, submissions must include an abstract of approximately 500–800 words. On the first page, please include a footnote specifying the author's biography, contact phone number, mailing address, postal code, and email address. Please send submissions to the conference organizing committee’s email address.

Email: zhhwjh@126.com Contact: Teacher Yang Submission Deadline: March 10, 2023

Hosts: Chinese Association for the Study of Foreign Economic Theories Nanjing Normal University

Organizers: Center for Study of Marxist Economic and Social Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Department of Marxist Principles, Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences School of Business, Nanjing Normal University

February 2023