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Call for Papers: The 9th Scientific Socialism Forum of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

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The 20th National Congress of the Party was a momentous convention held at a critical juncture [1] as we embark on the new journey to comprehensively build a modern socialist country. It holds landmark significance in the history of the Party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, the history of the development of socialism, and the history of the development of the Chinese nation. To deeply study, implement, and resolve the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, to systematically research and interpret Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and to enhance academic exchange among researchers of scientific socialism nationwide, the 9th National Scientific Socialism Forum—jointly organized by the Institute of Marxism Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Nanjing Normal University—is scheduled to be held from November 18 to 20, 2022, at Nanjing Normal University. We are now soliciting papers from colleagues in the academic community across the country and welcome your submissions and participation.

I. Forum Theme Study and Implement the Spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party

II. Forum Time and Location Forum Dates: November 18 to 20, 2022. Registration on the 18th, formal sessions on the 19th, and departure on the 20th. (Specific arrangements will be adjusted in a timely manner according to national pandemic prevention and control requirements) Forum Location: Nanjing Normal University

III. Forum Topics

  1. Major theoretical and practical issues of the 20th National Congress of the Party
  2. The successive leaps in the Sinicization of Marxism and their internal logic [2]
  3. The rich connotations of the "Two Combinations" [3] in the Sinicization of Marxism
  4. The original contributions of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
  5. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the essence of Chinese culture and the Chinese spirit in our times
  6. Important discourses by Xi Jinping on scientific socialism
  7. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the world socialist movement
  8. Contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st-century Marxism
  9. The temporal connotation and global significance of the new form of human civilization [4]
  10. Distinctive features and contemporary value of the path of Chinese-path modernization
  11. Research on major theoretical and practical issues of scientific socialism
  12. Prospects for the development of scientific socialism in the 21st century

IV. Submission Requirements This forum adopts the method of "participation based on submission." We sincerely invite teaching and research personnel from national scientific research institutions, institutions of higher education, Party and government departments, and other units to actively submit papers. Deadline: October 31, 2022 Manuscript Requirements:

  1. Correct political stance, clear theme, rigorous logic, and the integration of history and theory. Submissions should embody academic rigor and innovation, possessing high theoretical and practical value.
  2. Papers must be new, unpublished works of no less than 8,000 words, using footnotes. Please follow the publication format of Marxist Studies (Marxisim Yanjiu). The main text should be preceded by an abstract (approx. 300 words), keywords (3–5), a brief author biography, and detailed contact information.

V. Contact Information Please send the electronic version of your submission in Word format (Name + Institution + Article Title + 9th Scientific Socialism Forum) to the submission mailbox: shandongchenxue@163.com. Forum Contacts: Yang Binbin (Department of Marxism Sinicization, Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS); Phone: 15710068628 Chen Xue (School of Marxism, Nanjing Normal University); Phone: 15950562966

No conference registration fee will be charged for this forum. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation expenses during the meeting. Following selection by the expert review committee, the conference organizing group will issue invitation letters to selected authors by November 6. The meeting will also select outstanding papers to recommend for publication in journals such as Marxist Studies and World Socialism Studies.

Organizers: Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Nanjing Normal University

Hosts: Department of Marxism Sinicization, Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS School of Marxism, Nanjing Normal University School of Marxism, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Co-organizers: Editorial Department of Marxist Studies Editorial Department of World Socialism Studies

Preparatory Group for the "9th National Scientific Socialism Forum of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences" October 9, 2022