70 Years of Marxist Research in New China

Content Summary Centering on nine specialized themes—Marxist classical works, theoretical innovation in the Sinicization of Marxism, Marxist philosophy, Marxist economics, scientific socialism, the theory of Party building, research on the international communist movement and world socialism, foreign Marxism, and ideological and political education—this book organizes the developmental history of Marxist research over the 70 years since the founding of New China ^[1]. It analyzes and explores the characteristics, major theoretical issues, and practical problems of Marxist research during various periods, comprehensively summarizing the fundamental experience gained. This book provides both detailed factual data and objective evaluative analysis; it offers both a historical survey and insightful analysis regarding the future research directions of various disciplines, possessing significant theoretical value and practical importance.

Author Biography Jiang Hui, born in November 1969, is of the Han ethnicity. He is a member of the Leading Party Members’ Group ^[2] of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Director of the Institute of Contemporary China (at the vice-ministerial level) and Secretary of its Leading Party Members’ Group, Director of the Institute of Marxism Studies, Research Fellow, and doctoral supervisor. He concurrently serves as the Executive Director of the CASS Research Center for Xi Jinping New Era Chinese Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Director of the Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, and Deputy Director of the World Socialism Research Center. He is a National Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions, an expert receiving the State Council Government Special Allowance, a member of the National Hundreds, Thousands, and Ten Thousands Talents Project ^[3], a Cultural Master and "Four Batons" Talent ^[4], a leading talent in philosophy and social sciences under the national "Ten Thousand Talents Program," and a chief expert for the Central Marxism Theoretical Research and Construction Project. He has long been engaged in research on Marxist theory, scientific socialism and the international communist movement, and contemporary world Marxism and socialism. He has published academic works such as The Transformation of Communist Parties in Developed European Countries, Research on the Contemporary Western Working Class, New Developments in Contemporary World Socialism, and Socialist Trends of Thought in the Western World. His translated works primarily include One Hundred Years of European Socialism. He has published over 150 papers, including "Opportunities and Challenges Facing World Socialism," "The 21st Century is the Century of Socialist Revitalization," and "On the Class Issue in Contemporary Capitalism." He exerts significant influence in the fields of international communism and scientific socialism research, as well as research on the innovation and development of 21st-century Marxism, having made outstanding contributions to the research and interpretation of contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st-century Marxism.

Table of Contents Introduction (1) Chapter 1: Seventy Years of Compiling and Translating Marxist Classical Works and Editing and Publishing Works by Leaders of the Communist Party of China (20) Section 1: The Historical Evolution of Compiling and Translating Marxist Classical Works and Editing and Publishing Works by Party and State Leaders after the Founding of New China (21) Section 2: The Compilation, Translation, and Publication of the Works of Marx and Engels (26) Section 3: The Compilation, Translation, and Publication of the Works of Lenin and Stalin (35) Section 4: The Editing and Publication of Works by Leaders of the Communist Party of China (45) Chapter 2: Seventy Years of the Development and Research of the Sinicization of Marxism (71) Section 1: Seventy Years of the Development of the Sinicization of Marxism (71) Section 2: Research on Mao Zedong Thought (86) Section 3: Research on the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (92) Section 4: Research on Xi Jinping New Era Chinese Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (102) Chapter 3: Seventy Years of Marxist Philosophy Research (111) Section 1: Marxist Philosophy During the Period of Socialist Revolution and Construction (111) Section 2: The Flourishing Development of Marxist Philosophy Research During the Period of Reform and Opening Up (133) Section 3: Marxist Philosophy Confronts New Challenges in the New Era (156) Chapter 4: Seventy Years of Marxist Economics Research (164) Section 1: Main Threads and Brief Review of Marxist Economics Research over the 70 Years of New China (165) Section 2: The Commencement and Exploration of Marxist Economics Research in China Prior to Reform and Opening Up (175) Section 3: Marxist Economics Research During the Period of Reform and Opening Up (191) Section 4: Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era and the Flourishing Development of Marxist Economics (216) Chapter 5: Seventy Years of Scientific Socialism Research (235) Section 1: Scientific Socialism Research During the Period of Socialist Revolution and Construction (236) Section 2: The Development and Research of Scientific Socialism During the Period of Reform and Opening Up (250) Section 3: New Developments and Related Research in Scientific Socialism in the New Era (280) Chapter 6: Seventy Years of Research on Marxist Theory of Party Building (297) Section 1: Arduous Exploration of the Theory of Party Building (298) Section 2: The Formation and Development of the Theory of Party Building in the New Period of Reform and Opening Up (305) Section 3: Enrichment and Development of the Theory of Party Building in the New Era (328) Chapter 7: Seventy Years of Research on the International Communist Movement and World Socialism (340) Section 1: The Developmental Course of Research on the International Communist Movement and World Socialism (341) Section 2: Research on Basic Issues of the International Communist Movement and World Socialism (349) Section 3: Research on Major Historical Issues of the International Communist Movement and World Socialism (357) Section 4: Research on New Developments in World Socialism and New Changes in Capitalism (364) Chapter 8: Seventy Years of Research on Foreign Marxism (384) Section 1: Foreign Marxism Research During the Period of Socialist Revolution and Construction (384) Section 2: Foreign Marxism Research During the Period of Reform and Opening Up (397) Section 3: Research on New Schools of Foreign Marxism (412) Section 4: 21st-Century Foreign Marxism Research and its Trends (428) Chapter 9: Seventy Years of Ideological and Political Education Research (434) Section 1: Ideological and Political Education Research During the Period of Socialist Revolution and Construction (439) Section 2: Ideological and Political Education Research During the Period of Reform and Opening Up (446) Section 3: Ideological and Political Education Research in the New Era (462) Bibliography (479) Postscript (497) Web Editor: Xinran