Chang'an Street Reading Club
Catalogue of core journals for cadre learning
Issue 20240404
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"Seeking Truth"
Organizer: Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Volume: No. 7, 2024
Recommended department: Party building group
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The 7th issue of "Qiushi" in 2024 published an important article by General Secretary Xi Jinping "We must adhere to the supremacy of the people". The article stresses that the people are the creators of history, and the people are the real heroes. Our party comes from the people, takes root in the people, and serves the people, and the party's foundation is in the people, its blood is in the people, and its strength is in the people. The people are the greatest confidence of our party in ruling the country, the solid foundation of our republic, and the foundation of our strengthening the party and rejuvenating the country. The people's yearning for a better life is our goal. The article points out that the country is the people, the people are the country, and it is the people's heart that is guarded by fighting the country and guarding the country. The people's stand is the fundamental political stand of the Communist Party of China and a conspicuous sign that distinguishes a Marxist political party from other political parties. All the party's work is aimed at realizing, safeguarding, and developing the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people. It is necessary to adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, implement the mass line, respect the people's status as the main body and the spirit of initiative, always maintain flesh-and-blood ties with the people, stand with the people through thick and thin, share with the people's hearts, think about what the people think, do what the people want, and constantly turn the people's yearning for a better life into reality. Actively develop whole-process people's democracy, improve the system of the people being the masters of the country, and fully stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all the people. We will implement the people-centered development philosophy, solve the problems of the people's urgency, hardship and longing, let the fruits of modernization benefit all the people in a more equitable manner, and continue to make more obvious and substantive progress in promoting common prosperity for all the people.
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Literature and Art Studies
Organizer: Chinese Academy of Arts
Volume: No. 4, 2024
Recommended department: Central Direct Group
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Feng Jun wrote an article "The Concept of Literature and Art in Xi Jinping's Cultural Thought" in the 4th issue of "Literature and Art Research" in 2024, pointing out that Xi Jinping's cultural thought is a constantly unfolding and open ideological system. Xi Jinping's important expositions on literature and art put forward many new ideas, new views, and new assertions, forming the concept of literature and art in Xi Jinping's cultural thought. Literature and art should adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, take root in the people, serve the people, should strengthen cultural self-confidence, adhere to the "two combinations", carry forward the Chinese spirit, should tell Chinese stories well, spread Chinese voices, and promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning, the central task of literary and artistic work is to create excellent literary and artistic works worthy of the times, and literary and artistic work should adhere to the party's leadership and play an important role in realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The concept of literature and art is an important part of Xi Jinping's cultural thought, and it is the latest theoretical achievement of the Marxist concept of literature and art in the Chinese era.
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Social Sciences in China
Sponsor: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Volume: No. 3, 2024
Recommended Department: Cadre Education Group
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Li Guoqiang wrote an article entitled "The Profound Roots of Xi Jinping's Cultural Thought" in the third issue of Chinese Social Sciences in 2024, pointing out that the most important achievement of the 2023 National Conference on Propaganda, Ideology and Culture is to formally put forward and systematically elaborate Xi Jinping's cultural thought. Focusing on the major theoretical innovation of Xi Jinping Cultural Thought, the academic community has carried out in-depth research from multiple dimensions such as ideological connotation, theoretical origin, ideological value, and significance. This paper hopes to further explore and clarify the theoretical logic of Xi Jinping's cultural thought and its profound historical heritage and distinctive theoretical character from the depths of history, combined with Marxist cultural theory, the party's cultural construction process, and China's excellent traditional culture.
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Research on Higher Education in China
Sponsor: Chinese Association of Higher Education
Volume: Issue 1, 2024
Recommended department: enterprise cadre group
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Du Yubo pointed out in the article "Accelerating the Construction of a Strong Higher Education Country with Chinese Characteristics" in the first issue of China Higher Education Research in 2024 that in the grand blueprint of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way drawn by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the construction of a strong country in education has risen from the value vision of education to an important support and key factor for the realization of Chinese-style modernization. To give full play to the leading role of higher education and accelerate the construction of a strong country in higher education with Chinese characteristics, it is urgent to systematically understand the scientific connotation of a strong country in education, accurately grasp the main characteristics of a strong country in higher education with Chinese characteristics, actively respond to the problems and challenges of building a strong country in higher education, and strive to practice the original mission of building a strong country in higher education. We will focus on building a team of high-quality and professional teachers, and embark on a new path of building a strong country in higher education with Chinese characteristics.
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World History
Organizer: Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Volume: No. 6, 2023
Recommended department: Ph.D. group
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Zhang Wentao wrote an article "Discussion on the Periodization of Human History from the Perspective of Evolution" in the 6th issue of World History in 2023, pointing out that the periodization of human history is a fundamental problem that cannot be avoided by history. Since the Age of Enlightenment, the top-down periodization system of philosophy of history and the bottom-up periodization system of history have their own advantages and limitations. The former lacks the support of empirical materials, and the latter lacks the systematization of theory. With the development of various fields of natural science, we can now combine the advantages of the new knowledge of natural science, the top-down historical and philosophical tradition, and the bottom-up historical tradition from the perspective of evolution, and try to make new explorations on the periodization of human history. Combining the different time series provided by anthropology, archaeology, and genetics, it is possible to tentatively place the time of language formation or human formation as 500,000 years ago. Language provides a powerful tool for humanity to reach a new stage of development. Taking the three new major variables in history as signposts: agriculture, the state, and science, the 500,000-year history of human development can be divided into four epochs superimposed in turn: the age of language, the age of agriculture, the age of the state, and the age of science. The development of human society is becoming more and more complex, and emerging biotechnology provides better possibilities for transforming human beings.
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Research on Teacher Education
Organizer: Beijing Normal University; East China Normal University; Beijing Center for Teacher Training and Exchange in Colleges and Universities of the Ministry of Education
Volume: No. 6, 2023
Recommended department: Talent Center
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Wang Shuang, Liu Shanhuai, and Wu Sisi wrote an article "Research on the Dynamic Adjustment Mechanism of Compulsory Education Teachers under the New Situation of Population Change" in the 6th issue of Teacher Education Research in 2023, pointing out that the establishment of compulsory education teachers should not only ensure that the school-age population enjoys equal education services, but also pay attention to improving the efficiency of the use of resources. At present, it is difficult for the allocation of compulsory education teachers to adapt to the changes in the demand for teachers brought about by the change of school-age population, showing a mismatch between supply and demand, such as "no staff available", "overstaffing and overstaffing", "overstaffing and shortage" and "vacant staffing not filling". The dynamic adjustment of the establishment faces multiple institutional obstacles: the coexistence of surplus and shortage due to the single approval standard, the conflict between control and use of management power caused by the separation of management powers, and the paradox of planning and mobility highlighted by institutional barriers. In the face of the new situation of population change, it is necessary to build a multi-dimensional flexible establishment approval standard, innovate the management system for tapping potential and revitalizing the establishment, and improve the cross-level and cross-regional establishment and circulation mechanism.
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World Economy and Politics
Organizer: Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Volume: No. 12, 2023
Recommended department: Local group
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Liu Chenhui and Tang Shiping pointed out in the article "The Limitations of Machine Learning in Conflict Prediction: Based on the Re-examination and Discussion of the Violence Early Warning System" in the 12th issue of World Economics and Politics in 2023 that with the advent of the era of big data, research in various fields is increasingly relying on big data, and machine learning algorithms have become one of the popular tools for social science research. In the field of peace and conflict research, as an important means of predicting conflicts, machine learning algorithms believe that models trained on a large amount of data can accurately predict the conflict behavior and conflict events of countries. Some projects don't disclose their data, algorithms, and code beforehand, so their predictive power can't be assessed. Other projects and studies, although publishing their data and algorithms, do not perform well on key indicators. By testing the violence early warning system, it is found that the system's machine learning-based correlation analysis is not satisfactory in predicting conflicts in Africa. In fact, neither statistical causality models nor machine learning can predict future conflicts accurately because the internal and external environment of a country changes over time. The occurrence of new conflicts may be influenced by completely new factors, interactions between factors, and different mechanisms, but these factors cannot be captured by machine learning and algorithms, which leads to a lack of external validity of relevant models and algorithms. The prospect of predicting the emergent outcome of conflict by machine learning algorithms is not promising, and researchers need to integrate multiple methods when predicting conflicts.
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International Political Science
Sponsor: Tsinghua University
Volume: No. 4, 2023
Recommended department: Media group
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Wu Wencheng pointed out in the article "Cost Adjustment and the Expression of Determination Signal in Diplomatic Crisis" in the fourth issue of International Political Science in 2023 that how to convey a credible signal of determination to the opponent in a foreign policy crisis has always been a key proposition related to war and peace. Traditionally, the theory of determination signaling based on high costs has been more accurate in explaining how leaders can effectively communicate their resolve externally at the cost of spectators or sunk costs. However, mainstream theories of determination signal implicitly suggest that the higher the cost and the greater the vulnerability of a country's leaders, the more credible the determined signals they display. However, excessive costs can also jeopardize the leader's position in power and may greatly increase the probability of a great power war, so determined leaders do not seek to maximize constraints, but strive to flexibly control the cost when sending a signal of determination, so that the total cost is maintained at a moderate level. Further, based on the leader-centered perspective, the cost of determination signaling does not accumulate from zero, and a specific crisis pattern imposes an initial cost on the cost of determination paid by leaders. When the initial cost of a crisis is low, leaders will choose higher-cost resolution signaling tools to increase their vulnerability and highlight the credibility of their own resolution. Conversely, when the initial cost of a crisis is high, in order to avoid war or loss of power, leaders will choose relatively low-cost signaling tools to maintain the credibility of the signal of determination while reducing their own vulnerability, so as to maintain the stability of the regime and reduce the risk of war between major powers. In addition, when expressing the determination signal, the leader's adjustment of the total cost of determination is not only reflected in the choice of determination signal tools, but also in the precise control of the cost creation of determination signals in the practice of signaling policies, including the precise use of discourse threats and the balanced use of sunk cost signaling tools.
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Evaluation of Social Sciences in China
Sponsor: China Social Sciences Journal
Volume: No. 4, 2023
Recommended department: Political and legal group
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Shen Wei pointed out in his article "On the Evolution and Shaping of "Civilization Standards" in International Law in the 4th issue of "Chinese Social Science Evaluation" in 2023 that before the middle of the 19th century, international law was only regarded by Western countries as the law between so-called "civilized" countries, and since the mid-19th century, "civilization standards" and even international law have increasingly become tools for Western countries to implement colonial expansion. Post-war international law, with the Charter of the United Nations at its core, in the mid-20th century, denied the "standard of civilization", but this concept has not disappeared in the practice of international relations. Since the end of the Cold War, the dregs of "civilization standards" have risen, and some countries have concocted so-called new "civilization standards" in a more "mild" form, in an attempt to once again dominate international discourse with Western discourse. From the perspective of national sovereignty, we can systematically sort out the evolution from the "civilization standard" to the new "civilization standard", show its connotation changes and instrumental attributes, and reveal the attempts of some countries to use the "civilization" discourse to influence international law, establish or restore a hierarchical international order, and their wavering attitude towards the "departure" and "return" of the state. China's "mutual learning among civilizations" theory upholds the legitimacy of international law, which is conducive to the establishment of a more just and reasonable international order, and also helps to enhance China's international discourse and influence.
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Research on Publishing and Distribution
Organizer: China Academy of Press and Publication
Volume: No. 12, 2023
Recommended Department: Publishing Group
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Zeng Wei pointed out in the article "Iterative Publishing: Algorithm-Enabled Innovation and Transformation of Knowledge Production" in the 12th issue of Publishing and Distribution Research in 2023 that since the invention of printing, the socialized production of knowledge has developed an industrialized assembly line model. The linear process organizes the labor, capital, technology, market and other elements in the production of knowledge, and the participants of the production activities are assigned to different positions on the assembly line according to their roles and skills, and complete the professional processing of intellectual products in order. Linear algorithms are not only the way knowledge is organized, but also penetrate into the social space, gradually dominating people's thinking patterns and social operation forms. In the era of digital intelligence, the emergence of digital media has made knowledge production show the characteristics of "iterative": the production process is cyclical and repetitive, constantly approaching the result. The form of knowledge products in iterative publishing is fluid and dynamically generated. This process design is a social application of iterative thinking. The impact of iterative algorithms on linear algorithms not only empowers the innovation and transformation of knowledge production, changes the form and ecology of knowledge, but also helps to cultivate knowledge subjects with comprehensive literacy, sense of cooperation, humility and critical spirit.
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