Building an autonomous knowledge system based on academic innovation in the chinese communist party
Author: zhao novo (associate professor, maxianist college, beijing university)
As the chinese communist party-led chinese identity socialist cause continues to advance at the theoretical and practical levels, and as a study of the history of the chinese communist party and its own construction patterns, the chinese communist party of history has undoubtedly become one of the most chinese disciplines in the area of philosophy and social sciences. In the new era, the construction of china's autonomous knowledge system and the construction of chinese-style philosophy and social sciences should be accelerated. The general secretary of xi stated at the national conference on education that innovation in philosophical social science, theoretical innovation, methodological innovation, led by the innovative theory of the party, led to the construction of an autonomous knowledge system in chinese philosophical social sciences, dominated by the emblematic concepts of various disciplines and the original theory of origin. In a message to mark the 120th anniversary of the founding of the university of joahan, the secretary-general once again proposed the promotion of innovation in philosophical social scientific knowledge, theoretical innovation, methodological innovation, continuous upgrading of the capacity to serve the country's major strategies and regional economic and social development, and making new and ongoing contributions to the comprehensive promotion of nation-building and national renewal through china's modernization. These important statements provide a fundamental follow-up and methodological path for the development of an autonomous knowledge system for philosophical social sciences in the new era, including the construction of the scp。
Building the academic base of knowledge and innovation
Knowledge is a fundamental component of the knowledge system. To strengthen the intellectual innovation of the chinese communist party (cpc)-history building sciences, the aim is to create new knowledge and ideas of the different historical periods of the chinese communist party (cpc) and of the logic of state governance by breaking the existing cognitive boundaries and reshaping the knowledge map。
As a new level of science, intellectual innovation in the historical construction of the communist party of china (cpc) requires adherence to the subject of discipline and the identification of its boundaries and research subjects. At its core is the study of the history of the communist party of china (cpc) and its own construction patterns, a unique positioning that determines that its intellectual innovation must be based on the fundamental features of the historical combination of disciplines. In the process of intellectual innovation, it is important to insist on the extraction of real issues and materials from the practices of our party revolution, construction and reform. For example, when looking at the evolution of the chinese communist party’s foreign affairs efforts during the period of total resistance, it is important not simply to apply western international political theory, but to note that the marx leninist doctrine, the pattern of international communist movements, has a direct impact on the chinese communist party’s concept of external relations, while at the same time drawing up a historical process of interaction between the idea of a “unified front” and the notion of “revolutionary diplomacy.”。
The key to intellectual innovation in ccp history is to establish a complete closed circle from material excavation to knowledge production, namely, “three connections”。
The first is to dig new materials in “close history and reality”. Research in the construction of the chinese communist party (cpc) has to go beyond the limitations of the traditional literature by extensive exploration and use of local archives, oral history and audio-visual material. For example, the discovery of big images, audio materials, especially news, documentaries, televisions, and so on, which have been recorded by both official and civilian sources since the establishment of the new china, can help us to build a historical basis for understanding the micro-practices of building a party。
The second is to present a new perspective in the context of “closing the whole and the individual”. Taking as an example the study of the chinese communist party's perception and prejudgement of the situation, the subject appears to be flat, but if a specific analysis of the ideological consciousness of the various cadres is carried out in conjunction with the journals and notes of the various cadres, and an analysis of the commons and differences in the situation among cadres at different levels, it is noted that the knowledge of the party's cadres stems not only from the classical discourse of marx, engles, lenin and stalin, among others, but is also intrinsically linked to the understanding of “form” and “future” in the chinese archaeology tradition, thus further replicating the historical history of marxism in china during this period and presenting new points of interpretation。
The third is to create a new concept in the context of “conforming party history and party construction”. It is important to refine the concept of marking from party-building practices and to upgrade it through rigorous academicization into a scientific, practical and conceptual resource and analytical tool。
Along these lines, an autonomous knowledge system of knowledge, driven by knowledge innovation, is ultimately designed to innovate academic concepts and build autonomous academic discourse. This requires us not only to take stock of practical experience, but also to build an original conceptual system through the “metatheory”. For example, “party self-revolution” is a major proposition that requires the organic integration of historical, theoretical and practical logic in order to create a complete theoretical system encompassing the flow of ideas, power mechanisms, practice paths, utility feedback, etc。
A theoretical breakthrough
Theoretical innovation aims at the systematic integration of knowledge resources through innovation in the theoretical framework, the creation of new lines of interpretation logic. As a new level of science, the autonomous knowledge system built by the chinese communist party (cpc)-history was built on theoretical innovation in order to form an original and systematic system of doctrine and discipline。
The vitality of theoretical innovation stems first and foremost from the long-standing adherence to guiding ideas. Marxism is the fundamental guiding philosophy of our founding and flourishing party, revealing objective patterns of human social development and providing scientific worldviews and methodology for the construction of the chinese communist party. History has eloquently demonstrated that abandoning marxism as a “spill” would lead to a loss of direction in the construction of disciplines. Thus, the building of an autonomous knowledge system of the scp, “marx, these ancient books, must be read and their basic principles must be respected”。
In addition, it is necessary to maintain the “root” of china's excellent traditional culture. The communist party of china (cpc) is the faithful heir and promoter of the excellent traditional culture of china. An important link between marxism’s fundamentals and china’s excellent traditional culture is the fact that it has been possible to take root in china and bring about a new leap in the era of marxism chineseization. The unique philosophical ideas, values and political wisdom of chinese civilization provide a rich basis for understanding the organizational culture of the party, the way in which it is organized, the way in which it is led, the way in which it is popular。
On that basis, we must insist that the theoretical innovation of the discipline be guided by party innovation. The building of an autonomous knowledge system for the construction of the chinese communist party (cpc)-history has to be shaped and enriched by responses and answers to major times. Since the 18th congress of the party, the communist party of china, represented mainly by comrade xi jinping, has insisted on combining the principles of marxism with china's specific reality and with china's excellent traditional culture, creating the socialist ideology of chinese identity in the new era of xi jinping. This important idea, which is contemporary chinese marxism and marxism in the twenty-first century, provides the latest theoretical resources and fundamental adherence to the construction of an autonomous knowledge system of the chinese communist party。
The political orientation of the chinese communist party (cpc)-history building science requires that its knowledge system must respond continuously and effectively to new issues of the times. At a time when the world has seen no major change in the past century, and the great renaissance of the chinese nation has entered a critical period, “the questions of china, the questions of the world, the questions of the people, the questions of the times” have given us a number of new, complex and difficult questions. Academics engaged in the construction of the chinese communist party (ccp) have to grasp accurately the historical and practical requirements of china’s modernity, understand deeply the party’s central role in bringing together the two major national and international agendas, link theory to reality, and introduce new theoretical results that meet the marxist standards of chineseization。
Innovation in methods to provide development dynamics
Methodological innovations have broken the limits of the traditional research paradigm through the integration of new academic pathways, research tools and analytical tools. The history of the communist party is a comprehensive, cross-cutting discipline. The building of its autonomous knowledge system should promote interdisciplinary integration, drawing actively on and incorporating theories and methods from other disciplines, in keeping with party history and party-building academic traditions. For example, the use of institutional analysis in political science can deepen research into decision-making and the functioning of power within the party; the use of web-based analysis in sociology can reveal the interaction of the party’s organizational network with social structures; and the use of political psychology to help us better understand the unique political advantages of the communist party. Of course, this theory draws on the need to adhere to the marxist position approach as a guide for screening digestion, with the aim of enriching and developing itself。
In the age of artificial intelligence, methodological innovation must also embrace the technological revolution. The introduction of digital humanities has brought about a number of important changes in the construction of the chinese communist party (cpc)-history science. Text-mining and computational analysis in the area of party history can make it easier to measure and analyse “political thought” and “manager mentality” by conducting word-frequency analyses of journals, notes, speeches and minutes of meetings of some cadres. In the area of party-building, the establishment of a database and statistical analysis, the construction of a large database of party cadres and organizations, the use of social statistics, spatial analysis, the study of the characteristics of the cadre group, the evolution of the organizational structure, etc., and the selection of cadres and the organization of more reliable empirical data. In addition, gis technology could be used to re-establish the old site of the revolution, which has now disappeared, and the space scene of historical events, to provide visualization and immersive research experience。
In conclusion, the construction of an autonomous knowledge system of the communist party of china (ccp)-history is an important aspect of the social sciences of chinese philosophies. To achieve this goal, lifelines and dynamics stem from persistent academic innovation. Among them, knowledge innovation is the foundation, and the expansion of materials, the deepening of topics, the creation of concepts and the transformation of words provide the foundation for system-building; theoretical innovation is at the core, insisting on “two combinations”, responding to the issues of the times and creating a solid “silver pillar” for system-building; and methodological innovation is an engine that provides a “tool bank” and “experimental field” for system-building through the integration of disciplines and technological empowerment. The three are interdependent and mutually reinforcing and together constitute the basic path leading the building of an autonomous knowledge system for the chinese communist party。
The daily light (17 october 2025, 06th edition)
