Date of Pub: 2021-12
ISBN: 978-1-60633-597-0
Author: Yang Deshan
About the Author
Yang Deshan, born in Dafeng County, Jiangsu Province, in 1966, graduated from the Department of Chinese Communist Party History in 1998 with the degree of Doctor of Laws, is currently the deputy dean of the Chinese Communist Party Building and Party History Research Institute, professor (level-2), doctoral supervisor and distinguished scholar of the School of Marxism Studies, the Renmin University of China, and special researcher of the National Society for Party Building Studies. He mainly studies the Chinese Communist Party building and Party history and modern politics in China. Into the new century, he has led one national major research project, one national key research project and one national research project for young scholars, respectively; published over 100 academic treaties in such core Chinese journals as Qiushi, People’s Daily, Guangming Daily, CPC History Studies and Studies on Marxism, five monographs, two academic books in collaboration with others, and one translation; served as the chief compiler of “Contemporary Western Political Parties Study Translation Series” (5-volume) and “Compilation of Literature on Chinese Political Party Doctrine” (4-volume). He is also the chief expert of Marxist Theories Project (2015), selected MOE “New Century Excellent Talent” (2010), Beijing “Four Batches of Talents” (2014), Beijing Excellent Ideological and Political Worker (2018) and member of the Party History Learning and Education Publicity Group of Beijing Municipal Party Committee (2021).
About the Content
The historical mission of accomplishing “the great socialist revolution” inexorably requires the Party to carry on “self-revolution”. “Self revolution” is a state of mind and way of thinking of being energetic and bold enough to break the status quo, a process of constantly adjusting, reforming and innovating on the existing theoretical viewpoints and institutional systems, and a continuous practice that develops with the times. This book focuses on studying the strategic arrangements, political building, ideological building, organizational building, working style building, discipline building and institutional building of Party building that are covered by “self-revolution”.