Study On The Theory Of Propaganda Institutions Construction In Chinese Marxism

Propaganda institution is always the standing key institution of the Party, is the core organization to achieve ideological leadership for the Party, is the important content of Party’s construction of "great project", undertaking the important functions of theory propaganda, mass education, culture construction, cohesive forces, and so on. This paper centered on the Party’s propaganda department system, based on the history of propaganda development, reviews, summarizes, and generalizes the rich experiences, basic laws, thoughts and theories of the Party’s propaganda institution construction systematically, which has important theoretical and practical value to enrich Chinese Marxism Theory and guide the current and future work of propaganda.The thoughts of Marx, Engels, Lenin and other classical writers about the organizational structure construction and theories of propaganda work compose the theory resources of Chinese Marxism propaganda construction thoughts. Institutional construction thoughts include organization systematic requirement, the organization principle of democratic centralism, attention to the cadres team construction, etc. Thoughts of propaganda work include adherent to the guidance of the scientific theory, location of class nature and the party spirit, leading of people-oriented thoughts, etc. The theory of propaganda institutions construction in Chinese Marxism is the result of the Communist Party of China combining Marxist classical writers’theory resources with the realities of China’s revolution, construction and reform and opening up creatively. Generations of the Communist Party of China, taking Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao as the core, propose rich thoughts and theories in the aspects of propaganda institution setting, system management, institution construction principle establishment, grand propaganda team construction, etc, which enrich and develop the Theory of Chinese Marxism.In the period of Mao Zedong (1921-1977), according to the instructions of the Comintern, Communist Party of China starts from the objective requirement of propaganda work "perfect systematization", studies the Soviet experiences, sets up and improves the propaganda department system, press and publishing institutions, troops and masses propaganda institutions gradually. Till the period of Anti-Japanese War, the system of propaganda institutions is formed very well. In the aspect of propaganda team construction, the target mission is to become a "propagandist" or "agitator", and the important thought of "whole party propaganda" is advanced. In the aspect of institution management, a "party manages propaganda" principle is established; the asking and reporting system and study system of cadres are implemented as well. In the early days of New China,"propaganda networks" are built testily in the country to establish a recurring propaganda work of the masses.In the period of Deng Xiaoping period (1978-1989), after having been smashed and cancelled in" Cultural Revolution", the propaganda institutions of the party has the first task of reconstruction and rectification. In the period of economic system reform and political system reform opening up, the reform thinking is fully reflected in the construction of propaganda institutions. In the construction of function, it emphasizes on distinguishing the party from the government; in the institutional setting, it puts forward "downsizing is a revolution"; in the style of work, it cancels "Four Das" and advocates "Three Bus"; in the value orientation, we peruse the principle of the highest social benefit. Deng Xiaoping puts forward the "four modernizations" construction goal for the propaganda team:more revolutionary, younger, more professional and more knowledgeable, and this is the comprehensive requirements on the political quality, age structure, knowledge level, professional ability.In the period of Jiang Zemin (1989-2002), with the establishment of the socialist market economic system reform goal, facing the western capitalist countries’"peaceful evolution", to comprehensively promote the new great project of Party building, the third generation of collective leadership with Jiang Zemin as the core, from the new world situation, national condition, party situation, continues to improve the propaganda settings, clearly defines the four major tasks of propaganda institution construction, and emphasizes the propaganda team should be persistent in politics, proficient in professional work and moral integrity in the process of "Three Emphasis Education".In the period of Hu Jintao (2002-2012), propaganda institutions construction faces new challenges from the new culture construction strategy, the vigorous development of new media, and China entering "a period of prominent contradictions". Under this background, the CPC Central Committee with Hu Jintao as general secretary sets up a central public opinion information bureau, guiding public opinion correctly and promoting the scientific decision; carries out "the project of Marxist theoretical research and construction" to promote the Party’s ideological and theoretical construction and the development and prosperity of Philosophy and social science; builds the pattern of "large propaganda" actively; continues to deepen the reform of the cultural system; in terms of propaganda team construction, carries out "Three Theories Education" activities, adheres to the "Three Close-toes" principle, promotes the normalization of "Go-Shift-Chang" activities and a realistic and pragmatic mood, making the whole propaganda team’s spiritual outlook have a new gratifying change.The theory of propaganda institutions construction in Chinese Marxism has distinctive theoretical features:adhering to the Party’s principles and keeping highly consistent with the Party Central Committee; carrying out constant innovation to keep pace with the times; being dialectical and against one-sidedness; revealing nationality with Chinese characteristics and Chinese style. The development of Party’s propaganda institutions construction reflects three laws:relates to the great project of Party building, keeps synchronization with the mainstream ideology construction forward and the simultaneous resonance with the world wave of science and technology. The future construction of the Party’s propaganda institutions will develop in the direction of democratization, institutionalization and modernization.