Research On Jiang Zemin’s Thought Of Socialist Ideology

Chinese Socialism ideology represents the fundamental interests of the working classand the mass people. Jiang Zemin, the core of the third generation of the CCP CentralCollective Leadership, attached much importance to the significant position of the ideologyin socialist modernization. In the new historical situation, Jiang contributed to the strategicposition of building socialist ideology and the hegemony of ideology, etc. with a series ofscientific demonstrations and important judgments. Gradually coming into being anddeveloping through practice, Jiang’s thought of socialist ideology is an integrativescientific theory system that not only further enriches and develops Mao Zedong’s andDeng Xiaopin’s thoughts of ideology construction, but also provides theoretical guidancefor further strengthening the construction of socialist ideology in the new situation, whichis a matter of great importance for maintaining and consolidating the ruling party status ofCCP.The dissertation strives hard to comprehensively, systematically and accuratelygeneralize and summarize the historical background for the emergence of Jiang’s socialistideology thought and its important significance and methods of in socialist construction.The dissertation consists of prolegomenon, text and conclusion. Its main contents are asfollows:The prolegomenon, proceeding from the present status of domestic and foreignresearches on ideology and Jiang’s thought of building socialist ideology, brings forwardits theoretical values and practical significance to research on Jiang’s thought of socialistideology on the basis of the summing-up of the research results of many scholars.The second chapter, when introducing the historical background for the emergence ofJiang’s socialist ideology thought, emphasizes the severe challenges and the developmentopportunity in Chinese socialist ideology field caused by economic globalization.The third chapter puts forward to uphold the guiding role of Marxism and toconsistently enrich and develop socialist ideology with the guidance of persisting to anddeveloping Marxism.The fourth chapter expatiates on that the construction of socialist ideology is one ofthe important parts of Chinese socialist cause, which relates to the improvement of thecomprehensive national strength and is the key to success of the socialist cause.The fifth chapter indicates socialist ideology, as a part of the life of the Party, relatesto the Party’s advanced nature so much so that the important position of the construction ofspiritual civilization must be held firmly by the Party. In the conclusion, the dissertation pointed out Jiang’s thought of socialist ideologycame into being and developed during the given historical period, which was active tobuilding modern socialist ideology. Since the sixteenth national congress of CPC, thecollective central leadership with Comrade Hu Jintao as the Party’s general secretary,continues advancing the construction of socialist ideology and enriches Marxist thought ofideology.