A Review Of Research On CPC Building And Party Capacity In Overseas English-speaking Countries(2012-2022)

Following the Party’s 18 th National Congress,China’s economic strength,political power and international influence have increased like never before,creating a Chinese miracle that has attracted worldwide attention.Hence,exploring the essence of socialism with Chinese characteristics,investigating the resilience of the CPC,as well as probing the governing code of the CPC have become the hot topic of concern in related studies.At a time when Western Democracy is in repeated crisis,Representative Democracy is plagued with difficulties,many issues and challenges have emerged in the Western Governance Model,the CPC has led China to a unique path that is different from both the Soviet Model and Neoliberalism,and also made great achievements in the new era.Driven by the above complex factors,scholars in the field of overseas studies are seeking solutions to the dilemma of Western Democracy from the CPC’s successful experience,fully opening their arms to the fractured international situation and the changes in the relationship between China and the West,thus issuing a call named “Bring the party back in” and a renewed interest about the CPC.Overseas studies mainly focus on the ideological dimension,organizational construction dimension,and the prediction of the CPC’s future governance.Specifically,in terms of ideology,scholars primarily analyze the function and role of ideology,the dilemma and adjustment of ideological construction before and after the18 th National Congress,the new changes in ideological construction since the 18 th National Congress.In terms of organizational construction,scholars have focused on the organizational composition of the CPC,the Party and government cadre system,and the combating corruption since the 18 th National Congress.However,such researches also lead to a combination of birational knowledge and biased understanding.As for the prediction of the CPC’s future governance,there is a fight between optimistic claims and pessimistic arguments,and the “Democratic Transition Theory” is still popular,while some scholars have been vague or jumped from one position to another,which requires caution to prevent them from falling into the“Western academic trap”.Since party strength is a research proposal that combines theory and practice,subjective and objective,as well as multiple forms of capacity,in recent years,scholars have shown great interest in this theme,focusing on the CPC’s political leadership,self-reinvention,and ability to participate in global governance and other governing capacities.To a certain extent,it has expanded the overseas perspective and provided theoretical support for a comprehensive understanding of the CPC’s power and influence.Although overseas studies have profound academic backgrounds,and the development of research scale,research fields,research subjects,research perspectives,and the positive interaction between subjects and objects is generally positive,there are still noteworthy problems such as the shackles of “Western-centric”ideology,traditional theoretical frameworks that need to be broken through,and biased cognitive vortex.However,it should be affirmed that overseas research can,to varying degrees,provide useful inspiration for domestic party history research,theoretical innovation in party building,and the practice of the CPC governance.At present,China is at the historic crossroad of the “Two Centenary Goals” the CPC is facing unprecedented challenges.We must firmly strengthen confidence in political parties and theories,continuously strengthen self-knowledge,dissolve the dominant position of “Western discourse”,thus positively guide the international community’s perception of the CPC,and accelerate the enhancement of the discourse system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the disciplinary discourse system,finally make Chinese voices heard on the international stage,and continue to export Chinese stories with Chinese strength.