The Logic and Pathways for Constructing an Independent Knowledge System for the Discipline of CPC History and Party Building

General Secretary Xi Jinping has clearly pointed out: “Accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics is, in the final analysis, the construction of an independent knowledge system for China.” This important thesis has established the fundamental direction for the development of the humanities and social sciences in the New Era. In February 2024, the Party Central Committee issued the “Regulations on the Work of Studying and Educating on Party History,” making the strengthening of the construction of the first-level discipline of CPC history and Party building a strategic measure to promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of Party history study and education. The discipline of CPC history and Party building has formally entered a critical period of systemic reconstruction and theoretical innovation. At present, how to achieve the independence and standardization of the academic system while upholding the Party’s leadership and maintaining ideological security has become a core proposition that the academic community urgently needs to address. Constructing an independent knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building is not only the fundamental strategy for solving the problems of disciplinary subordination and discursive marginalization, but also an important support for responding to the needs of national development and serving the cause of the Party and the people. On the basis of existing theoretical achievements, this article will conduct a systematic analysis from three levels: theoretical foundation, structural connotation, and practical pathways, in order to provide theoretical support and practical reference for constructing a knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner.

习近平总书记明确指出：“加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学，归根结底是建构中国自主的知识体系。” 这一重要论断为新时代人文社会科学发展确立了根本方向。2024年2月，中共中央印发《党史学习教育工作条例》，将加强中共党史党建学一级学科建设作为推动党史学习教育常态化长效化的战略举措，中共党史党建学正式进入体系重构与理论创新的关键发展期。当前，如何在坚持党的领导、维护意识形态安全的前提下，实现学术体系的独立性与规范化，已成为学界亟待回应的核心命题。构建中共党史党建学的自主知识体系，不仅是破解学科附庸化、话语边缘化问题的根本之策，更是回应国家发展需要、服务党和人民事业的重要支撑。本文将在现有理论成果基础上，从理论基础、结构内涵与实践路径三个层面展开系统探析，以期为构建具有中国特色、中国风格、中国气派的中共党史党建学知识体系提供理论支撑与实践参考。

I. The Theoretical Foundation for Constructing an Independent Knowledge System for the Discipline of CPC History and Party Building

一中共党史党建学自主知识体系建构的理论基础

The discipline of CPC history and Party building is a newly established first-level discipline with both distinct political and academic attributes. Constructing an independent knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building is not only an academic responsibility responding to the major strategic needs of the Party and the state, but also an inherent requirement for the systematic, theoretical, and structured development of China’s philosophy and social science system. As a specialized discipline for the study of CPC history, the construction of its knowledge system must be based on the triple foundation of Marxist party theory, historical materialism, and Sinicized Marxist party-building theory, thereby developing an academic mechanism that connects theoretical construction, historical interpretation, and practical response.

中共党史党建学是兼具鲜明政治属性和学术属性的新设一级学科，建构中共党史党建学的自主知识体系既是回应党和国家重大战略需求的学理担当，更是中国哲学社会科学体系化、学理化、系统化发展的题中应有之义。中共党史党建学作为中共党史研究的专门学科，其知识体系建构必须建立在马克思主义政党理论、唯物史观与中国化马克思主义党建理论的三重基础之上，以此发展出贯通理论构建、历史解释与现实回应的学术机制。

01. The Ontological Support of Marxist Party Theory

01马克思主义政党理论的本体论支撑

The ontology of Marxist party theory systematically explains the fundamental issues of the essential attributes, basis for existence, and organizational characteristics of a Marxist party: in terms of essential attributes, it reveals the class nature of a Marxist party as the defender of the interests of the proletariat and the broad masses of the people; in terms of the basis for existence, it elucidates the inevitability of a Marxist party fulfilling the historical mission of achieving communism; in terms of organizational characteristics, it establishes the institutional advantages of democratic centralism, providing the fundamental theoretical guidance for constructing an independent knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building with Chinese characteristics.

马克思主义政党理论的本体论系统阐释了马克思主义政党的本质属性、存在依据和组织特征等根本问题：在本质属性上，展现了马克思主义政党作为无产阶级和广大人民利益捍卫者的阶级本质；在存在依据上，阐明了马克思主义政党实现共产主义历史使命的必然性；在组织特征上，确立了民主集中制的制度优势，为构建具有中国特色的中共党史党建学自主知识体系提供了根本理论遵循。

The fundamental reason why the discipline of CPC history and Party building has become an independent and integrative discipline is that its research object—the Communist Party of China, as a proletarian party guided by Marxism—its founding and development are themselves the most convincing historical practice of Marxist party theory. Marxist party theory reveals the essential attributes, basis for existence, and laws of development of political parties as political organizations. This ontology is first embodied in the essential stipulation of the class nature of the party. In the view of Marx and Engels, the Communist Party, as a proletarian party, “has no interests separate and apart from those of the proletariat as a whole.” Leading and promoting the proletarian movement and seeking the interests of the vast majority are the inherent requirements of the class nature of a proletarian party. In the *Communist Manifesto*, Marx clearly pointed out that the Communists aim to establish “an association, in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all.” This classic exposition scientifically reveals the essential characteristics of a proletarian party, namely, that it always represents the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people. Lenin further enriched and developed this theory, putting forward the important thesis that “the party is the advanced, conscious stratum of the class, its vanguard.” As a Marxist party, the class nature of the Communist Party of China is embodied in its consistent representation of the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the Chinese people. Mao Zedong’s fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and Xi Jinping’s emphasis on the people-centered development thought are concrete expressions of this class nature in the practice of China’s revolution, construction, and reform. The class nature stipulation of Marxist party theory provides the most basic theoretical coordinates for understanding the nature, purpose, and logic of action of the Communist Party of China.

中共党史党建学之所以成为一个独立且具有整合力的学科，根本原因在于其研究对象中国共产党作为一个以马克思主义为指导的无产阶级政党，其成立与发展本身就是对马克思主义政党理论最具说服力的历史实践。马克思主义政党理论揭示了政党作为政治组织的本质属性、存在依据和发展规律。这一本体论首先体现为对政党阶级性的本质规定。在马克思恩格斯看来，共产党作为无产阶级政党，共产党人“没有任何同整个无产阶级的利益不同的利益”。领导和推动无产阶级运动，为绝大多数人谋利益是无产阶级政党阶级性的内在要求。马克思在《共产党宣言》中明确指出，共产党人就是要建立“这样一个联合体，在那里，每个人的自由发展是一切人的自由发展的条件”。这一经典论述科学揭示了无产阶级政党的本质特征，即始终代表最广大人民的根本利益。列宁进一步丰富和发展了这一理论，提出“党是阶级的先进觉悟阶层，是阶级的先锋队”的重要论断。中国共产党作为马克思主义政党，其阶级本质体现为始终代表中国最广大人民的根本利益，毛泽东提出的全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨，习近平总书记强调的以人民为中心的发展思想，都是这一阶级本质在中国革命、建设和改革实践中的具体化表达。马克思主义政党理论的阶级性规定，为理解中国共产党的性质、宗旨和行动逻辑提供了最基本的理论坐标。

The concept of the proletarian party established by Marx and Engels in the *Communist Manifesto*, and Lenin’s creative design of the “vanguard” party organizational structure, together constitute the basic theoretical framework for the study of CPC history and Party building. During the revolutionary period, the proletarian party was the leading core for the proletariat to overthrow the old regime and establish a new society; under conditions of governance, the proletarian party is the leading force for liberating and developing the productive forces and promoting social progress. Engels incisively pointed out that for the proletariat “to be strong enough to win at the decisive moment,” it must “form a special party, opposed to all other parties and distinct from them.” The great practice of the Communist Party of China leading the people to overthrow the “three great mountains” [1]1 Seeking truth from facts (实事求是) is a core principle of the CPC’s ideological line, originating from Mao Zedong’s adaptation of a classical Chinese phrase to mean proceeding from actual conditions and basing one’s work on objective reality. during the New Democratic Revolution, its historical achievements in promoting economic and social development during the periods of socialist construction and reform and opening up, and its strategic deployment leading Chinese-path modernization in the New Era are all vivid interpretations of the historical function of the party.

马克思恩格斯在《共产党宣言》中所奠定的无产阶级政党观，以及列宁关于“先锋队”政党组织结构的创造性设计，都构成了中共党史党建学研究的基础理论框架。在革命时期，无产阶级政党是无产阶级推翻旧政权、建立新社会的领导核心；在执政条件下，无产阶级政党是解放和发展生产力、推动社会进步的主导力量。恩格斯曾精辟指出：“无产阶级要在决定关头强大到足以取得胜利”，就必须“组成一个不同于其他所有政党并与它们对立的特殊政党”。中国共产党在新民主主义革命时期领导人民推翻“三座大山”的伟大实践，在社会主义建设和改革开放时期推动经济社会发展的历史成就，以及在新时代引领中国式现代化建设的战略部署，都是对政党历史功能的生动诠释。

The ontology of Marxist party theory also includes stipulations on the organizational form and operational mechanism of the party. “Democratic centralism is the fundamental organizational principle of a Marxist party. In 1905, Lenin first explicitly proposed the scientific concept of democratic centralism at the Congress of the Russian Bolsheviks. The Communist Party of China was organized according to the principle of democratic centralism from its very founding.” During the Yan’an period, in response to the problems of patriarchal work style within the Party and the weakness of social democratic traditions, Mao Zedong proposed the task of democratizing inner-Party life at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee, regarding it as a key measure for consolidating and developing the Party. In the political report to the Seventh National Congress of the Party, Mao Zedong further systematically expounded the theoretical connotation of democratic centralism, pointing out that the organizational principle of “centralism on the basis of democracy and democracy under centralized guidance” should be implemented, revealing the dialectical unity of democracy and centralism, and emphasizing that only by correctly grasping the dialectical relationship between the two can democratic centralism truly exert its institutional effectiveness. The Communist Party of China has creatively developed this principle in practice, forming a complete set of institutional arrangements including the “Four Obediences.” [2]2 The “great project of Party building” (党的建设伟大工程) was a concept introduced by Mao Zedong in 1939 to describe the systematic effort to build the CPC into a strong, disciplined Marxist party capable of leading the Chinese revolution. In Xi Jinping’s important expositions on Party building, Marxist

马克思主义政党理论的本体论还包含对政党组织形态和运行机制的规定。“民主集中制是马克思主义政党的根本组织原则。1905年，列宁在俄国布尔什维克代表大会上第一次明确地提出了民主集中制的科学概念。中国共产党从建立时起就是按照民主集中制原则组织起来的。”。延安时期，针对党内存在的家长制作风和社会民主传统薄弱的问题，毛泽东在党的六届六中全会上提出党内生活民主化的任务，并将其视为巩固和发展党的关键举措。在党的七大政治报告中，毛泽东进一步系统阐述了民主集中制的理论内涵，指出应当实行“在民主基础上的集中，在集中指导下的民主”的组织原则，揭示了民主与集中的辩证统一关系，强调只有正确把握二者的辩证关系，才能使民主集中制真正发挥制度效能。中国共产党在实践中创造性地发展了这一原则，形成了包括“四个服从”在内的一整套制度安排。在习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要论述中，马克思主义政党理论被进一步中国化、时代化、系统化。这些创新成果不仅是对马克思主义党建理论的继承与发展，更为中共党史党建学构建具有原创性的话语体系和系统理论提供了坚实根基。

The scientific methodology of historical materialism

02历史唯物主义的科学方法论

Historical materialism, as the fundamental methodology of Marxist political party theory, provides a scientific epistemological foundation and systematic analytical method for constructing an autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building. This scientific methodology is first embodied in the basic principle that social being determines social consciousness, requiring that in research practice we do not merely remain at the level of sorting out events and policies, but instead situate the historical development of the Chinese Communist Party within the material conditions of production at specific historical stages, deeply understanding the theoretical innovations and institutional experiences formed by the Party under particular historical conditions. From breaking the fetters of the relations of production of the semi-colonial and semi-feudal society during the period of the New Democratic Revolution, to laying the socialist economic base during the period of socialist revolution and construction, to dedicating itself to the liberation and development of the productive forces during the period of reform and opening up, the historical trajectory of the Chinese Communist Party clearly displays a path of continuously adapting to and promoting the progress of the productive forces. The dialectical interaction between the economic base and the superstructure emphasized by historical materialism requires that Party building and institutional innovation must keep pace with the developmental stage of the economic base. Since reform and opening up, the Party’s achievements in theoretical innovation and institutional change are all profound manifestations of this dialectical relationship. At the same time, the method of class analysis, as a key tool of historical materialism, guides us in analyzing the Party’s historical process and policy changes from the perspective of class and class interests.

历史唯物主义作为马克思主义政党理论的根本方法论，为中共党史党建学自主知识体系的建构提供了科学的认识论基础和系统的分析方法。这一科学方法论首先体现在社会存在决定社会意识的基本原理上，要求我们在研究实践中不能仅停留于事件与政策的梳理，而应将中国共产党的历史发展置于特定历史阶段的物质生产条件中来考察，深入理解党在特定历史条件下形成的理论创新与制度经验。从新民主主义革命时期打破半殖民地半封建社会生产关系的桎梏，到社会主义革命建设时期奠定社会主义经济基础，再到改革开放时期致力于生产力的解放与发展，中国共产党的历史轨迹清晰地展现了一条不断适应并推动生产力进步的道路。历史唯物主义所强调的经济基础与上层建筑之间的辩证互动，要求党的建设与制度创新必须与经济基础的发展阶段保持同步。改革开放以来，党在理论创新与制度变革方面的成就，均是这一辩证关系的深刻体现。同时，阶级分析方法作为历史唯物主义的关键工具，指引我们从阶级视角和阶级利益的角度来剖析党的历史进程与政策变迁。

Engels pointed out: “History is everything to us; we value history more than any other previous philosophical school, even more than Hegel.” The scientific methodology of historical materialism provides the fundamental guidance for constructing an autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building, requiring that we must adopt a developmental perspective to examine the Party’s historical process. Adhering to historical materialism requires that in studying the history of the Chinese Communist Party, we should focus on two aspects: first, historical facts, and second, historical principles. This demands that we both respect the objective regularity of historical development and fully value the agency of historical subjects. The scientific methodology of historical materialism lies in the dialectical unity of historical regularity and subjective agency. On the one hand, historical materialism reveals the objective laws of the succession of social formations. The Chinese Communist Party’s leadership of the Chinese people in choosing the socialist path is precisely based on a profound insight into the basic contradictions and developmental laws of Chinese society. From the New Democratic Revolution to the socialist revolution, and then to the new period of reform and opening up and socialist modernization, every major historical decision of the Party has been established on a deep understanding of the laws of social development. On the other hand, the study of CPC history and Party building must firmly establish a correct view of Party history. Historical materialism fully affirms the historical initiative of political parties and the masses. In its century-long struggle, the Chinese Communist Party has displayed a great creative spirit; for example, the revolutionary path of encircling the cities from the countryside and the theoretical innovation of socialism with Chinese characteristics are vivid examples of the Chinese Communist Party promoting historical development on the basis of grasping the laws. This dialectically unified methodology requires us to oppose both historical nihilism, which denies objective laws, and mechanical determinism, which ignores the role of the subject. We should always adhere to the research principle of “seeking truth from facts” [1]1 Seeking truth from facts (实事求是) is a core principle of the CPC’s ideological line, originating from Mao Zedong’s adaptation of a classical Chinese phrase to mean proceeding from actual conditions and basing one’s work on objective reality., comprehensively and deeply understand the history of the Chinese Communist Party, and integrate the Party’s original aspiration and founding mission, organizational line, mass line, and governing philosophy throughout the study of historical facts and historical principles.

恩格斯指出：“历史就是我们的一切，我们比其他任何一个先前的哲学学派，甚至比黑格尔，都更重视历史。”历史唯物主义的科学方法论为中共党史党建学自主知识体系的建构提供了根本遵循，要求我们必须秉持发展的视角来审视党的历史进程。坚持历史唯物主义，要求我们在研究中国共产党历史的过程中，应着重关注两个方面：一是史实，二是史理。这要求我们既要尊重历史发展的客观规律性，也要充分重视历史主体的能动性。历史唯物主义的科学方法论，在于历史规律性与主体能动性的辩证统一。一方面，历史唯物主义揭示了社会形态更替的客观规律。中国共产党领导中国人民选择社会主义道路，正是基于对中国社会基本矛盾和发展规律的深刻洞察。从新民主主义革命到社会主义革命，再到改革开放和社会主义现代化建设新时期，党的每一个重大历史决策均建立在对社会发展规律的深刻认识之上。另一方面，中共党史党建学研究必须牢固树立正确的党史观。历史唯物主义充分肯定政党和人民群众的历史主动性，中国共产党在百年奋斗历程中，展现出了伟大的创造精神，如农村包围城市的革命道路、中国特色社会主义的理论创新等，都是中国共产党在把握规律基础上推动历史发展的生动例证。这种辩证统一的方法论要求我们既要反对否定客观规律的历史虚无主义，又要避免忽视主体作用的机械决定论，应始终坚持“实事求是”的研究原则，全面、深入地理解中国共产党的历史，把党的初心使命、组织路线、群众路线、执政理念贯穿于对史实与史理的研究之中。

03 The Theoretical Nourishment of Chinese Marxist Party Building

03中国化马克思主义党建的理论滋养

The history of the Chinese Communist Party over more than one hundred years is a history of thought, theory, and practice that continuously advances the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context. Chinese Marxist Party building theory, as the theoretical crystallization of the Chinese Communist Party’s own construction practice, provides the most direct and richest theoretical nourishment for constructing an autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building. Comrade Mao Zedong’s proposal of the “great project of Party building” [2]2 The “great project of Party building” (党的建设伟大工程) was a concept introduced by Mao Zedong in 1939 to describe the systematic effort to build the CPC into a strong, disciplined Marxist party capable of leading the Chinese revolution. creatively answered the major question of how to build a proletarian party in a country where peasants constitute the vast majority of the population. At the same time, he proposed “building a Bolshevik-type Chinese Communist Party that is nationwide, mass-based, and fully consolidated ideologically, politically, and organizationally.” His important thoughts on the Party’s ideological building, political building, organizational building, and work style building laid the foundation for Chinese Marxist Party building theory. Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s important expositions on the Party’s institutional building incorporated Party building into the overall layout of reform and opening up and modernization, emphasizing that “to uphold the Party’s leadership, we must strive to improve the Party’s leadership,” injecting new contemporary connotations into Party building theory. The important thought of the “Three Represents” [3]3 The “Three Represents” (三个代表) is a theory attributed to Jiang Zemin, stating that the CPC must always represent the development of China’s advanced productive forces, the direction of China’s advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the broadest majority of the Chinese people. profoundly elucidated the essential requirements of the Party’s advanced nature building, while the Scientific Outlook on Development [4]4 The Scientific Outlook on Development (科学发展观) is a socio-economic theory associated with Hu Jintao that emphasizes people-centered, comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable development. further enriched the theoretical connotations of the scientificization of Party building. These theoretical innovations have all provided important intellectual resources for the disciplinary construction of CPC history and Party building.

中国共产党百余年的历史，是一部不断推进马克思主义中国化的思想史、理论史与实践史。中国化马克思主义党建理论作为中国共产党自身建设实践的理论结晶，为中共党史党建学自主知识体系的建构提供了最直接、最丰富的理论滋养。毛泽东同志提出的“党的建设伟大工程”开创性地回答了在中国这样一个农民占人口绝大多数的国家如何建设无产阶级政党的重大问题，同时提出要“建设一个全国范围的、广大群众性的、思想上政治上组织上完全巩固的布尔什维克化的中国共产党”，其关于党的思想建设、政治建设、组织建设、作风建设等方面的重要思想奠定了中国化马克思主义党建理论的基础。邓小平同志关于党的制度建设的重要论述，将党的建设纳入改革开放和现代化建设的总体布局，强调“为了坚持党的领导，必须努力改善党的领导”，为党建理论注入了新的时代内涵。“三个代表”重要思想深刻阐明了党的先进性建设的本质要求，科学发展观则进一步丰富了党的建设科学化的理论内涵，这些理论创新都为党史党建学科建设提供了重要思想资源。

The Party building theory within Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era marks the latest achievement in the development of Chinese Marxist Party building theory and provides the fundamental guidance for constructing an autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building in the New Era. This theoretical system takes “upholding and strengthening the Party’s overall leadership” as its fundamental principle, “comprehensive and strict governance of the Party” as its strategic layout, “the Party’s political building” as its guiding principle, and “self-revolution” as its endogenous driving force, constructing a systematic and complete general requirement for Party building in the New Era. It not only guides the vivid practice of Party building in the New Era but also provides inexhaustible theoretical momentum and intellectual sources for building an autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner.

习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想中的党建理论，标志着中国化马克思主义党建理论的最新发展成果，为新时代构建中共党史党建学自主知识体系提供了根本遵循。这一理论体系以“坚持和加强党的全面领导”为根本原则，以“全面从严治党”为战略布局，以“党的政治建设”为统领，以“自我革命”为内生动力，构建起系统完备的新时代党的建设总要求，不仅指导着新时代党的建设的生动实践，更为构建中国特色、中国风格、中国气派的中共党史党建学自主知识体系提供了不竭的理论动力和思想源泉。

II The Internal Structure of the Autonomous Knowledge System for the Discipline of CPC History and Party Building

二中共党史党建学自主知识体系的内在结构

The autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building is composed of the disciplinary system, the academic system, and the discourse system, which are interdependent and mutually reinforcing. Among them, the disciplinary system is the “skeleton” of the autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building, encompassing sub-disciplines including the history of the Chinese Communist Party, Party building, Party leadership, and Party affairs management, which together construct a comprehensive and systematic disciplinary framework. The academic system is the “flesh and blood” of the autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building, integrating core elements such as theoretical models, research methods, and problem orientations, driving the continuous evolution of knowledge innovation. The discourse system, as the “medium of expression” of the autonomous knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building, skillfully realizes the effective conversion between political language, academic language, and popular language (for external communication). This structure not only reflects a systematic understanding of the research object, knowledge content, and logic of expression but also fully embodies the supporting role of the discipline of CPC history and Party building in the construction of China’s autonomous knowledge system, “standing firm between heaven and earth” [5]5 “Standing firm between heaven and earth” (顶天立地) is a Chinese idiom meaning to be of indomitable spirit and great stature, used here metaphorically to indicate the discipline’s foundational and overarching role.. This structure not only provides a solid theoretical foundation and framework support for in-depth research in the discipline of CPC history and Party building but also offers powerful intellectual support and ideological guidance for promoting Party building and the development of the Party’s cause.

中共党史党建学自主知识体系由学科体系、学术体系与话语体系构成，三者之间相互依存、相辅相成。其中，学科体系是中共党史党建学自主知识体系的“骨架”，包括中国共产党历史、党的建设、党的领导及党务管理等次级学科在内的领域共同构筑了全面而系统的学科框架。学术体系是中共党史党建学自主知识体系的“血肉”，融合了理论模型、探究手段及问题导向等核心要素，驱动着知识创新的持续演进。话语体系作为中共党史党建学自主知识体系的“表达媒介”，巧妙地实现了政治语言、学术语言与大众语言（对外传播）之间的有效转换。这一结构不仅反映了对研究对象、知识内容与表达逻辑的系统性认知，还充分体现了中共党史党建学在中国自主知识体系建设中“顶天立地”的支撑作用。这一结构不仅为中共党史党建学的深入研究提供了坚实的理论基础与框架支撑，还为推动党的建设与事业发展提供了有力的智力支持与思想引领。

01 The Disciplinary System: Systematic Construction of the Knowledge Architecture

01学科体系：知识架构的系统化构建

As the structural skeleton of the autonomous knowledge system, the disciplinary system not only concerns the knowledge foundation and research boundaries of the discipline of CPC history and Party building but also determines its legitimacy, theoretical self-awareness, and methodological standardization as a first-level discipline. In 2022, the discipline of CPC history and Party building was formally separated from the disciplinary systems of CPC history, political science, and Marxist theory, becoming an independent first-level discipline [6]6 In 2022, the discipline of CPC history and Party building was officially elevated to a first-level discipline in China’s academic degree and education system, granting it equal status with fields like philosophy, economics, and law, and allowing for dedicated degree programs and research institutes.. This marks its transition from “dependent research” to “structural construction,” beginning to enter a new stage of autonomous theoretical production and systematic expression. This change is not only a major breakthrough in the disciplinary classification system but also a fundamental requirement for the paradigm shift in knowledge production.

作为自主知识体系的结构骨架，学科体系不仅关涉中共党史党建学的知识基础与研究边界，也决定了其作为一级学科的合法性、理论自觉性与方法规范性。2022年，中共党史党建学正式从中共党史、政治学、马克思主义理论等学科体系中脱离，成为独立的一级学科，这标志着其已从“依附式研究”走向“结构性建构”，开始迈入自主理论生产与系统性表达的新阶段。这一变革不仅是学科分类体系的一次重大突破，更是知识生产范式转换的根本要求。

The construction of the disciplinary system for the autonomous knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building is a systematic and hierarchical project of knowledge architecture. Its core lies in establishing the research object, delineating the research scope, constructing a theoretical framework, and forming a knowledge system with internal logic. This disciplinary system takes Marxist historical materialism as its fundamental guide, the century-long historical practice of the Communist Party of China as its practical foundation, and the general requirements for Party building in the New Era as its development direction. It has developed four mutually supportive and collectively integrated knowledge modules: first, systematic research on the history of the Communist Party of China; second, theoretical exposition of Party leadership and Party building; third, the construction of a meta-theoretical system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building; and fourth, the summarization of practical experience in Party affairs governance and its institutional transformation. These four modules respectively undertake the functions of historical sorting, theoretical innovation, paradigm elevation, and applied transformation, together forming the embryonic knowledge system characterized by the adaptation of Marxist party theory to the Chinese context and the needs of the times.

中共党史党建学自主知识体系的学科体系建构，是一个系统化、层次化的知识架构工程，其核心在于确立研究对象、划定研究范畴、构建理论框架，形成具有内在逻辑的知识系统。这一学科体系以马克思主义唯物史观为根本指导，以中国共产党百年历史实践为现实基础，以新时代党的建设总要求为发展方向，发展了四个互为支撑、共构整体的知识模块：一是对中国共产党历史的系统研究；二是对党的领导与党的建设的理论阐发；三是党史党建学的元理论体系建构；四是党务治理的实践经验总结与制度转化。这四个板块分别承担着历史梳理、理论创新、范式升华与应用转化的功能，共同构成了具有马克思主义政党理论中国化时代化特征的知识体系雏形。

First, research on the history of the Communist Party of China occupies a foundational position within the entire disciplinary system. This research field is not a simple chronological record of historical facts; rather, it emphasizes, guided by historical materialism and dialectics, systematically sorting out the Party’s strategic decisions, organizational mechanisms, and theoretical innovations at different historical stages, with a focus on excavating the historical experience and ideological logic of the Party in responding to challenges, resolving contradictions, and building institutions during the processes of revolution, construction, and reform. Therefore, research should deeply grasp the main threads, core concepts, and political logic within the Party’s century-long struggle, thereby solidifying the historical foundation for the Party’s institutional confidence and confidence in the path. Second, research centered on Party leadership and Party building constitutes the structural pillar of this discipline. Research on Party building focuses on the Party’s organizational building, ideological building, conduct building, and other aspects, providing a solid theoretical basis for enhancing the Party’s governing capacity and leadership level. This part not only focuses on the position and role of the Communist Party of China within the national governance system but also emphasizes an overall advancement pattern with political building as the guide, ideological building as the core, organizational building as the foundation, and institutional building as the guarantee. Against the backdrop of the New Era, issues such as the Party’s leadership mechanism, political ecosystem building, and grassroots organizational forms have become new research priorities. This requires researchers to deeply understand the historical logic and contemporary logic of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, thereby reflecting the discipline’s strategic sensitivity and political orientation. Third, at the theoretical level, the scholarly construction of the discipline of CPC history and Party building itself is receiving increasing attention. From the empirical analysis of CPC history research to the institutional interpretation of Party building research, and then to the paradigm integration of the theory of the discipline of CPC history and Party building, this marks the current disciplinary development entering an “institutionalization stage.” The theoretical construction of the discipline of CPC history and Party building should focus on topics such as the ontology of party theory, party-state relations theory, organizational behavior and institutional evolution, achieving a leap from “policy-oriented research” to “theoretical production.” Finally, the theory and practice of Party affairs work directly respond to the practical propositions within the current operational mechanisms of Party affairs, covering aspects such as Party member education and management, Party organization building, grassroots governance effectiveness, and cadre selection and supervision. This part has a strong problem orientation and policy orientation, reflecting not only the discipline’s explanatory power over organizational practice but also the practical tension of the knowledge system serving actual governance. Overall, the disciplinary system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building presents a composite structure of interactive linkage between history and reality, theory and practice, and basic research and applied research. At the same time, through vertical sorting and horizontal integration, it has established a knowledge system with Chinese characteristics and the identity of party studies.

首先，中国共产党历史研究在整个学科体系中具有奠基性地位。该研究领域并非简单的史实编年，而是强调以历史唯物主义和辩证法为指导，系统梳理党在不同历史阶段的战略决策、组织机制与理论创新，着重挖掘党在革命、建设、改革进程中应对挑战、解决矛盾、制度建设的历史经验与思想逻辑。因此，研究应深入把握党的百年奋斗历程中的主线脉络、核心理念与政治逻辑，为党的制度自信和道路自信筑牢历史根基。其次，围绕党的领导和党的建设展开的研究构成了该学科的结构性支柱。党的建设研究聚焦党的组织建设、思想建设、作风建设等方面，为提升党的执政能力与领导水平提供了坚实的理论基础。此部分不仅聚焦中国共产党在国家治理体系中的地位与作用，更强调以政治建设为统领、以思想建设为核心、以组织建设为基础、以制度建设为保障的整体推进格局。在新时代背景下，党的领导机制、政治生态建设、基层组织形式等问题成为研究新重点，这要求研究者深刻认识全面从严治党的历史逻辑与时代逻辑，以此体现学科的战略敏感性与政治方向性。再次，在理论层面，党史党建学自身的学理建构愈加受到重视。从党史研究的经验性分析到党建研究的制度性阐释，再到党史党建学理论的范式整合，标志着当前学科发展进入“建制化阶段”。中共党史党建学的理论建构应聚焦政党本体理论、政党—国家关系理论、组织行为与制度演进等议题，实现从“政策性研究”向“理论性生产”的跃升。最后，党务工作理论与实践研究直接回应了当前党务运行机制中的现实命题，涵盖了党员教育管理、党组织建设、基层治理效能、干部选拔监督等多个方面。这一部分具有强烈的问题导向与政策导向，不仅体现学科对组织实践的解释力，也体现知识体系服务现实治理的实践张力。总体来看，中共党史党建学的学科体系既呈现历史与现实、理论与实践、基础研究与应用研究交互联动的复合结构，又通过纵向梳理与横向整合，建立了具有中国特色和政党学标识的知识体系。

02 Academic System: Autonomous Innovation of Theoretical Paradigms

02学术体系：理论范式的自主创新

As the core element of the autonomous knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building, the academic system not only undertakes the functions of knowledge production and theoretical generation but also determines the paradigm stability and research normativity of this discipline. If the disciplinary system defines the scope of the research object, then the academic system further clarifies the methodological logic and categorical structure of research. The construction of the discipline of CPC history and Party building must be established on the triple foundation of Marxist party theory, the Sinicized Marxist theory of Party building, and historical materialism, developing an academic mechanism that integrates theoretical construction, historical explanation, and practical response.

学术体系作为中共党史党建学自主知识体系的核心要素，不仅承担着知识生产与理论生成的功能，更决定了该学科的范式稳定性与研究规范性。如果说学科体系界定了研究的对象范围，那么学术体系则进一步厘清了研究的方法逻辑与范畴结构。中共党史党建学的建构必须建立在马克思主义政党理论、中国化马克思主义党建理论及历史唯物主义的三重基础之上，发展贯通理论构建、历史解释、现实回应的学术机制。

First, theoretical construction constitutes the axial link of the academic system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building. Research in the discipline of CPC history and Party building must systematically respond to the fundamental question of the party: “why does a party exist, how does it operate, and by what logic does it generate institutional legitimacy?” This requires theoretical construction of the basic elements of the Party’s nature, purpose, organizational principles, and disciplinary operation, and combining these with in-depth analysis of China’s political system, social structure, and governance logic. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, it is also necessary to further advance the contemporary expression of party theory and the systematic interpretation of Chinese experience. Second, the summarization of experience is the historical dynamic mechanism of the academic system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building. A century of Party history has accumulated extremely rich political practice and organizational experience. Its inherent regularities need to be transformed into guiding theoretical principles through systematic summarization and logical sublimation. Methods such as comparative studies of typical experiences, analysis of similarities and differences at historical nodes, and stage division of institutional evolution help embed historical resources into the theoretical system, enhancing the discipline’s explanatory and predictive power. Third, the orientation toward practical problems constitutes the core driving force of the academic system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building. With the diversification of social structure, the systematization of national governance, and the complexity of grassroots governance, Party building research must respond to practical challenges such as blurred organizational boundaries, weakened Party member consciousness, and diluted political functions. Research should not stop at empirical description; it also needs to conduct structural diagnosis and institutional responses based on empirical evidence, reflecting the practical effectiveness of the academic system in serving the governance of the Party and the state. Finally, methodological innovation constitutes the internal vitality of the academic system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building. The discipline of CPC history and Party building should integrate the textual analysis approach of history, the institutional analysis method of political science, the organizational behavior tools of sociology, and the digital modeling methods of data science, forming a multi-dimensional integrated research strategy. The construction of the academic system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building should establish a logical closed loop between theoretical generation and practical response, form pathway support between experience summarization and institutional transformation, and open up development space between methodological expansion and paradigm innovation. Only in this way can it truly move from the clarification of the research object to the systematization of academic logic.

首先，理论构建构成中共党史党建学学术体系的轴心环节。中共党史党建学研究必须系统回应“政党为何存在、如何运行、以何种逻辑生成制度合法性”这一政党的根本性命题。这就要求对党的性质、宗旨、组织原则、纪律运行等基本要素展开理论建构，并将其与中国政治制度、社会结构与治理逻辑结合起来进行深度分析。在习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的指导下，还需进一步推进政党理论的当代表达与中国经验的系统阐释。其次，经验总结是中共党史党建学学术体系的历史动力机制。百年党史积淀了极其丰富的政治实践与组织经验，其内在规律性需通过系统性总结与逻辑升华转化为具有指导力的理论原则。典型经验的借鉴研究、历史节点的异同比较分析、制度演变的阶段划分等方法，有助于将历史资源嵌入理论体系，提升学科的解释力与预判力。再次，现实问题的导向性构成了中共党史党建学学术体系的核心驱动力。随着社会结构的多元化、国家治理的系统化与基层治理的复杂化，党建研究必须回应如组织边界模糊、党员意识弱化、政治功能淡化等现实挑战。研究不应止于经验描述，还需在实证基础上进行结构性诊断与制度性回应，体现学术体系服务治党治国的现实效能。最后，方法论创新构成中共党史党建学学术体系的内在活力。中共党史党建学应融合历史学的文本分析路径、政治学的制度分析方法、社会学的组织行为工具与数据科学的数智建模方式，形成多维整合的研究策略。中共党史党建学的学术体系建设，应在理论生成与现实回应之间建立逻辑闭环，在经验总结与制度转化之间形成路径支撑，在方法拓展与范式革新之间打开发展空间。唯有如此，方可真正实现从研究对象的清晰化走向学术逻辑的系统化。

03 Discourse System: Chinese Characteristics of Expression

03话语体系：表达方式的中国特色

In the process of constructing an autonomous knowledge system, the discourse system is not only the external presentation form of the disciplinary content but also an important intermediary for transforming theoretical resources into social influence and political resources into ideological consensus. As a key link in the “three major systems” [n], the discourse system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building undertakes multiple functions: connecting theory and reality, bridging the Party and the public, and integrating history and the future. It is both a conceptual refinement of the century-long practical experience of the Communist Party of China and an important front for constructing academic expressions with Chinese characteristics within the international landscape of theoretical competition.

在自主知识体系的构建过程中，话语体系不仅是学科内容的外在呈现形式，更是理论资源转化为社会影响力、政治资源转化为思想共识的重要中介。作为“三大体系”中的关键一环，中共党史党建学的话语体系承担着连接理论与现实、融通政党与公众、统合历史与未来的多重功能，它既是对中国共产党百年实践经验的概念化提炼，也是在国际理论竞争格局中构筑中国特色学术表达的重要阵地。

First, the fundamental significance of constructing the discourse system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building lies in advancing the autonomy and creativity of the mode of ideological and theoretical expression through a political discourse system with Chinese characteristics. Constructing a core conceptual cluster with originality and distinctiveness is the foundational project of the discourse system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building. Key concepts such as “comprehensive and strict governance of the Party,” “the great founding spirit of the Party,” and “self-revolution” are precisely a high-level condensation of the Chinese Communist Party’s political practice, institutional logic, and theoretical innovation. Through systematic sorting, logical classification, and dynamic updating of the core conceptual cluster, a discourse spectrum with internal cohesion and communicative power is formed. This spectrum must not only clearly define the boundaries of research but also serve as a link integrating academic research, policy discourse, and teaching content, achieving efficient transmission across different fields. Second, promoting the systematic expression of the discourse system is a key pathway for realizing the internal integration of the knowledge system. In academic language, discourse places greater emphasis on logical rigor and sufficiency of argumentation to demonstrate the scientificity and authority of research. One of the current challenges facing the discipline of CPC history and Party building is precisely the lack of hierarchy and systematicity in discourse logic, with problems of term stacking and discursive drift. Constructing a four-level discourse chain consisting of “concept,” “proposition,” “theory,” and “category” helps achieve a leap from individual expression to systemic construction, and this must be accomplished through the evolution of logical levels and the transformation of scholarly expression. Finally, in the context of the New Era, the discourse system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building must also possess cross-cultural communicative power and international discursive competitiveness. The outward expression of the discourse system requires proactively constructing a communicative logic that is credible, perceptible, and reusable, establishing a discourse system with the theoretical characteristics of the Chinese Communist Party on global academic and communication platforms. Special attention should be paid to the precise cross-lingual translation of terms and the adjustment of expression habits, establishing a “bilingual discourse database” and an “international communication evaluation indicator system.” At the same time, the handling of the relationship between political discourse and academic discourse is an unavoidable theoretical tension in the process of constructing the discourse system. On the one hand, as a discipline with a high degree of political nature, the discipline of CPC history and Party building must adhere to the guidance of the Party’s political direction; on the other hand, as a field of academic research, it must also follow academic logic, research norms, and the principle of theoretical autonomy, achieving the independent construction of scholarly expression. Furthermore, the discourse system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building should not only serve the knowledge organization structure within the discipline but also, by integrating academic language, policy language, and public language, serve the formation of theoretical consensus, the recognition of the Party system, and the modernization of the national governance system. Its construction is not an external packaging but an inevitable logical extension of the evolution of an independent knowledge system.

首先，中共党史党建学话语体系建构的根本意义在于以中国特色政治话语体系推进思想理论表达方式的自主性与创造性。构建具有原创性与标识性的核心概念群，是中共党史党建学话语体系的起点工程。诸如“全面从严治党”“伟大建党精神”“自我革命”等关键概念，正是对中国共产党政治实践、制度逻辑与理论创新的高度凝练。通过对核心概念群的系统梳理、逻辑归类与动态更新，形成具有内聚力和传播力的话语谱系。这一谱系不仅要能够清晰界定研究边界，还需作为整合学术研究、政策话语与教学内容的纽带，在不同场域中实现高效传达。其次，推动话语体系的系统化表达，是实现知识体系内在整合的关键路径。在学术语言中，话语更注重逻辑的严谨与论证的充分，以展现研究的科学性与权威性。当前中共党史党建学面临的挑战之一，正是话语逻辑缺乏层次性与体系性，存在术语堆叠、话语游离的问题。构建由“概念”“命题”“理论”“范畴”的四级话语链条，有助于实现从个体表述向体系建构的跃升，而这需要通过逻辑层级演进与学理表达转化得以完成。最后，在新时代背景下，中共党史党建学的话语体系还必须具备跨文化传播力与国际话语竞争力。话语体系的外向表达需主动构建可信、可感、可复用的传播逻辑，在全球学术与传播平台建构具有中国共产党政党理论特色的话语系统。应特别重视术语的跨语种精准转译与表达习惯调适，建立“双语话语数据库”与“国际传播评估指标体系”。同时，政治话语与学术话语的关系处理，是话语体系建构过程中不可回避的理论张力点。一方面，中共党史党建学作为具有高度政治性的学科，必须坚持以党的政治方向为引领；另一方面，中共党史党建学作为学术研究领域，也必须遵循学术逻辑、研究规范与理论自主原则，实现学理性表达的独立建构。另外，中共党史党建学的话语体系应不仅服务学科内部的知识组织结构，更应通过融通学术语言、政策语言与公众语言，服务理论共识的形成、政党制度的认同，服务国家治理体系的现代化建设。它的建构不是外在包装，而是自主知识体系演进的必然逻辑延伸。

In summary, the internal structure of the independent knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building is a multi-dimensional knowledge structure jointly constructed by the disciplinary system, the academic system, and the discourse system. Within this knowledge framework, the disciplinary system provides research boundaries and object frameworks, the academic system injects theoretical stability and methodological approaches, and the discourse system realizes meaning production and social embedding. The three complement and support each other, together constituting an important component of the socialist political theory system with Chinese characteristics for the New Era.

总之，中共党史党建学自主知识体系的内在结构是由学科体系、学术体系和话语体系三者共同构建的多维知识结构。在这一知识架构中，学科体系为其提供研究边界与对象框架，学术体系注入理论定力与方法理路，话语体系实现意义生产与社会嵌入，三者相辅相成、互为支撑，共同构成新时代中国特色社会主义政治理论体系的重要组成部分。

III. Practical Pathways for Constructing the Independent Knowledge System of the Discipline of CPC History and Party Building

三构建中共党史党建学自主知识体系的实践路径

The overall construction of the independent knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building must transcend fragmented and isolated models, constructing a three-dimensional linkage mechanism among the disciplinary system, the academic system, and the discourse system. Through functional coupling and value co-construction, the three major systems jointly shape a knowledge ecosystem for the discipline of CPC history and Party building with endogenous driving force.

中共党史党建学自主知识体系的整体建构，必须超越碎片化与孤立性模式，构建学科体系、学术体系与话语体系的三维联动机制。三大体系通过功能耦合与价值互构，共同塑造具有内生驱动力的中共党史党建学知识生态系统。

01. Coordinated Advancement of the Disciplinary System and Talent Cultivation

01学科体系与人才培养协同推进

“The issue of the disciplinary system concerns the methods and approaches of talent cultivation. Without a sound disciplinary system, talent cultivation methods will remain in a state of randomness, and it will be difficult to obtain scientific methods suitable for talent cultivation in this field.” “Building a high-quality disciplinary system is precisely the necessary path to optimize the talent cultivation structure that adapts to the new development pattern and to strongly support the cultivation of high-level innovative talents.” Currently, the coordinated advancement of the disciplinary system and talent cultivation for the discipline of CPC history and Party building faces new opportunities and challenges: on the one hand, with the establishment of the discipline of CPC history and Party building as a first-level discipline, disciplinary development has entered a new stage, providing a broader platform for talent cultivation; on the other hand, the New Era places higher demands on talents in the field of Party history and Party building, requiring the cultivation of more high-quality professional talents who are politically steadfast, theoretically solid, and outstanding in ability. To adapt to this situation, it is necessary to further optimize the layout of disciplines and specialties, innovate talent cultivation models, improve the mechanism for collaborative education, and promote a virtuous interaction between the disciplinary system and talent cultivation at a higher level. By systematically advancing the construction of the disciplinary system and talent cultivation work, solid talent support and intellectual support are provided for constructing the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building.

“学科体系问题涉及人才培养的方式、方法问题，没有健全的学科体系，会使人才培养方式处于随机性的状态，也难以获得适合于该领域人才培养的科学方法。” “高质量学科体系建设，正是优化同新发展格局相适应的人才培养结构，大力支撑高层次创新人才培养的必经之路。”当前，中共党史党建学学科体系与人才培养的协同推进面临着新的机遇和挑战：一方面，随着中共党史党建学一级学科的设立，学科发展进入新阶段，为人才培养提供了更广阔的平台；另一方面，新时代对党史党建人才提出了更高要求，需要培养更多政治坚定、理论扎实、能力突出的高素质专业人才。为适应这一形势，必须进一步优化学科专业布局，创新人才培养模式，健全协同育人机制，推动学科体系与人才培养在更高水平上实现良性互动。通过系统推进学科体系建设和人才培养工作，为构建中共党史党建学自主知识体系提供坚实的人才支撑和智力支持。

In terms of constructing the disciplinary system, it is necessary to build a disciplinary ecosystem with clear levels and a complete structure. With the first-level discipline of CPC history and Party building as the guide, the disciplinary directions, curriculum system, and textbook system should be systematically designed. First, establish four second-level disciplines: the theory of CPC history and Party building, the history of the Chinese Communist Party, Party leadership and Party building, and the theory and practice of Party affairs work. At the same time, develop interdisciplinary directions such as “Party history + digital humanities” and “Party building + social governance,” forming a disciplinary layout with prominent mainstays and diversified complements. Second, the curriculum system design should follow the logic of “basic theory + professional direction + practical application,” constructing a curriculum matrix composed of basic courses such as Marxist political party theory, the history of the Chinese Communist Party, and the basic principles of Party building; professional courses such as Party organizational building, Party conduct building, and the system of intra-Party regulations; and practical courses such as Party affairs practice and survey research. Third, the textbook system construction should highlight Chinese autonomy, organizing the compilation of core textbooks such as *An Introduction to the Discipline of CPC History and Party Building* and *Research on Marxist Political Party Theory*, developing case-based textbooks with contemporary characteristics and practical guidance manuals, forming a systematic, complete, and distinctive textbook system. This three-dimensional construction of the disciplinary system provides a solid disciplinary foundation and institutional guarantee for talent cultivation.

在学科体系建设方面，需要构建层次分明、结构完整的学科生态系统，以中共党史党建学一级学科为统领，系统设计学科方向、课程体系和教材体系。一是设立中共党史党建学理论、中国共产党历史、党的领导和党的建设、党务工作理论与实践四个二级学科，同时发展“党史+数字人文”“党建+社会治理”等交叉学科方向，形成主干突出、多元互补的学科布局。二是课程体系设计要遵循“基础理论+专业方向+实践应用”的逻辑，构建由马克思主义政党理论、中国共产党历史、党的建设基本原理等基础课程，党的组织建设、党的作风建设、党内法规制度等专业课程，以及党建实务、调查研究等实践课程组成的课程矩阵。三是教材体系建设要突出中国自主性，组织编写《中共党史党建学概论》《马克思主义政党理论研究》等核心教材，开发具有时代特色的案例教材和实践指导手册，形成系统完备、特色鲜明的教材体系。这种立体化的学科体系建设，为人才培养提供了坚实的学科基础和制度保障。

As the core task of disciplinary system construction, talent cultivation must establish a high-quality cultivation system that adapts to disciplinary development. First, innovate the talent cultivation model, implement an educational mechanism of value guidance, knowledge transmission, and ability cultivation, and integrate ideological and political education throughout the entire process of talent cultivation. At the undergraduate level, focus on consolidating the theoretical foundation, using teaching methods such as “classic reading + thematic seminars + practical experience” to cultivate students’ systematic understanding of the discipline of Party history and Party building, with special attention to cultivating students’ feelings for the family and country and academic aspirations, guiding them to integrate personal development into the cause of the Party and the state; at the master’s level, strengthen research method training, using the cultivation path of “theoretical courses + research projects + field research” to enhance academic training and practical exercise, improving students’ academic research ability and ability to solve practical problems; at the doctoral level, highlight the cultivation of innovative ability, using the cultivation model of “supervisor guidance + team collaboration + academic exchange” to expand international perspectives and cultivate students’ ability to tell the story of the Chinese Communist Party well. Second, emphasize practical teaching links, build a number of high-level Party building practice teaching bases, carry out practical teaching activities such as “visiting red bases” and “participating in grassroots Party building,” and promote the deep integration of theory and practice. Third, innovate teaching methods and approaches, using modern teaching methods such as case teaching, scenario simulation, and seminar-style teaching to improve teaching effectiveness. It is also necessary to strengthen the construction of the teaching staff, adopting a method of “simultaneously introducing and cultivating” to build a teaching team with excellent political quality, superb academic level, and noble teacher ethics, providing strong support for talent cultivation.

人才培养作为学科体系建设的核心任务，必须建立与学科发展相适应的高质量培养体系。一是要创新人才培养模式，实施价值引领、知识传授和能力培养的育人机制，将思想政治教育贯穿人才培养全过程。在本科培养阶段，注重夯实理论基础，通过“经典阅读+专题研讨+实践体验”的教学方式，培养学生对党史党建学科的系统认知，要特别注重培养学生的家国情怀和学术志向，引导他们将个人发展融入党和国家事业之中；在硕士培养阶段，强化研究方法训练，通过“理论课程+科研项目+实地调研”的培养路径，加强学术训练和实践锻炼，提升学生的学术研究能力和解决实际问题的能力；在博士培养阶段，突出创新能力培养，通过“导师指导+团队协作+学术交流”的培养模式，拓展国际视野，培养学生讲好中国共产党故事的能力。二是要重视实践教学环节，建设一批高水平的党建实践教学基地，开展“走进红色基地”“参与基层党建”等实践教学活动，促进理论与实践深度融合。三是要创新教学方式方法，运用案例教学、情景模拟、研讨式教学等现代教学方法，提高教学效果。还要加强师资队伍建设，通过“引育并举”的方式，打造一支政治素质过硬、学术水平精湛、师德师风高尚的师资队伍，为人才培养提供有力支撑。

The coordinated advancement of the disciplinary system and talent cultivation requires the establishment of effective guarantee mechanisms and evaluation systems. In terms of organizational leadership, it is necessary to strengthen the Party’s overall leadership over disciplinary construction and talent cultivation work, establish a teaching guidance committee composed of disciplinary leaders, senior professors, and practical experts to coordinate and plan disciplinary development and talent cultivation. In terms of resource guarantees, investment should be increased, special funds should be set up to support textbook compilation, curriculum development, and practical teaching, and high-level document centers and databases for CPC history and Party building should be constructed to provide resource support for teaching and research. In terms of quality evaluation, a scientific evaluation system for talent cultivation quality should be established, taking students’ political literacy, academic ability, and practical level as core evaluation indicators; through graduate follow-up surveys, employer feedback, and other means, cultivation work should be continuously improved. In terms of collaborative education, a mechanism for collaborative education among universities, Party schools, cadre academies, and Party and government organs should be constructed to achieve resource sharing and complementary advantages; a “dual-tutor system” should be established, hiring Party and government leading cadres with rich practical experience as practical tutors to guide students together with academic tutors; academic exchange platforms should be built, and activities such as academic salons and graduate student forums should be held regularly to create a strong academic atmosphere. Through these institutional innovations, it is ensured that the construction of the disciplinary system and talent cultivation work promote and complement each other.

学科体系与人才培养的协同推进，需要建立有效的保障机制和评价体系。在组织领导方面，要加强党对学科建设和人才培养工作的全面领导，成立由学科带头人、资深教授和实务专家组成的教学指导委员会，统筹规划学科发展和人才培养工作。在资源保障方面，要加大投入力度，设立专项经费支持教材编写、课程建设和实践教学，建设高水平的党史党建文献中心和数据库，为教学科研提供资源支持。在质量评价方面，要建立科学的人才培养质量评价体系，将学生的政治素养、学术能力、实践水平作为核心评价指标，通过毕业生跟踪调查、用人单位反馈等方式，持续改进培养工作。在协同育人方面，要构建高校、党校、干部学院、党政机关协同育人机制，实现资源共享、优势互补；建立“双导师制”，聘请具有丰富实践经验的党政领导干部担任实务导师，与学术导师共同指导学生；搭建学术交流平台，定期举办学术沙龙、研究生论坛等活动，营造浓厚的学术氛围。通过这些机制创新，确保学科体系建设与人才培养工作相互促进、相得益彰。

02 Innovative Development of the Academic System and Research Paradigm

02学术体系与研究范式的创新发展

“An autonomous academic system is also reflected in a unique research paradigm,” and “in the process of constructing the academic system, interdisciplinary methods should be actively absorbed to promote the diversified development of research paradigms, thereby ensuring the foresight, scientificity, and adaptability of the disciplinary system.” The research paradigm is an important factor constituting the academic system. The construction of the academic system for the autonomous knowledge system of CPC history and Party building must break through the limitations of traditional research paradigms and construct a new pattern of theoretical research with Chinese characteristics and the features of the times. The core of this innovative development lies in upholding the guiding position of Marxist historical methodology while simultaneously keeping pace with the times by absorbing beneficial elements from modern social science research methods, forming a research paradigm that comprehensively applies multiple methods. First, at the methodological level, it is necessary to deepen the creative application of historical materialism, running the worldview and methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism through the entire research process, paying attention both to the historical investigation of major issues in CPC history and Party building and to the theoretical response to practical problems; grasping both the regularity of the macroscopic historical process and the agency of microscopic practical subjects. Second, in terms of specific research methods, it is necessary to promote the innovative development of traditional research methods; combining comparative research methods with big data analysis to carry out international comparative research on party building; combining case study methods with field investigations to deepen empirical research on the construction of grassroots Party organizations. Third, new research methods and technical means should be actively introduced, such as using social network analysis to study the structure of intra-Party relations, using experimental methods to test the effects of Party-building policies, using visualization technology to present the development context of CPC history, and constructing specialized databases for CPC history and Party building to support quantitative research. This comprehensive application of multiple methods can both maintain the theoretical depth of research on CPC history and Party building and enhance the scientificity and precision of the research.

“自主性学术体系还体现在独特的研究范式上”，“在学术体系建设过程中，应积极吸收跨学科方法，推动研究范式的多元化发展，以确保学科体系的前瞻性、科学性与适应性”。研究范式是构成学术体系的重要因素，中共党史党建学自主知识体系的学术体系建设，必须突破传统研究范式的局限，构建具有中国特色、时代特征的理论研究新格局。这一创新发展的核心在于坚持马克思主义史学方法论的指导地位，同时与时俱进地吸收现代社会科学研究方法的有益成分，形成多元方法综合运用的研究范式。一是在方法论层面，要深化历史唯物主义的创造性运用，将辩证唯物主义和历史唯物主义的世界观方法论贯穿研究全过程，既注重对党史党建重大问题的历史考察，又强调对现实问题的理论回应；既把握宏观历史进程的规律性，又关注微观实践主体的能动性。二是在具体研究方法上，要推动传统研究方法的创新性发展；将比较研究法与大数据分析相结合，开展政党建设的国际比较研究；将案例研究法与实地调查相结合，深化对基层党组织建设的实证研究。三是要积极引入新的研究方法和技术手段，如运用社会网络分析法研究党内关系结构，借助实验方法检验党建政策效果，利用可视化技术呈现党史发展脉络，构建党史党建专题数据库支持量化研究。这种多元方法的综合运用，既能保持党史党建研究的理论深度，又能增强研究的科学性和精确性。

The key to the innovative development of the academic system for CPC history and Party building lies in constructing original theoretical paradigms and analytical frameworks. It is necessary to base this on the rich practice of the Communist Party of China, refine signature concepts, and form a conceptual system with Chinese characteristics; to summarize the historical experience of Party building, construct middle-range theories, and enhance the explanatory power and guiding power of the theory; to face the major issues of Party building in the New Era, develop applied theories, and improve the practical value of the theory. In the process of theoretical innovation, three important pairs of relationships must be properly handled: first, the relationship between political nature and academic nature, both adhering to the correct political direction and following the norms of academic research; second, the relationship between theoretical nature and practical nature, both emphasizing the systematicity of theoretical construction and stressing responsiveness to practical problems; third, the relationship between national character and global character, both highlighting Chinese characteristics and promoting international dialogue. Special attention should be paid to strengthening the research and interpretation of Party-building theory within Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, systematically sorting out its theoretical origins, scientific connotations, and practical requirements, and promoting the integration of the Party’s innovative theory into the academic system.

中共党史党建学学术体系的创新发展，关键在于构建具有原创性的理论范式和分析框架。要立足中国共产党的丰富实践，提炼标识性概念，形成具有中国特色的概念体系；要总结党的建设历史经验，构建中层理论，增强理论的解释力和指导力；要面向新时代党的建设重大课题，发展应用理论，提高理论的实践价值。在理论创新过程中，要处理好三对重要关系：一是政治性与学术性的关系，既坚持正确的政治方向，又遵循学术研究规范；二是理论性与实践性的关系，既注重理论建构的系统性，又强调对实践问题的回应性；三是民族性与世界性的关系，既彰显中国特色，又促进国际对话。要特别加强对习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想中党建理论的研究阐释，系统梳理其理论渊源、科学内涵和实践要求，推动党的创新理论融入学术体系。

The reform and innovation of the academic evaluation system and the organization of scientific research are important guarantees for the development of the academic system. On the one hand, it is necessary to establish academic evaluation standards that conform to the characteristics of the discipline of CPC history and Party building, overcoming the tendency of “only looking at papers, titles, professional ranks, degrees, and awards,” and focusing on the unity of the political value, academic value, and social value of research results. The mechanism for transforming and applying scientific research results should be improved, promoting the transformation of academic research results into textbook systems, policy consultation, cadre training, and other areas, thereby enhancing the practical effectiveness of academic research. The self-regulatory norms of the academic community should be improved, promoting a fine academic atmosphere, opposing academic misconduct, and creating a clean and upright academic environment. On the other hand, in terms of the organization of scientific research, disciplinary barriers should be broken down, and interdisciplinary research should be promoted, such as carrying out cross-cutting research like “CPC history + artificial intelligence” and “Party building + social governance”; the organizational forms of scientific research should be innovated, high-level research teams should be built, major research projects should be tackled, and a batch of landmark research results should be produced; the construction of research platforms should be strengthened, national-level research bases for CPC history and Party building should be established, high-end academic exchange platforms should be built, and academic journals with international influence should be cultivated. Through these measures, a vibrant and efficient scientific research innovation system will be constructed, providing institutional guarantees for the development of the academic system.

学术评价体系和科研组织方式的改革创新，是学术体系发展的重要保障。一方面，要建立符合党史党建学学科特点的学术评价标准，克服“唯论文、唯帽子、唯职称、唯学历、唯奖项”倾向，注重研究成果的政治价值、学术价值和社会价值的统一。完善科研成果转化应用机制，推动学术研究成果向教材体系、政策咨询、干部培训等方面的转化，增强学术研究的实践效能。健全学术共同体自律规范，弘扬优良学风，反对学术不端，营造风清气正的学术环境。另一方面，在科研组织方式上，要打破学科壁垒，推动跨学科研究，如开展“党史+人工智能”“党建+社会治理”等交叉研究；要创新科研组织形式，建设高水平研究团队，实施重大课题攻关，产出一批标志性研究成果；要加强科研平台建设，设立国家级党史党建研究基地，打造高端学术交流平台，培育具有国际影响力的学术期刊。通过这些举措，构建充满活力、富有效率的科研创新体系，为学术体系发展提供制度保障。

03 Comprehensive Enhancement of the Interpretation and Dissemination Capacity of the Discourse System

03话语体系阐释与传播能力的全面提升

A discourse system can only develop and mature, generate influence and value, through dissemination. Therefore, enhancing dissemination capacity is also one of the key tasks of discourse system construction. The enhancement of the interpretation and dissemination capacity of the discourse system within the autonomous knowledge system of CPC history and Party building is a strategic project to increase the discipline’s influence and serve the overall work of the Party and the state. The core of this practical pathway lies in constructing a three-dimensional discourse system that combines political height, academic depth, and dissemination effectiveness. Its primary task is to achieve the scientific interpretation and organic integration of political discourse and academic discourse. Through concept definition, logical argumentation, and value interpretation, the Party’s propositions should both maintain their political essence and possess academic character, realizing a creative transformation from political language to academic language.

话语体系只有通过传播，才能不断发展和成熟，产生影响和价值，因此，提升传播能力也是话语体系建设的要务之一。中共党史党建学自主知识体系的话语体系阐释与传播能力提升，是增强学科影响力、服务党和国家工作大局的战略性工程。这一实践路径的核心在于构建一套兼具政治高度、学术深度和传播效度的立体化话语体系，其首要任务是实现政治话语与学术话语的科学阐释和有机贯通，通过概念界定、逻辑论证和价值阐释，使党的主张既保持政治本色，又具备学术品格，实现从政治语言到学术语言的创造性转化。

On the one hand, comprehensively enhancing discourse dissemination capacity requires constructing an all-round, multi-level dissemination system. First, in terms of building dissemination subjects, three dissemination teams should be cultivated. A team of experts and scholars with firm political convictions and profound academic knowledge should be cultivated to ensure the authority of the disseminated content; a team of dissemination talents familiar with new media and skilled in creative expression should be built to enhance the attractiveness of dissemination forms; a team of practitioners rooted in grassroots units and familiar with actual conditions should be cultivated to ensure the grounding of dissemination effects. Second, in terms of building dissemination channels, a three-dimensional dissemination system with deep integration of traditional media and emerging media should be constructed to maximize the characteristics and advantages of different media. For example, traditional channels such as academic journals and theoretical works focus on in-depth, systematic interpretation; emerging media such as WeChat public accounts and short video platforms highlight timeliness and interactive dissemination; physical spaces such as exhibition halls and memorial halls emphasize scene-based experience and emotional resonance; and so on. Third, in terms of innovating dissemination methods, modern dissemination technologies should be used to enhance dissemination effectiveness. The effectiveness of Party building should be presented through data visualization, virtual reality technology should be used to recreate major events in CPC history, and algorithmic recommendations should be used to achieve precise dissemination. Special attention should be paid to the reception characteristics of the youth group, developing new carriers with strong interactivity and high participation, such as “Youth Talks on CPC History” and “Party Building Micro-Classrooms,” so that the Party’s innovative theory achieves widespread dissemination. The construction of this three-dimensional dissemination system can effectively expand the coverage of the discourse and enhance the penetration of dissemination.

一方面，全面提升话语传播能力需要构建全方位、多层次的传播体系。一是在传播主体建设方面，要打造三支传播队伍。要培养政治坚定、学养深厚的专家学者队伍，确保传播内容的权威性；要建设熟悉新媒体、擅长创意表达的传播人才队伍，增强传播形式的吸引力；要培育扎根基层、了解实际的实务工作者队伍，保证传播效果的落地性。二是在传播渠道建设方面，应构建传统媒体与新兴媒体深度融合的立体化传播体系，最大化发挥不同传播媒介的特点与优势。例如，学术期刊、理论著作等传统渠道侧重深度化、系统性的阐释；微信公众号、短视频平台等新兴媒体突出时效性与互动性传播；展览馆、纪念馆等实体空间突出场景化体验与情感共鸣；等等。三是在传播方式创新方面，要运用现代传播技术提升传播效能。通过数据可视化呈现党的建设成效，利用虚拟现实技术重现党史重大事件，借助算法推荐实现精准传播。要特别重视青少年群体的接受特点，开发“党史青年说”“党建微课堂”等互动性强、参与度高的新载体，使党的创新理论实现广泛传播。这种立体化传播体系的构建，能够有效扩大话语覆盖范围，增强传播渗透力。

On the other hand, in the construction of the discourse system, the relationship between the normativity of political language and the theoretical nature of academic language should be properly handled, so as to achieve an effective transformation of the discourse system with Chinese characteristics into the context of international communication. The “Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reform,” adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC, clearly states: “Strengthen the capacity for international communication and the construction of an external discourse system, and promote Chinese culture to go global.” [15]15 The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC was held in November 2013 and focused on comprehensively deepening reform. The “Decision” cited here is a key document from that session outlining the reform agenda. First, it is necessary to innovate the expression of external discourse and construct conceptual categories that integrate Chinese and foreign perspectives. Core terms such as “comprehensive and strict governance of the Party” and “remain true to our original aspiration and founding mission” must be accurately translated; major propositions such as “the leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics” should be explained in language that the international community can understand; through comparative research, the essential differences between China’s political party system and Western party politics, as well as the unique advantages of China’s political party system, should be clearly articulated. Second, it is necessary to expand international communication channels. For example, support the holding of high-level international academic seminars, encourage scholars to publish research findings on international academic platforms; rely on the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative to promote inter-party exchanges; and so on. Third, it is necessary to innovate methods of international communication. For example, plan and produce multilingual external publicity products on Party history and Party building; invite foreign scholars and media personnel to conduct on-site investigations of grassroots Party building in China; use overseas social media platforms to disseminate the stories of the Communist Party of China; and so on. Through these measures, enhance the international community’s understanding and recognition of the Communist Party of China, and elevate the international influence of China’s discourse.

另一方面，在话语体系建构方面，应处理好政治语言的规范性与学术语言的理论性之间的关系，实现中国特色话语体系向国际传播语境的有效转换。党的十八届三中全会通过的《中共中央关于全面深化改革若干重大问题的决定》明确提出，“加强国际传播能力和对外话语体系建设，推动中华文化走向世界”。一是要创新对外话语表达，构建融通中外的概念范畴。要准确翻译“全面从严治党”“不忘初心、牢记使命”等核心术语；用国际社会听得懂的语言阐释“中国共产党领导是中国特色社会主义最本质的特征”等重大命题；通过比较研究讲清中国政党制度与西方政党政治的本质区别和中国政党制度的独特优势。二是要拓展国际传播渠道。例如，支持举办高水平的国际学术研讨会，鼓励学者在国际学术平台发表研究成果；依托“一带一路”建设推动政党交流；等等。三是要创新国际传播方式。例如，策划制作多语种的党史党建外宣产品；邀请外国学者和媒体人士实地考察中国基层党建；运用海外社交媒体平台传播中国共产党的故事；等等。通过这些举措，增强国际社会对中国共产党的认知和理解，提升中国话语的国际影响力。

In summary, against the backdrop of accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics and building an independent knowledge system of China, CPC history and Party building studies, as a newly established first-level discipline, is at a critical stage of disciplinary system reconstruction and theoretical innovation. The disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of CPC history and Party building studies form an organic and unified whole: the disciplinary system is the foundation, providing institutional support for academic research and discourse construction; the academic system is the core, determining the theoretical depth of the discipline and the scientific nature of the discourse system; the discourse system is the link, serving both as the expression form of academic thought and an important carrier of the discipline’s influence. As a newly emerging first-level discipline that possesses both traditional foundations and contemporary vitality, the construction of its independent knowledge system needs to take the disciplinary system as the foundation, the academic system as the core, and the discourse system as the bridge, achieving high-quality development through a systematic, complete, scientifically rigorous, and distinctive construction logic, thereby providing strong support for Party building and the development of the cause.

综上所述，在加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学、建构中国自主知识体系的背景下，中共党史党建学作为新设立的一级学科，正处于学科体系重构与理论创新的关键阶段。中共党史党建学的学科体系、学术体系和话语体系是一个有机统一的整体：学科体系是基础，为学术研究和话语构建提供制度性支撑；学术体系是核心，决定学科的理论深度和话语体系的科学性；话语体系是纽带，既是学术思想的表达形式，也是学科影响力的重要载体。中共党史党建学作为兼具传统底蕴和时代活力的新兴一级学科，其自主知识体系构建需以学科体系为基础、学术体系为核心、话语体系为桥梁，以系统完整、科学严谨、富有特色的建构逻辑实现高质量发展，为党的建设和事业发展提供有力支撑。

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