Guiding the Construction of an Independent Knowledge System for the Discipline of CPC History and Party Building with Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building

Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building is a theoretical achievement forged in the great new project of Party building in the New Era. It fundamentally answers the major epochal question of “what kind of long-term governing Marxist party to build and how to build it,” and opens up a new realm in adapting Marxist party-building theory to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. The discipline of CPC history and Party building was born from the Party and thrives because of the Party; it is a foundational discipline with distinct Chinese characteristics and a major mission of the times. Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building is both the core content of the discipline of CPC history and Party building and the fundamental guidance for constructing an independent knowledge system for the discipline.

习近平党建思想是在新时代党的建设新的伟大工程中淬炼而成的理论成果，从根本上回答了“建设什么样的长期执政的马克思主义政党、怎样建设长期执政的马克思主义政党”的重大时代课题，开辟了马克思主义建党学说中国化时代化的新境界。中共党史党建学因党而生、因党而兴，是具有鲜明中国特质、承载重大时代使命的基础性学科。习近平党建思想既是中共党史党建学的核心内容，也是构建中共党史党建学自主知识体系的根本遵循。

Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building Enriches the Theoretical Spectrum of the Independent Knowledge System of the Discipline of CPC History and Party Building

习近平党建思想丰富中共党史党建学自主知识体系的理论谱系

Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building is a systematic, complete, logically rigorous, and highly original theoretical system. It provides core concepts, basic propositions, and research methods for the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building.

习近平党建思想是一个系统完整、逻辑严密、具有高度原创性的理论体系，为中共党史党建学自主知识体系提供了核心概念、基本命题与研究方法。

It provides original and iconic concepts, laying the academic foundation for constructing an independent knowledge system. Concepts are the basic units of theory; original and iconic concepts are key growth points for knowledge innovation. Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building has put forward a series of original and iconic concepts concerning Party building in the New Era, forming an important cornerstone of the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building. For example, “comprehensive and strict governance of the Party” [n1] indicates the distinctive theme of Party building in the New Era. These original and iconic concepts are not deduced from existing theoretical frameworks, nor are they simple inheritances of traditional discourse. Rather, they are important theoretical achievements formed on the basis of the vivid practice of governing the Party with strict discipline in the New Era, a systematic response to major theoretical and practical issues in Party building in the New Era, and they manifest distinct indigenousness, originality, and contemporaneity. This conceptual system with distinct Chinese characteristics has enabled the discipline of CPC history and Party building to gradually construct a set of conceptual categories distinct from Western party theory, fundamentally consolidating the foundation for the discipline’s independent development.

提供原创性、标识性概念，为自主知识体系构建奠定学理根基。概念是理论的基本单元，原创性、标识性概念是知识创新的关键生长点。习近平党建思想围绕新时代党的建设提出一系列原创性、标识性概念，构成了中共党史党建学自主知识体系的重要基石。例如，“全面从严治党”指明新时代党的建设的鲜明主题。这些原创性、标识性概念，不是从既有理论框架中推演而来，也不是对传统话语的简单承袭，而是立足新时代管党治党鲜活实践形成的重要理论成果，是对新时代党的建设重大理论和实践问题的系统性回应，彰显出鲜明的本土性、原创性与时代性。这一具有鲜明中国特色的概念体系，使中共党史党建学逐步构建起一套区别于西方政党理论的概念范畴，从根本上夯实了学科独立发展的基础。

It forms basic propositions, building a theoretical framework for constructing an independent knowledge system. The internal connections between concepts constitute propositions, and the logical links between propositions form theory. Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building profoundly answers fundamental questions such as how a long-term governing Marxist party can forever preserve its advanced nature and integrity, how to prevent governance risks, and how to break out of the historical cycle of rise and fall [n2], thereby expanding party-building theory into a new stage with long-term governance as its core concern, achieving a historic leap in theoretical focus. Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building establishes the fundamental political premise with “upholding Party leadership is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics,” reveals the long-term and arduous nature of governing the Party with strict discipline with “comprehensive and strict governance of the Party is always on the way,” clarifies the Party’s purpose, stance, and value orientation with “upholding the original aspiration and founding mission,” [n3] defines the primary focus of the overall Party building layout with “Party political building is the fundamental building of the Party,” and promotes the layer-by-layer transmission and effective implementation of the pressure to govern the Party with “upholding the implementation of political responsibility for governing the Party,” and so on. This series of interconnected important judgments jointly constructs a systematic and complete theoretical system, further enriching and expanding the theoretical horizon for constructing the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building.

形成基本命题，为自主知识体系构建搭建理论框架。概念之间的内在关联构成命题，命题之间的逻辑联系形成理论。习近平党建思想深刻回答了长期执政的马克思主义政党如何永葆先进性和纯洁性、如何防范执政风险、如何跳出治乱兴衰历史周期率等根本性问题，从而将党建理论拓展至以长期执政为核心关切的新阶段，实现了理论重心的历史性跃升。习近平党建思想以“坚持党的领导是中国特色社会主义最本质的特征”确立根本政治前提，以“全面从严治党永远在路上”揭示管党治党的长期性和艰巨性，以“坚持不忘初心、牢记使命”明确党的宗旨立场和价值取向，以“党的政治建设是党的根本性建设”厘定党建总体布局的首要着力点，以“坚持落实管党治党政治责任”推动管党治党压力层层传导、落地见效，等等。这一系列相互贯通的重要论断，共同构筑起系统完备的理论体系，进一步丰富和拓展了中共党史党建学自主知识体系构建的理论视域。

It contains scientific methodology, providing research tools for constructing an independent knowledge system. The construction of a theoretical system depends not only on the refinement of core concepts and important propositions but also on the support of scientific methodology. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: “In the New Era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, an important reason why the cause of the Party and the state has achieved historic accomplishments and undergone historic transformations is that we have adhered to the ‘Two Integrations.’” [n4] Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building is a paradigmatic theoretical achievement of the CPC’s adherence to integrating the basic principles of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the fine traditional Chinese culture; it is the concentrated embodiment of the “Two Integrations” in the field of Party building. To construct an independent knowledge system for the discipline of CPC history and Party building, on the one hand, we must adhere to the soul of Marxism, abide by the basic principles of Marxist party-building theory, and consolidate the theoretical foundation of the discipline; on the other hand, we must deeply root ourselves in the root of the fine traditional Chinese culture, fully explore the wisdom of state governance contained within it, and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of the fine traditional Chinese culture in the context of Party building in the New Era. The “Two Integrations” shape the distinctive characteristics of the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building that differentiate it from other party theories. In addition, the problem orientation and systematic thinking contained in Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building also provide important methodological guidance for constructing the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building.

蕴含科学方法论，为自主知识体系构建提供研究工具。理论体系的构建，既依赖于核心概念与重要命题的提炼，也离不开科学方法论的支撑。习近平总书记深刻指出：“在中国特色社会主义新时代，党和国家的事业之所以取得了历史性成就、发生了历史性变革，一个重要原因就是我们坚持了‘两个结合’。”习近平党建思想是中国共产党坚持将马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合、同中华优秀传统文化相结合的典范性理论成果，是“两个结合”在党的建设领域的集中体现。构建中共党史党建学自主知识体系，一方面，必须坚守马克思主义这个魂脉，恪守马克思主义建党学说的基本原理，筑牢学科的理论根基；另一方面，必须深植中华优秀传统文化这个根脉，充分发掘其中的治国理政智慧，推动中华优秀传统文化在新时代党建语境下实现创造性转化、创新性发展。“两个结合”为构建中共党史党建学自主知识体系塑造出区别于其他政党理论的鲜明特质。此外，习近平党建思想中所蕴含的问题导向以及系统思维等，也为构建中共党史党建学自主知识体系提供了重要的方法论指引。

Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building Guides the Construction of the Disciplinary System, Academic System, and Discourse System of the Discipline of CPC History and Party Building

习近平党建思想引领中共党史党建学学科体系、学术体系、话语体系建设

The disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system are key supports and important contents for constructing the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building. Guiding the construction of the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building with Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building is not only reflected in the theoretical provision of concepts, generation of propositions, and methodological support, but is also deeply integrated into the entire process of constructing the disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building.

学科体系、学术体系、话语体系是构建中共党史党建学自主知识体系的关键支撑和重要内容。以习近平党建思想引领中共党史党建学自主知识体系构建，不仅体现在理论层面的概念供给、命题生成与方法论支撑上，而且深度融入中共党史党建学学科体系、学术体系、话语体系建设全过程。

It guides the integrated consolidation of the disciplinary system. The disciplinary system is the institutionalized carrier of the independent knowledge system. The establishment of the first-level discipline of CPC history and Party building has resolved the past separation of the disciplines of Party history and Party building, but the integrated development and collaborative research of Party history and Party building remain practical issues for disciplinary construction. Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building connects Party history and Party building. It guides researchers to explore the evolutionary thread of Party building from the Party’s history of over a hundred years, while also summarizing the laws of historical development based on the practice of Party building in the New Era, breaking the state of isolation between Party history research and Party building research, and promoting mutual support and verification between the two. At the same time, Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building organically links major events, important meetings, and important figures in Party history with the theoretical innovation, practical innovation, and institutional innovation of Party building, enabling Party history research to provide empirical support for Party building research, and enabling Party building research to inject practical concerns into Party history research, continuously deepening the systematic understanding of the fundamental question of “what the CPC is and what it should do” from the organic unity of history and reality, theory and practice. This research paradigm forms a disciplinary whole with a complete structure and logical coherence, consolidating the disciplinary foundation of the independent knowledge system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building.

引领学科体系的一体化整合。学科体系是自主知识体系的制度化载体。中共党史党建学一级学科的设立，解决了过去党史与党建的学科分离问题，但党史与党建的融合发展、协同研究仍是学科建设的现实课题。习近平党建思想贯通党的历史与党的建设，既引导研究者从百余年党史之中探寻党的建设的演进脉络，又立足新时代党建实践总结历史发展规律，打破党史研究与党建研究彼此隔绝的状态，推动二者相互支撑、彼此印证。同时，习近平党建思想将党史中的重大事件、重要会议、重要人物与党的建设的理论创新、实践创新、制度创新有机贯通起来，使党史研究为党建研究提供经验支撑，使党建研究为党史研究注入现实关切，从历史与现实、理论与实践的有机统一中不断深化对“中国共产党是什么、要干什么”这一根本问题的系统认识。这种研究范式，形成了结构完整、逻辑贯通的学科整体，夯实了中共党史党建学自主知识体系的学科基础。

It guides the autonomous innovation of the academic system. The academic system is an important aspect of the independent knowledge system. The key to autonomous innovation in the academic system lies in generating indigenous party theory based on Chinese party practice. Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building provides problem orientation, theoretical core, and practical basis for the autonomous innovation of the academic system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building. First, it adheres to the theoretical foundation of Marxist party theory. The discipline of CPC history and Party building possesses both distinct ideological attributes and rigorous academic attributes; it is an organic unity of academic exploration and political stance. Adhering to this theoretical foundation is the primary prerequisite for ensuring that academic research always maintains the correct direction. Second, it anchors major epochal issues, sets core research topics for the discipline, guides research to take root in the vivid practice of the CPC’s governance and strict Party discipline, and promotes the formation of theoretical propositions that truly originate from China’s reality and respond to China’s problems. Third, it improves the evaluation system for academic research. It requires academic research to conduct theoretical refinement based on the actual process of the CPC’s governance and strict Party discipline, adhere to the unity of theory and practice, history and logic, take China as the reference and the times as the coordinate, and achieve true autonomy in academic propositions, academic thought, and academic discourse for the discipline of CPC history and Party building. These three levels support each other and form an organic unity, jointly constituting an important support for the autonomous innovation of the academic system of the discipline of CPC history and Party building.

引领学术体系的自主性创新。学术体系是自主知识体系的重要方面，学术体系自主创新的关键在于立足中国政党实践生成本土政党理论。习近平党建思想为中共党史党建学学术体系自主创新提供了问题导向、理论内核与实践依据。其一，坚守马克思主义政党理论根基。中共党史党建学兼具鲜明的意识形态属性与严谨的学术属性，是学术探索与政治立场的有机统一。坚守这一理论根基，是确保学术研究始终坚持正确方向的首要前提。其二，锚定重大时代课题，设置学科核心研究议题，引导研究扎根中国共产党管党治党的鲜活实践，推动形成真正源于中国实际、回应中国问题的理论命题。其三，完善学术研究评价体系。要求学术研究立足中国共产党治国理政和管党治党的实际进程开展理论提炼，坚持理论与实践相统一、历史与逻辑相统一，以中国为观照、以时代为坐标，实现中共党史党建学在学术命题、学术思想和学术话语上的真正自主。这3个层面相互支撑、有机统一，共同构成中共党史党建学学术体系自主性创新的重要支撑。

Guiding the subjective construction of the discourse system. The discourse system is the external expression of the knowledge system, and its degree of maturity directly affects the discipline’s communication effectiveness and capacity for academic dialogue. Advancing the subjective construction of the discourse system for the history and building of the CPC under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building requires sustained effort in two directions. On the one hand, it is necessary to promote the organic transformation of political discourse into academic discourse. By skillfully employing rigorous concept definition, systematic theoretical argumentation, and scientific methodological support, the Party’s innovative theories should be given a scholarly expression, transforming political propositions into academic propositions, internalizing political stances as academic logic, and achieving a deep-level integration of “using scholarship to speak about politics.” On the other hand, it is necessary to promote the internationalized expression of academic discourse. Within the global academic landscape of political party studies, Chinese party theory must neither “fall silent” nor be “spoken for by others”; it must be grounded in the unique practice of the CPC’s long-term governance, refine conceptual tools and analytical frameworks with universal significance, forge original and iconic concepts of political party studies that bridge China and the world, and effectively respond to the common challenges facing human political civilization. These two dimensions complement each other, jointly working to ensure that Chinese party theory can stand firm, spread widely, and resonate on the international academic stage.

引领话语体系的主体性构建。话语体系是知识体系的外在表达，其成熟程度直接影响学科的传播效果与学术对话能力。以习近平党建思想为指导推进中共党史党建学话语体系的主体性构建，需要在两个方向上持续用力。一方面，推动政治话语向学术话语的有机转化。善于运用严谨的概念界定、系统的理论论证和科学的方法论支撑，对党的创新理论进行学理化表达，将政治命题转化为学术命题，使政治立场内化为学术逻辑，实现“以学术讲政治”的深层次贯通。另一方面，推动学术话语的国际化表达。在全球政党政治研究的学术版图中，中国政党理论不应“失语”，更不应“被代言”，必须立足中国共产党长期执政的独特实践，提炼具有普遍性意义的概念工具和分析框架，打造融通中外的政党政治原创性、标识性概念，有效回应人类政治文明面临的共性难题。这两个维度相辅相成，共同致力于使中国政党理论在国际学术舞台上立得住、传得开、有回响。

(The author is a specially appointed research fellow at the Shandong Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era)

（作者为山东省习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心特约研究员）