Research on Civic and Political Literacy

Author: Shi Yanchun, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The issue of civic political socialization is an emerging field in contemporary political science that urgently requires in-depth research. Studying civic political literacy, especially improving it, holds significant importance for building a highly developed socialist political civilization. With the establishment of the socialist market economy system, tremendous changes have occurred in society's political, economic, and cultural aspects. In response, China's civil society has also developed rapidly, with the status and role of citizens greatly elevated. The orderly participation of citizens in social activities is a crucial factor in ensuring political stability. The improvement of civic political literacy is not only necessary for citizens to uphold their rights and obligations but also essential for the normal functioning of China's socialist political order, and even more so for establishing socialist democracy in China. Guided by Marxist theory, this book reveals the connotation of civic political literacy, discusses the fundamental theories on political literacy in Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, and the Three Represents important thought, and explores the cultivation and enhancement of civic political literacy. It specifically analyzes the political literacy of high-level talents and leaders and examines the pathways and methods to improve their political literacy. The book also investigates the current state of civic political literacy in China and its impact on social development. Cultivating and enhancing the political literacy of all citizens is crucial to achieving China's development goals in building a socialist democratic political system. This book provides a relatively comprehensive study of civic political literacy, offering conditions for civic education in China. It is suitable for use by management personnel, graduate and undergraduate students, and citizens who are concerned about their rights and obligations.