Abstract
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held its Second Sub-forum on International Marxism in Beijing on November 16–17, 2013, with left-wing scholars in the areas of economics, philosophy, political science and international relations in attendance. The theme for the forum was “Socialism and the World Today,” and in this relation participants discussed the development of Marxism and socialism in the twenty-first century. The gathering was an impressive success, and this review takes up the following aspects of the research presented during the proceedings. In first place is the need to meet the challenges of the time, promoting continual innovation and development in the areas of Marxist theory and world socialism. A second aspect is the need for theoretical research into, and thorough understanding of, the capitalist economic crisis. A third aspect is represented by criticism and analysis of contemporary capitalist society, and a fourth by theory and discussion on socialism and on socialism with Chinese characteristics.
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