| The functions of an organization are the basic rules and regulations that had to be abided by in this organization, and they represent the value of this very organization. Communist youth leagues are an important political phenomenon in socialist countries, thus playing an important role in the societies of these countries. However, communist youth leagues, in practice, presented some features and problems that divorced from the realities of society. These problems can find their roots in the functions of communist youth leagues. The clarification and proper definition of their functions is a fundamental and strategic issue in the development of communist youth leagues. Therefore, in order to maintain their fundamental political attribute and fulfill their political mission, communist youth leagues need to thoroughly understand the requirements and expectations of the Party to them, take advantage of their political value and indispensible role, clarify and firmly fulfill their functions. These are also of great significance to the future of the Party and the development of communist youth leagues.Communist youth leagues are the assistant and reserve force of the Party. And this role determines the functions of communist youth leagues. Since the reform and opening up of China, with the economy and society undergoing rapid changes, the external circumstances of China Communist Youth League witnessed great changes. As a result, the domain of functions of China Communist Youth League has also been undergoing changes and modifications. In recent years, the functions of China Communist Youth League were simply stipulated as "organizing, guiding and serving youth; safeguarding the legal rights and interests of youth", which confined the functions of China Communist Youth League to the field of "youth", overemphasized its role of social service, and blurred the boundaries of its work and action. At the same time, it deviated from the values and spiritual pursuits of China Communist Youth League form the political perspective and failed to reflect the unique value of China Communist Youth League. It has been proved by history that only by faithfully adhering to the position, standpoints and methodologies of Marxism, and based on the fundamental political attribute of communist youth leagues, can China Communist Youth League, under the new circumstance, define and grasp its functions by overcoming the various unfavorable factors and unswervingly performing its functions and duties. Meanwhile, China Communist Youth League should play its role as the youth organization of the Party by looking to the future, probing into the change and development of its functions, following the principles of function development and grasping the trend of function development.This paper consists of the introduction, the main body, which is divided into five chapters, and the conclusion.The introduction part introduced the origin, background, practical significance, theoretical value, structure and methodology of this paper. The deficiency of previous studies, the emphases, major difficulties and innovations of this paper was also included in this part.Chapter 1 clarified the concept of the functions of communist youth leagues and overviewed the development of their functions in history. By making clear some basic concepts such as youth organization and communist youth league, and distinguishing a group of similar concepts such as function, duty and role, this chapter fixed the basic meaning and connotation of the functions of communist youth leagues, proposed the major features of these functions, and overviewed the historical evolution and practical performance of these functions.Chapter 2 probed into the theoretical foundation and basis of the functions of communist youth leagues and the experience they learned from the abroad. By listing the classic formulations and concluding the core principles of youth league development made by the Party over different periods, this chapter emphasized that communist youth leagues should, based on the realities of the Party and youth, and their political attribute of serving as the youth organization of Marxist parties, make clear the major elements of their functions, and at the same time, learn from the experience and good practice of their foreign counterparts.Chapter 3 explained the meaning and connotation of the function structure of communist youth leagues. After comprehensive analysis, it was proposed in this chapter that the functions of communist youth leagues can be divided into many aspects. And it was proposed, for the first time, that these functions formed a complex structure. Among this structure, there are functions fulfilling certain purposes, functions serving the role of instruments, and functions representing the value of youth organizations of the Marxist ruling parties. This structure not only embodies the attribute of communist youth leagues as youth organizations of the Party, but also reflects the common features of all kinds of youth organizations. Chapter 4 probed into the fulfillment of the functions of communist youth leagues. By analyzing the various unfavorable factors which hindered the fulfillment of these functions and considering the practice, this chapter listed a number of means for fulfilling these functions, such as promoting political socialization, support youth involvement in the society, serving the development of youth and improve political hiring. The importance of fulfilling these functions was also emphasized in this chapter from the aspects of adhering to the leadership of the Party, strengthening the construction of organization, improving the internal vitality and perfecting institutional design.Chapter 5 introduced the development of the functions of communist youth leagues with the time. This chapter, for the first time, from the aspects of organizational modernization and identification, listed all the challenges communist youth leagues will face after the Party finishes its transformation and proposed the basic principles that have to be abided by in terms of functions. It was emphasized that the function development of communist youth leagues should comply with the fundamental requirements of communist youth league development, namely, emphasizing the advancement, presenting the uniqueness and strengthening the leading position of communist youth leagues.The conclusion part proposed that communist youth leagues should, based on their nature and attribute, understand their functions from a comprehensive, historic and dynamic perspective and achieve the development of their theoretical construction. |
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