Research On Deng Xiaoping's Ethodology Of Ideological And Political Work

Deng Xiaoping's methodology of work of ideological politics is a comprehensive and profound theoreticaltreasure house. It is a profound summation of the practical experiences of work of ideological politics in everyhistorical period since the foundation of our Party, especially since reform and opening-up, made by DengXiaoping under the guidance of the basic principles of Marxist philosophy and on the basis of Mao Zedong'sthinking of work of ideological politics.Deng Xiaoping's methodology of ideological and political work has ten basic principles, which is an overallcriterion for selecting the methods of ideological and political work. These principles include: seeking truth forfacts, mass line, democracy, subordination to services, combination, party spirit, regarding people as thefoundation, day-to-day work, checking at the outset and bringing forth the new ideas. Under the guidance ofthese principles, Den Xiaoping, inheriting and using the experience of traditional methods of ideological andpolitical work, further set forth the general methods of ideological and political work, which have thesignificance of guidance and can be applied to any field. These methods include: direct inculcation, guiding andencouraging, explaining according to the facts, carrying out many measures at the same time, speaking accordingto facts, education of disciplines etc. Moreover, in accordance with the characteristics of the different groups ofpeople: Party members, army, the youth and non-Party etc., Den Xiaoping also found out the specific methods ofideological and political work: according to him, ideological and political work should lay emphasis oncentralized education periodically, sticking to positve struggle, supervision by both the Party members and thenon-Party personages, criticism and self-criticism etc.; the army's ideological and political work should make fulluse of the methods of cultural guidance, classified direction, binding by using disciplines; the youth's ideologicaland political work should make use of the methods of cherishing and leading, encouraging the youth to examinethemselves and take part in the practice; the mass' ideological and political work should adopt the methods ofguiding the typical characters, serving for the mass, communicating with them frankly and sincerely, workingwith meticulous care etc. Deng Xiaoping also set forth a standard of evaluation called "three benefits to" forideological and political work. To sum up, Den Xiaoping made a profound and original statement of the basicprinciples, general methods, specific methods and evaluation standards of ideological and political work,which constitute a integrated system of DengXiaoping's methodology of ideological and political work. Deng Xiaoping's methodology of ideological andpolitical work has a great significance of guidance for further strengthening and improving our ideological andpolitical work in the new situation.