Chinese Marxism (feat. Josef Gregory Mahoney)

About this episode

The episode features a critical discussion on Marxism in China with Dr. Josef Gregory Mahoney, exploring its ideological evolution and contemporary implications.

I am joined by Dr. Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University and Concurrent Professor of Marxism with Jiangsu’s top thinktank—the Institute for the Development of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a critical discussion and analysis of Marxism in China and the tradition of Chinese Marxism. We examine the ideological differences within the Chinese Communist Party from the time of Mao to the present, the main differences between Soviet and Chinese forms of Marxism, the core of Xi Jinping's thought, the impact of the "reform and opening up" period since Deng Xiaoping, to the status of class struggle in contemporary China. Dr. Josef Gregory Mahoney is Professor of Politics and International Relations and Doctoral Supervisor (政治与国际关系教授、博士生导师) at East China Normal University (ECNU/华东师范大学); Founder and Director of the Center for Ecological Civilization (主任, 政治与国际关系学院生态文明研究中心); Vice Dean for the Institute of Singularity Politics (奇点政治研究院副院长); Associate Editor, US-based Journal of Chinese Political Science (SSCI and ranked first in the field according to JCR); and Co-Editor, ECNU Review. He also serves as a Concurrent…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Tutt

Guest: Dr. Josef Gregory Mahoney

Topics covered

• Chinese Marxism
• politics
• international relations
• ideological differences
• class struggle
• Xi Jinping's thought

Keywords

• Marxism
• Chinese Communist Party
• Mao
• Deng Xiaoping
• Xi Jinping
• class struggle
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: East China Normal University, Institute for the Development of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Southeast University

Places: China, Nanjing

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