Political Thought is one of the core sections of Contemporary Review of Political Thought. This section publishes scholarly work on the formation, development, interpretation, and transformation of political ideas across different historical periods, intellectual traditions, and cultural contexts.

“政治思想研究”是《当代政治思想评论》的核心栏目之一。本栏目刊发关于政治观念在不同时代、思想传统与文化语境中的形成、发展、阐释与转化的学术研究。

The section welcomes research on classical, modern, and contemporary political thought. It is particularly interested in studies that examine major political thinkers, key political concepts, intellectual traditions, ideological debates, and the relationship between political ideas and social institutions.

本栏目欢迎关于古典、现代与当代政治思想的研究，尤其关注重要政治思想家、核心政治概念、思想传统、意识形态争论，以及政治观念与社会制度之间关系的研究。

Scope of the Section｜栏目范围

Topics suitable for this section include, but are not limited to:

本栏目收稿范围包括但不限于以下主题：

• Classical, modern, and contemporary political thought｜古典、现代与当代政治思想
• Chinese and Western political thought｜中国与西方政治思想
• Comparative political thought｜比较政治思想
• Political concepts and conceptual history｜政治概念与概念史
• Justice, liberty, equality, authority, democracy, and citizenship｜正义、自由、平等、权威、民主与公民身份
• State, sovereignty, power, legitimacy, and political order｜国家、主权、权力、合法性与政治秩序
• Public reason, civil society, and public life｜公共理性、市民社会与公共生活
• Ideology, political discourse, and social criticism｜意识形态、政治话语与社会批判
• Modernity, revolution, reform, and political imagination｜现代性、革命、改革与政治想象
• The reception, translation, and transformation of political ideas｜政治观念的接受、翻译与转化

Research Approaches｜研究方法

Submissions may adopt philosophical, historical, textual, comparative, critical, or interdisciplinary approaches. The section encourages work that combines close reading of texts with broader analysis of historical, institutional, cultural, and social contexts.

来稿可采用哲学分析、历史研究、文本阐释、比较研究、批判理论或跨学科研究方法。本栏目鼓励将文本细读与历史、制度、文化和社会语境分析相结合的研究。

The section especially values manuscripts that present clear arguments, original interpretation, conceptual precision, and meaningful engagement with existing scholarship.

本栏目尤其重视论证清晰、阐释具有原创性、概念使用准确，并能够与既有研究形成有效对话的稿件。

Submission Types｜稿件类型

This section accepts the following types of manuscripts:

本栏目接受以下类型的稿件：

• Original Research Articles｜原创研究论文
• Theoretical Essays｜理论论文
• Review Essays｜评论文章
• Forum Contributions｜论坛文章
• Book Reviews related to political thought｜政治思想相关书评

Editorial Expectations｜编辑要求

Manuscripts submitted to this section should demonstrate academic rigor, conceptual clarity, and sufficient engagement with relevant literature. Submissions should avoid purely descriptive summaries and should instead develop a clear research question, analytical framework, and scholarly contribution.

投稿至本栏目的稿件应体现学术严谨性、概念清晰性，并充分回应相关领域的既有文献。稿件不宜停留于单纯描述或资料罗列，而应提出明确的研究问题、分析框架与学术贡献。

The section welcomes diverse theoretical perspectives and does not privilege any single school of political thought, provided that the submission meets the standards of scholarly argumentation, ethical research practice, and respectful academic debate.

本栏目欢迎不同理论视角的研究成果，不预设单一政治思想流派或理论立场。只要稿件符合学术论证、研究伦理与理性学术讨论的基本标准，均可纳入本栏目审稿范围。