党的十六届四中全会把加强党的执政能力建设这项根本任务明确地提到全党面前。思想政治工作在党的执政能力建设中处于什么位置,对加强党的执政能力建设,增强党的执政能力具有什么意义?《中共中央关于加强党的执政能力建设的决定》中把加强和改进思想政治工作、加强和改进新形势下的群众工作,作为提高党的建设社会主义先进文化和构建社会主义和谐社会的能力的重要方面。李长春同志在中国思想政治工作研究会第八次会员代表大会上的讲话中指出:“善于做好新形势下的 The Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee explicitly referred to the entire party before the fundamental task of strengthening the party’s ability to govern. What is the position of ideological and political work in the building of the party’s ability to govern and what is the point of strengthening the party’s ability to govern and enhancing the party’s ability to govern? The “CPC Central Committee’s Decision on Strengthening the Building of the Party’s Ability to Govern” Political work to strengthen and improve mass work in the new situation as an important aspect of enhancing the Party’s ability to build an advanced socialist culture and build a harmonious socialist society. Comrade Li Changchun pointed out in his speech at the 8th member congress of China’s ideological and political work conference: "Being good at doing well in the new situation