新时期党的思想政治工作的地位和作用,是与党的领导地位和“一个中心、两个基本点”的基本路线以及毛泽东思想和邓小平同志关于建设有中国特色社会主义的理论紧密联系在一起的。因此,正确认识并深入研究探讨加强和改进思想政治工作,在改革开放的新形势下是非常必要的。一、“关键在人”这一本质特征决定了新时期思想政治工作的地位和作用邓小平同志指出:“中国的事情能不能办好……从一定意义上说,关键在人。”这就高度概括了新时期思想政治工作的本质。党在新时期的思想政治工作的本质是由党的性质决定的。任务的提出、内容的选择、工作的实践和效果的检验,都要紧紧围绕经济建设这个中心目标的实现,都要忠实地体现一个中心、两个基本点的基本路线。这一本质 The position and role of the party’s ideological and political work in the new era are in line with the party’s leading position and the basic line of “one central point and two basic points,” as well as the links between Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping’s theory on building socialism with Chinese characteristics. together. Therefore, it is very necessary to correctly understand and study in depth the work of strengthening and improving ideological and political work under the new situation of reform and opening up. I. The Essential Feature of “Key People” Determines the Position and Role of Ideological and Political Work in the New Era Comrade Deng Xiaoping pointed out: “China’s affairs can not be done well ... In a certain sense, the key lies in people.” This highly summarizes the essence of ideological and political work in the new era. The essence of the party’s ideological and political work in the new period is determined by the nature of the party. The tasks proposed, the choice of content, the practice of work and the test of effectiveness should center closely on the realization of the central goal of economic construction, and must faithfully embody the basic line of one central task and two basic points. This essence