Abstract:

The negation of the leading position of Marxism in the ideological realm by the “non-ideological trend” is one of the major challenges that China is facing in its social and economic development. Its obvious reflective and critical content holds great appeal for college students, which has weakened the effectiveness of the ideological and political theory courses in universities. This paper analyzes the evolution and transformation of the trend in the past and at present, and explores how and why it affects the ideological and political theory courses in universities. Then, based on those explorations, it discusses measures counteracting the influence of this trend in the purpose of maintaining the socialist ideology.

Key words: the non-ideological trend, Marxist ideology, ideological and political education in universities, historical evolution, current transformation