毛泽东是20世纪举世公认的最为重要的政治家、革命家和思想家之一。由于他对现代中国之思想、制度和社会产生的深刻影响,也由于他对建构20世纪国际政治格局做出的重要贡献,几十年来,对毛泽东本人及其思想体系的研究已经成为一个具有长久意义的国际性的理论和学术领域。毛泽东及其思想不仅属于中国,也属于世界;不仅属于当代,也属于历史。尽管,境外的毛泽东及其思想研究在理论目标、分析方式、社会功能和学理立场等方面与境内存在差异,但在全球的宏观视野上,其研究成果,应当被看作整体毛泽东及其思想研究的一个重要组成部分。它们与境内毛泽东及其思想研究一起,对这一学理领域进行着自己的工作。随着新时期改革开放事业的不断深入,毛泽东及其思想的研究也需要深入和提升。与时俱进,吸收各种积极的思想营养,通过学理论辩澄清基本观念,是毛泽东及其思想研究工作者面临的重要任务。这种研究也将有助于推进现实的理论和实践。为此,我们开设了《境外毛泽东和毛泽东思想研究》这个独特的研究栏目,旨在期望在一个更为宽阔的视角上,使毛泽东及其思想的研究得以持续地、深入地进行。本专栏暂拟由五大板块组成,分别从“历史”、“理论”、“著作”、“方法”和“互动”等角度,对境外毛泽东及其思想研究的状况进行较? Mao Tse-tung is one of the most important politicians, revolutionaries and thinkers recognized throughout the world in the 20th century. Due to his profound influence on the thoughts, systems and social production of modern China and his important contribution to the construction of the international political pattern in the 20th century, the research on Mao Zedong himself and his ideological system has become a long-term Meaning of the international theory and academic fields. Mao Zedong and his thoughts belong not only to China but also to the world; not only belong to the present era but also belong to history. Although the study of Mao Zedong and his ideology outside China differs from its domestic counterparts in terms of theoretical goals, analytical methods, social functions and academic position, his research achievements in the global macro-vision should be regarded as the overall study of Mao Zedong and his ideology An important part of. Together with Mao Tse-tung and their ideological studies in their own country, they carried out their own work in this area of ​​study. With the continuous deepening of the cause of reform and opening up in the new period, the research on Mao Zedong and his ideology needs to be deepened and promoted. Advancing with the times and assimilating various positive thoughts and nutrients, it is an important task for Mao Zedong and his ideological researchers to clarify basic concepts through theoretical and theoretical analysis. Such research will also help advance the theory and practice of reality. To this end, we have created a unique research section entitled “Studies of Mao Zedong Thought Abroad and Mao Zedong Thought”, aiming at expecting to make the study of Mao Zedong and his thoughts sustainable and in-depth on a broader perspective. This column tentatively consists of five major sections, which respectively compare the situation of overseas Mao Zedong and his ideological studies from the perspectives of “history”, “theory”, “work”, “method” and “interaction”