This book strives to objectively sort out and record the overall development of Chinese political science theory and practice in 2017, and mainly sort out new progress in political science theory research from the aspects of theory, discipline, method and thought. In terms of practice, it mainly includes sorting out and studying the improvement of the basic political system of the party and the state and the new progress of national governance, so that colleagues and students in the field of political science can further research and innovate the theory and practice of Chinese political science, promote the prosperity and development of socialist political science with Chinese characteristics, and better serve the national political construction and political development in the new era, and serve the implementation and promotion of the "four comprehensive strategic layouts".