1980年邓小平“8.18讲话”后,“改革和完善党的领导体制”成为政治学界一直关注的话题。20多年来,理论界、学术界围绕党的领导体制中存在的弊端、产生的原因和改革的方法等问题,因应形势的发展变化,从多个角度、用多种方法展开了讨论。本文以时间发展为线索,力图全面反映这一问题的研究状况和不足之处。 After Deng Xiaoping’s “8.18 Speech” in 1980, “reforming and perfecting the party’s leadership system” has become a topic of constant concern to political scholars. For more than 20 years, theorists and academics have discussed the shortcomings, the causes and the methods of reform in the party’s leadership system in various ways in response to the development and changes of the situation. This article takes the time development as a clue, trying to fully reflect the research status and shortcomings of this issue.