在現代中國高等教育史的研究之中，大學與政治的互動是一大課題。中央大學在1930-40年代有「首都大學」之稱，不只有獨領風騷的學術地位，另一意義是位於首都，而成為各股政治力量互相角力的場合。國共戰爭時期(1945-49年)的中央大學，依然深受現實政治的影響。政府自1947年12月實行憲法，訓政時期的「黨國」體制必須轉型，一方面國民黨在校內的組織活動轉為秘密方式，另一方面政府逐步建立「動員戡亂」體制，以新的合法方式打壓左傾勢力。此外，中共在1949年4月進佔南京以前，雖然未能影響校務運作，但在中大學生間已經建立其群眾基礎，並配合針對左傾教授的統戰工作，往往能從學生運動取得很大的政治利益。 本研究在前人的研究基礎之上，提出四個問題加以討論。第一、比較國、共兩黨在校內的組織活動。第二、考察校長與教授的互動關係，包括國民黨派系對校內人事情況的介入。第三、討論學生運動的性質及其變化。第四、探討1949年的變局。冀望透過本研究，以國共戰爭為時間範圍，對於中央大學與現實政治的互動情況有所認識，進而掌握到現代中國高等教育史的一些特徵。

In April 1927, National Southeast University of Nanjing was taken over and reorganized by the Kuomingtang. In June, Educational Administration Committee of Nanjing National Government combined the former National Southeast University and the other eight official colleges and vocational schools in Nanjing, Shanghai and Suzhou, in order to set up the National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University. In May 1928, the new school was named National Central University confirmedly. By August 1949, the Nanjing Martial Administration Committee of Chinese Communist Party changed the National Central University to Nanjing University. Therefore, the National Central University, the former National Southeast University and the subsequent Nanjing University retained the historical continuousness. But also form 1927 to 1949, the National Central University had its unique features of intellectual and politics. That was an integrated history of school. With the foundation of the Nanking National Government, the National Central University had being turning into the super academy of China. Not only the scale of education or academic prestige but also given political resources, the National Central University held the most important status. At the same time, the relationship between the universty and politics was more and more much closed. The thesis focuses on the history of National Central University form 1927 to 1949, mainly including educational system, academic research, political culture in campus and so on. The items reflected the complex relation between state and intellectual. Besides, the thesis looks into some Chinese universities' issues, about the connotation and reality of nationalization of university, education by partification, academic freedom and faculty governance in context of Republican China. / 蔣宝麟. / Adviser: Yuen Sang Leung. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 73-03, Section: A, page: . / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-288). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Jiang Baolin.