Chinese Academy of Social Sciences


The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, is a Chinese research institute and think tank with historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republic of China era. The institution is the premier, comprehensive national academic research organization in the People's Republic of China for the study in the fields of philosophy and social sciences, with the obligation of advancing and innovating in the scientific research of philosophy, social sciences and policies. It was described by Foreign Policy magazine as the top think tank in Asia. It is affiliated with the PRC's State Council.

History

The CASS was established in May 1977, based on the 14 research units of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with the aim of promoting the development of philosophy and social sciences, under the instruction of Deng Xiaoping. The first president was Hu Qiaomu, and the current president is Xie Fuzhan.
The quantity of scholars participating in academic exchanges has gone from dozens of people divided into 10 batches in 1979, to over 4,100 people divided into 1398 batches in 1995. In the meanwhile, CASS has established a constructive relationship with over 200 research organizations, academic communities, institutions of higher learning, foundations and related government departments, covering more than 80 countries and regions.
The Dictionary Editing Office of the Institute of Linguistics edits A Dictionary of Current Chinese.

Structure

The CASS comprises five academic divisions:
It is made up of 35 research institutes:
CASS has also more than 90 research centers, one graduate school and one university - the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was officially established in 2017. It is also in charge of 105 national academic communities throughout China.
CASS currently has over 3,200 resident scholars. CASS membership and honorary membership are both conferred for life and are the highest academic titles of the academy. There are 47 members and 95 honorary members.

Publishing house

The China Social Sciences Press was established in June 1978 under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and has published over 8,000 books since its inception.

List of presidents

  1. Hu Qiaomu : 1977–1982
  2. Ma Hong : 1982–1985
  3. Hu Qiaomu: 1985–1988
  4. Hu Sheng : 1988–1998
  5. Li Tieying : 1998–2003
  6. Chen Kuiyuan : 2003–2013
  7. Wang Weiguang : April 2013 – March 2018
  8. Xie Fuzhan : March 2018 – Incumbent
Source: China Social Science Network