Handbook of Contemporary Chinese Social Sciences

This Handbook presents thorough literature reviews and detailed analyses on the development of China’s social sciences research since the reform and opening up in 1978. The handbook is comprised of 4 sections: politics and law, sociology and economics, demography and education, journalism studies and library science. Written and edited by leading scholars from Peking University, each volume critiques the research findings and provides guidance for future investigations of the respective field. Given its scope, the handbook will offer international academics an in-depth and up-to-date understanding of the development of Chinese scholars’ research on Chinese social sciences over the past forty years.

Keping Yu is a Professor at the School of Government and Research Center for Chinese Politics, Peking University. His research interests include political philosophy, Chinese politics, globalization, civil society and government innovation.Shouwen Zhang is a Professor and President of Peking University’s Institute of Economic Law. His research covers economic law theories, financial law, tax law, social law, information law, competition law, international economic law, etc. Jing Zhang is a Professor at the Department of Sociology, Peking University. Her research and teaching focus on political sociology, Chinese society and social justice. Yang Yao is a Professor at the China Center for Economic Research and the National School of Development, Peking University. His research interests include economic transition and development in China.Xiaoying Zheng is a Professor at the Institute of Population Research, Peking University. Her research interests include population, environment and health; health economic management; and public policy for social development. She has undertaken more than 20 population health and reproductive health projects for The United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Children’s Fund, World Bank, etc. Xiaoyu Chen is a Professor at the Graduate School of Education, Peking University. His research and teaching focus on the costs and benefits of education, the fairness and efficiency of education, and higher education finance. Guangjian Li is a Professor at the Department of Information Management, Peking University. His research interests include information resource management and network information management technology. Shaoyang Lu is a Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University. His main research interests are in the media industry and policy, film and television culture, and audio-visual language; his teaching focuses on the history of film, culture and industry of film and television, etc.