This Handbook presents thorough literature reviews and detailed analyses on the development of Chinas 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.
Main Trends in China's Political Science.- Discipline Development of
Chinas Politics.- Important Concepts of Chinas Politics.- Key Fields of
Chinas Politics.- Research Methods of Chinese Politics.- Research on China's
Political Culture.- China's Political Theory.- Comparative Political Studies
in China.- Political Studies in Contemporary China.- The Changing Landscape
of Chinese Legal Studies.- The Social Scientific Transformation of Legal
Studies.- Research in Chinese Criminal Law.- Understanding Contemporary
Chinese Legal Dogmatics of Criminal Law.- The Market Concepts and Chinese
Civil Law Theory Models.- Reform and Opening-up and the Institutional Changes
in Chinas Economic Law.
Hao Ping is Secretary of the CPC Peking University Committee and Chair of the Peking University Council. He has also been acting as a member of the 14th National People's Congress, a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, and Vice Chairman of its Foreign Affairs Committee. He previously served as president of the Beijing Foreign Studies University, vice minister of the Ministry of Education, president of the 37th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, and president of Peking University. He specializes in historical studies and has published the following books: Peking University and the Origins of Higher Education in China, Sun Yat-sen and America, An Unfortunate Ending: John Leighton Stuart and China etc.
