Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Shanghai Academy of social sciences is a comprehensive humanities and social sciences research institution in Shanghai. It is the earliest Academy of Social Sciences established by the people's Republic of China and the first batch of degree awarding units approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council.

Founded in 1958, the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences was formed by the merger of the Shanghai Institute of economics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shanghai Institute of history, the Shanghai Institute of Finance and economics, the East China School of political science and law, and the law department of Fudan University.

According to the official website of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in August 2018, the Academy of social sciences has 17 research institutes, 12 management departments, 6 units directly under the academy and 17 research centers directly under the Academy; There are about 760 active staff.

According to the official website of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in August 2018, the Shanghai Academy of social sciences has established extensive academic contacts with many overseas universities and think tanks. More than 30 people, including Nobel laureates Lawrence Klein and Douglas North, have been employed as honorary researchers and distinguished researchers. The "World Forum on Sinology" has become an important channel for China's foreign academic publicity and a research and exchange platform of Sinology with world influence.

According to the official website of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in August 2018, the Shanghai Academy of social sciences has undertaken a large number of national and Shanghai topics, many decision-making and consultation suggestions have been affirmed by the central and municipal leaders and relevant departments, and the research results have repeatedly won national and Shanghai awards.

In June 2018, with the approval of the national leading group of philosophy and sociology planning, "construction and research of network public opinion case base" was established as a major entrusted project of the National Social Science Foundation of China in 2018. The project leader is researcher Zhang Xuekui of the Institute of journalism of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, and the initial cost of the project is 5 million yuan; In 2018, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences won the bid for 20 annual projects of national social science foundation, including 1 key project, 12 general projects and 7 youth projects.