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| CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Native name | 中国社会科学研究院 |
| Established | 1977 |
| Type | National research institution |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Director | (see Organization and Administration) |
CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) is a premier Chinese research institution focusing on social sciences and humanities. It serves as a national think tank and academic publisher interacting with institutions such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ministry of Culture and Tourism (China) while participating in forums like the Boao Forum for Asia, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and BRICS exchanges.
Founded in the wake of reforms linked to leaders such as Deng Xiaoping and events like the Cultural Revolution, the academy evolved from earlier bodies including the Chinese Academy of Sciences social studies units and institutes that worked with figures associated with the People's Republic of China leadership. Throughout the 1980s it expanded alongside projects tied to Fourth Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, collaborations with foreign partners such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and comparative programs mirroring models from Academia Sinica, Max Planck Society, and the Royal Society. In the 1990s and 2000s CASS launched initiatives aligned with national plans like the Ninth Five-Year Plan (China) and the National Medium- and Long-Term Plan for Science and Technology Development (2006–2020), hosting scholars who had links to institutions such as Harvard University, Columbia University, University of Oxford, and The World Bank.
The academy's governance structure comprises a party committee influenced by entities such as the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and oversight from agencies like the State Council (PRC), with leadership roles paralleling posts in organizations including the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education (PRC). Its administrative framework contains departments analogous to those at National People's Congress research offices, connecting with provincial academies, municipal research bodies, and international liaison offices that interact with the European Union, United Nations Development Programme, and Asian Development Bank. Directors and vice directors have sometimes been prominent figures tied to institutions such as Zhongnanhai, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and major universities including Fudan University.
CASS houses numerous institutes and centers, ranging from the Institute of World Economics and Politics to the Institute of Philosophy, and specialized units comparable to Institute of Modern History, Institute of Political Science, and regional studies centers focused on areas like Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It operates research programs that interface with global entities such as International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, and academic networks exemplified by Cambridge University Press collaborations, while maintaining archives and libraries akin to those at the National Library of China and the Chinese National Academy of Arts.
The academy issues journals, monographs, and series that circulate alongside periodicals like People's Daily, China Journal, and international titles published by Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press, and it grants degrees in coordination with universities such as Renmin University of China and Peking University. Prominent publications and journals have editorial boards featuring scholars connected to American Political Science Association, International Sociological Association, Association for Asian Studies, and research outputs that inform policy debates in venues such as the Two Sessions and reports submitted to organs like the State Council and the National Development and Reform Commission.
Domestically, the institution advises bodies including the State Council (PRC), Central Military Commission, and provincial governments in areas related to reform initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative and legal projects linked to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China. Internationally it engages in exchanges with counterparts such as Russian Academy of Sciences, Japan Academy, Korean Academy of Science and Technology, United Nations University, and think tanks including the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Brookings Institution, Chatham House, and the Council on Foreign Relations, participating in diplomacy channels and track-two dialogues addressing issues intersecting with bodies like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and ASEAN.
The academy has faced scrutiny over ties to party organs and policy influence in debates involving civil society actors, human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and scholars connected to Freedom House and international academic freedom networks. Critiques have invoked comparisons to investigations of state-affiliated think tanks in contexts like Cold War intelligence concerns, editorial disputes resembling controversies around publications in venues such as The New York Times and The Lancet, and debates over intellectual independence observed in discussions tied to institutions like Harvard University and Stanford University.
Category:Research institutes in China Category:Social science research institutes