Full Description
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.
Contents
Main Trends in China's Political Science.- Discipline Development of China's Politics.- Important Concepts of China's Politics.- Key Fields of China's 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 China's Economic Law.
