Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中國社會科學院)

Website:  http://www.cssn.cn/ (Chinese)

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), directly under the State Council, is the country's highest academic research organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences. Established in May 1977, CASS grew out of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences. Now CASS consists of 31 research institutes and 45 research centers, with a staff of over 4,200. The academy has more than 80 publicans including Social Sciences in China, Historical Research, Archaeology, Economic Research Journal, Philosophical Research, Journal of Law, Literary Review and World Economy.