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Hubei Academy of Social Sciences  
    Hubei Academy of Social Sciences(HASS) is the highest academic research organization in the fields of philosophy and social sciences as well as a provincial research center of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory in Hubei Province under the administration of Hubei Provincial Party Committee, Hubei Provincial Government and Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department.
HASS was established in 1978 growing out of Wuhan Philosophy and Social Science Research Institute, China Academy of Sciences and Hubei Philosophy and Social Science Research Institute. After twenty years construction and development, HASS is becoming a multi-subjects and comprehensive social science research institution with extensive influence.
    Doctor Zhao Lingyun (professor, supervisor of doctor student) is current president. HASS is composed of 12 research units: Institute of Economics, Institute of Philosophy, Institute of Rural Agricultural Economics, Institute of Chu Culture, Institute of History, Institute of Sociology , Institute of Yangtze, Institute of Literature, Institute of Politics and Law, Center of Deng Xiaoping Theory, Center of Books and Information, Editorial Office of Jianghan Tribune. The administration offices include: General Office, Personnel Office, Scientific Research Office, Center of Education Management, Finance Office, Foreign Affairs Office, Administrative Division, and the Office of Party Committee, etc.
    Now HASS has 219 on-the-job staff members in all, of which 180 are professional workers and 39 are administrative personnel. Among the professional workers,58 persons are with senior professional titles, and 67 with intermediate and junior professional titles. Among the senior professional personnel,16 are awarded State Council Special Subsidy Expert; 5 are awarded Hubei Provincial Government Special Subsidy Experts; 7 are awarded Provincial Outstanding Contributions Young and Middle-aged Experts.
    Hubei Academy of Social Sciences has the characteristic and stronger scientific research advantage in many fields, as followings: Deng Xiaoping Theory, International Trade, Characteristic Economy, Hubei Province Social and Economic Development Strategy , Rural Agriculture, Local Authority, Yangtze River Valley Economy, Yangtze River Culture, Jingchu Culture, Enterprise Management. Establishing extensive foreign academic exchanges is a long-term principle of HASS. Dozens of experts visited USA, UK, Japan, etc. (more than a dozen country) to do academic exchange. A dozen young and middle-aged scholars went abroad to study for the doctor, master's degree or be visiting scholars. Most of them returned China and become the backbone of their respective institute and showing their brilliant capabilities in scientific researches. HASS hold various conferences, seminars and lectures to promote external academic exchanges.
    Hubei Sky Website (www.hbsky.cn or www.hbsky58.net) is a Social Sciences professional website which is an academic internet media sponsored by Hubei Academy of Social Sciences(HASS) and founded in August,2003.
    With the support of the rich information resource and strong lineup of specialists of HASS, Hubei Sky Website devotes itself to philosophy and social sciences propaganda and popularization, maintaining the characteristics of Hubei province and its academic theory, providing characteristic information services to the readers and the publishing essays platform to the writers.
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    Editor in Chief : Jin Dewan

    Associate Editor in Chief: Han Dongqing Sun Zhong

    Editor: Gao Kun Lv Hongxiang Zhang Feifei

    Hubei Academy of Social Sciences International Cooperation Center

    Address: No.165,Donghu Street, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China

    Post Code:430077

    Tel:86-027-86780503

    Fax: 86-027-86776624

    Email: hbsky@hbsky58.net