China's Scientific Elite

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-64881-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 421 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies on China in Transition

China's Scientific Elite is a study of those scientists holding China's highest academic honour - membership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Having carried out extensive systematic data collection of CAS members Cao examines the social stratification system of the Chinese science community and the way in which politics and political interference has effected the stratification. The book then goes on to compare the Chinese system to the stratification of the US scientific elite. The conclusions are fascinating, not least because one national elite resides in a democratic liberal social system, and the other in an authoritarian social system.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cao, Cong

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. China's Science in Perspective 3. Evolution of an Academic Honour 4. Four Social Origins 5. Influence of Mentors on Students 6. Characteristics of Research and Becoming the Elite 7. 'Red' or 'Expert' 8. Elections of Scientists into the Elite 9. Toward a Better Understanding of China's Scientific Elite Appendix 1 Interviewing China's Scientific Elite Appendix 2 List of Informants Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Cong Cao is a Research Fellow in the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore.