Quality, not quantity, is what matters, think tanks told
By Liu Yi |
Updated: 2018-10-23 11:07
Chinese think tanks have been urged to sharpen their expertise and concentrate on quality rather than quantity in research.
The call was made as the China Academy of Social Sciences Evaluation Studies (CASSES) published a list of what it deems to be the best-performed Chinese think tanks and research projects with high quality during the China Think Tank Construction and Evaluation Forum in Beijing on Oct 19.
Jing Linbo, director of the CASSES, calls on Chinese think tanks focusing on high-quality research. Photo provided to China Watch.
The 2018 Evaluation Report on Chinese Think Tank Fruits and Talent was produced on the basis of CASSES’ innovative AMI indicator system, referring to attractiveness, management and impact. The winners mostly fall in three major categories: policy consultancy, academic fruits, and innovative talent.
What distinguishes the AMI indicator from other similar indices is that it is based on impartial, authoritative and transparent evaluation that comprises field investigation and peer review.
Jing Linbo, director of the CASSES, said the evaluation report is expected to steer Chinese think tanks to research that emphasizes quality rather than quantity. The CASSES, established five years ago by China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), has developed and constantly enriched its evaluation indicators for Chinese humanities and social sciences, Jing said
By evaluating the work of think tanks in China and around the world, the academy is trying to bring together their experience and the rules under which they operate as a reference point for think tanks, aiming to help develop new-type think tanks with Chinese characteristics, Jing said.
At the forum Gao Peiyong, vice-president of the CASS, urged Chinese think tanks to focus on academic research and sharpen their expertise in specific fields, thus contributing feasible solutions to social issues. The evaluation report is important, Gao said, in guiding think tanks toward efficient, high-quality research.
On behalf of awarded think tank scholars, Chen Wenling, a researcher at the China International Economic Exchange Center, ascribed her academic results to the unprecedented opportunity brought by China’s fast development over the past several decades. She encouraged fellow experts to keep on learning and innovating, and trying to build world-class think tanks.
Chinese think tanks have been urged to sharpen their expertise and concentrate on quality rather than quantity in research.
The call was made as the China Academy of Social Sciences Evaluation Studies (CASSES) published a list of what it deems to be the best-performed Chinese think tanks and research projects with high quality during the China Think Tank Construction and Evaluation Forum in Beijing on Oct 19.
Jing Linbo, director of the CASSES, calls on Chinese think tanks focusing on high-quality research. Photo provided to China Watch.
The 2018 Evaluation Report on Chinese Think Tank Fruits and Talent was produced on the basis of CASSES’ innovative AMI indicator system, referring to attractiveness, management and impact. The winners mostly fall in three major categories: policy consultancy, academic fruits, and innovative talent.
What distinguishes the AMI indicator from other similar indices is that it is based on impartial, authoritative and transparent evaluation that comprises field investigation and peer review.
Jing Linbo, director of the CASSES, said the evaluation report is expected to steer Chinese think tanks to research that emphasizes quality rather than quantity. The CASSES, established five years ago by China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), has developed and constantly enriched its evaluation indicators for Chinese humanities and social sciences, Jing said
By evaluating the work of think tanks in China and around the world, the academy is trying to bring together their experience and the rules under which they operate as a reference point for think tanks, aiming to help develop new-type think tanks with Chinese characteristics, Jing said.
At the forum Gao Peiyong, vice-president of the CASS, urged Chinese think tanks to focus on academic research and sharpen their expertise in specific fields, thus contributing feasible solutions to social issues. The evaluation report is important, Gao said, in guiding think tanks toward efficient, high-quality research.
On behalf of awarded think tank scholars, Chen Wenling, a researcher at the China International Economic Exchange Center, ascribed her academic results to the unprecedented opportunity brought by China’s fast development over the past several decades. She encouraged fellow experts to keep on learning and innovating, and trying to build world-class think tanks.
