Year of 2023

Cao Jinyu

The Veil of Secularism

Peking University

Fang Wen

Outstanding Award

Gao Yiduo

The "Soul" and Its Context: A Study on the Emotional Labor of Local Social Workers

East China Normal University

Wen Jun

Outstanding Award

Meng Gen Da Lai

The Rise of a Fenced Society: Grassland Management and Social Transformation in Pastoral Areas—A Case Study and Reflection on a Sumu in Inner Mongolia

Renmin University of China

Lu Yilong

Outstanding Award

Qiao Tianyu

The Emergence of Rural E-Commerce Networks

Peking University

Qiu Zeqi

Outstanding Award

Wan Yuchen

The Process and Mechanism of "Effect Deviation" in Environmental Policy Implementation: A Case Study of Air Pollution Control in Yuchen City

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Sun Qiuyun

Outstanding Award

Yang Yufei

Reconstructing Ancestors: Joint Ancestral Halls and Local Society in the Upper Han River

Tsinghua University

Zhang Xiaojun

Outstanding Award

Han Litao

Planned Outsourcing and Grassroots Tax Collection: A Case Study of the County X Tax Service from 1978 to 2018

Peking University

Zhang Jing

Nomination Award

Sang Kun

The Social Foundation of Agricultural Transformation: An Empirical Study on Agricultural Business Entities in a Village in North China

China Agricultural University

Xiong Chunwen

Nomination Award

Year of 2021

Chen Long

Labor Order Under Digital Control: A Study of Labor Processes and Capital Control in Platform Economy

Peking University

Tong Xin

Outstanding   Award

Feng Lin

The Power of the Marginalised: Narratives of HIV Risk Among Yi Women in Liangshan

Nankai University

Yuan Tongkai

Outstanding   Award

Guo Xijin

From Natural Law to Social Science: Frazer's Interpretation of Natural Rights

Peking University

Qu Jingdong

Outstanding   Award

Liu Bo

Closure and Involution: A Study on the Modernity and Transformation of the "Third-tier Society"—Based on Oral Account of the Life Stories in Factory S

Jilin University

Tian Yipeng

Outstanding   Award

Shi Lei

Beyond a Good Match: How Education Influences Marriage Matching and Social Inequality in China

Renmin University of China

Li Lulu

Outstanding   Award

Wang Ou

The Mobility of Neo Traditionalism and the Changing Model of Labor Reproduction Among the New Generation of Migrant Workers

Tsinghua University

Wang Tianfu

Outstanding   Award

Song Jingye

Bustling And Vibrant: Social Structure and Local Perception in a Market Town in Southern Sichuan

Sun Yat-sen University

Zhang Yingqiang

Nomination Award

Wu Liucai

Father-son Relationship and Patriarchal System: Base on the Book Mourning Apparel in Ceremonial Etiquette

Peking University

Zhou Feizhou

Nomination Award

Year of 2019

Lin Ye

Nails and Demolitions: Space, Family, and Social Connections in Urban Relocation

Peking University

Outstanding   Award

Xu Zongyang

Distinction Between In and Out: The Social Foundations of Capital Going to the Countryside

Peking University

Outstanding   Award

Zheng Shuli

Not accepting Gift Money: The Reinstitutionalization of Reciprocity

Sun Yat-sen University

Outstanding   Award

Zhou Wen

Government Regulation and the Migration System of Rural Populations: An Empirical Study and ABM Simulation from the Perspective of Migration Systems Theory

Sun Yat-sen University

Outstanding Award

Lei Lihong

Between God and Esha: The Cultural Convergence of the Lahu Christian Community in Yunnan

Tsinghua University

Zhang Xiaojun

Nomination Award

Shao Yingping

Settling in the Countryside: A Sociological Study of "Yangjiale" in Mogan Mountain

Nanjing University

Zhang Hongyan

Nomination Award

Zhou Lang

The Formation and Development of Religious Devotion Among Rural Christians: A Perspective Based on Church Power Practices

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Sun Qiuyun

Nomination Award

Year of 2017

Chen Qi

The Operational Logic and Challenges of "Public Welfare Operators": Insights from the Hazardous Housing Renovation Project in Nanling Precinct

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wu Yi

Outstanding   Award

Luo Chaoming

The Western View of Happiness: Towards a Theory of Blooming Modernity

Nanjing University

Cheng Boqing

Outstanding   Award

Zhao Cuicui

The Social Dilemma of Private Beliefs: A Study of Faith Relations in a Coastal Community in Zhejiang

East China Normal University

Li Xiangping

Outstanding   Award

Zhu Bin

The Continuation of the "Revolution"? A Study of Inequality in Contemporary Chinese Universities

Renmin University of China

Li Lulu

Outstanding   Award

Zhu Yan

Vertical Geopolitical Relationships, Internal Labor Markets, and Organizational Loyalty

Fudan University

Liu Xin

Outstanding   Award

Huang Jian

Strategies and Techniques of Cultural Power Practices: A Study of Chinese Political Propaganda Posters (1949-1976)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Sun Qiuyun

Nomination Award

Li Fei

The Price of Life in a Coastal Village

Renmin University of China

Guo Xinghua

Nomination Award

Year of 2015

Chen Tao

Durkheim's Scientific Study of Morality: The Foundations and Its Internal Development

Peking University

Xie Lizhong

Outstanding   Award

Gao Xuede

A Study on the Relationship between Social Mobility and Interpersonal Trust

Nanjing University

Zhai Xuewei

Outstanding   Award

Li Chaohai

Wage Growth and Structure of Migrant Workers: A Quantitative Study of Migrant Workers in Enterprises

Sun Yat-sen University

Cai He

Outstanding   Award

Yan Xiaoyun

A Perspective of Correspondence Theory of Truth: Vocational Education and the Production of China's New Industrial Workers — A Study of Vocational School Workers and Students in XS Economic and Technological Development Area, City H

Shanghai University

Qiu Liping

Outstanding   Award

Chen Changkai

Time Anxiety: The "Chinese Experience" Amidst Rapid Social Transformation

Nanjing University

Zhou Xiaohong

Nomination Award

Li Zupei

The Distributional Order of Benefits: Project Operations and Rural Governance in Dove Town (2007-2013)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

He Xuefeng

Nomination Award

Sang Zha

Tourism Development and Community Reconstruction: A Spatial Perspective on Jiuzhai Valley 

Sun Yat-sen University

Zhou Daming

Nomination Award

Xu Qi

The Continuity and Transformation of China's Patrilineal Family System: A Study on Investment and Returns Regarding Gender Differences

Peking University

Guo Zhigang

Nomination Award

Zhou Yandong

Dual Embeddedness: The Locality and Modernity of Rural Private Enterprises

Renmin University of China

Guo Xinghua

Nomination Award

Year of 2014

Fan Peipei

Power, Mobilization, and Challenges: A Study on Natural Disaster Relief and Reconstruction in the Wenchuan Earthquake-Affected Area 

Nanjing University

Zhou Xiaohong

Outstanding   Award

Li Xiangyi

Social Status Compensation in Transnational Practices of Immigrants: A Comparative Study of Three Chinese Immigrant Groups from Southern China

Sun Yat-sen University

Wang Ning

Outstanding   Award

Liu Dongxu

Dynamic Social Memory: A Study on the Organization and Group Behaviours of Yi People in the Pearl River Delta

Minzu University of China

Pan Jiao

Outstanding   Award

Su Yihui

The Possibility of Collective Action Among the New Generation of Industrial Workers

Peking University

Tong Xin

Outstanding   Award

Liu Fang

Filial Piety and Rural Order During Social   Transformation: A Case Study of Village H in Southwest Shandong

Shanghai University

Zhang Wenhong

Nomination Award

Wang Yongtao

Judicial Activism in Primary Courts: A Case Study of Fenglin District Court in City X

Renmin University of China

Guo Xinghua

Nomination Award

Xing Tingting

The Religious Background of Nonprofit Organizations and Their Organizational Effectiveness

Fudan University

Fan Lizhu

Nomination Award

Xu Manhong

Work Hours Management and the Reconstruction of Order in the Context of Institutional Change: A Case Study of Factory J, a State-Owned Enterprise

Jilin University

Tian Yipeng

Nomination Award

Year of 2013

Chen Peng

Property Rights and Community Governance: An Empirical Study of Homeowner Rights Protection and Self-Governance in City B

Tsinghua University

Guo Yuhua

Outstanding   Award

Liu Bo

Bathhouse Workers: The Life and Bodily Practices of Service Providers

Shanghai University

Qiu Liping

Outstanding   Award

Chen Zhanjiang

The Logic and Dilemmas of Farmers Engaged in Environmental Protests: A Case Study of Region Z in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province

Minzu University of China

Bao Zhiming

Nomination Award

Hao Caihong

Identity Segregation: A Study of Management Control Inside and Outside Construction Sites

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Jing Tiankui

Nomination Award

Kang Hongmei

A Study on Social Exclusion and Identity Formation: The Case of Migrant Workers in the Sanitation Sector

Hohai University

Yang Wenjian

Nomination Award

Liu Wei

The Production of Confrontations: A Study on Rights Protection and Counter-Rights Movements in Neighbourhood in Chuncheng Residential Area

Jilin University

Bing Zheng

Nomination Award

Liu Yanwu

A Study on Farmer Suicides in China (1980-2009): From the Perspective of the Theory of Social Mutual Construction

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Zheng Hangsheng

He Xuefeng

Nomination Award

Ma Lei

State Intervention, Property Rights, and Inter-Organizational   Network Relations: An Institutional Sociology Analysis of the Formation of Interlocking Directorate Networks in China (2000-2010)

Fudan University

Liu Xin

Nomination Award

Zhao Delei

The Legitimacy of Unequal Status: The Shaping Mechanisms and Deconstruction Strategies

Peking University

Fang Wen

Nomination Award

Zhou Runan

The Crippled Eagle: An Ethnographic Study of HIV in the Yi Region of Southwest Liangshan

Sun Yat-sen University

Zhou Daming

Nomination Award

Year of 2012

Di Jinhua

Trapped Governance: Complex Governance in a Central China Township (1980-2009)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wu Yi

Outstanding   Award

Lu Yuan

The Predicament of Early Chinese Sociology: A Case Study of Sociologists in the 1940s-1950s

Zhou Xiaohong

Outstanding   Award

Ma Qiang

The Road to "Russian Mind": An Ethnography of Social Life in the Black Earth region of Russia

Peking University

Gao Bingzhong

Outstanding Award

Chen Tao

The Ecological Transformation of Industry: The Sociocultural Mechanisms and Effects of the River Crab Industry's Transition in Dagongwei

Hohai University

Chen Ajiang

Nomination Award

Huang Zhihui

Involvement and Multiple Layers of Control: The "Daigeng Farmers" Who "Leave Their Home to Farm For Others" in the Pearl River Delta

Sun Yat-sen University

Ma Guoqing

Nomination Award

Liu Dongmei

The Discipline and   Creativity of Image-Making: The Artistic Practice of Thangka Painters in Gama   Township, Chamdo, Tibet 

Minzu University of China

Wang Jianmin

Nomination Award

Shi Bin

A Study on Social Distance Among the New Generation of Migrant Workers

Shanghai University

Zhang Wenhong

Nomination Award

Sun Ming

Family Background and the Attainment of Cadre Status (1950-2003)

Fudan University

Liu Xin

Nomination Award

Wu Yadan

Spatial Shaping and Daily Life Practices: The Social Ecology and Transformation of Hankou's Inner City

Central China Normal University

Zheng Hangsheng

Nomination Award

Xing Zhaoguo

Dispute and the Production of Violence: An Investigation of Violent Village Disputes in Jiangan Town, Central Anhui

Renmin University of China

Guo Xinghua

Nomination Award

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