Wang Feng, a special professor of Fudan University, was elected as a foreign academician of the Foreign Academy of Linqin Sciences in Italy

Author:Fudan University Time:2022.08.14

A few days ago, Wang Feng, a special professor of the School of Social Development and Public Policy of Fudan University, was elected as a foreign academician of the ACCADEMIA Nazionale Dei LINCEI, and became a foreign academician. After Li Yuanzhe (2018), the fifth Chinese scientist was selected as a foreign academician of the National Academy of Sciences in Italy. It was also the first Chinese scholar to be selected as the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

As one of the oldest and most prestigious sciences in the world, the Italian National Academy of Sciences has only 90 foreign academicians in humanities and social sciences worldwide, of which 18 are social and political science. The honor recognizes Wang Feng's outstanding contribution in the field of population research in the past forty years.

The first Chinese scholar was selected as a foreign academician of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the Linqin Academy of Sciences

The Italian National Academy of Sciences was established in 1603 and is one of the oldest and most academic sciences in the world. His foreign academicians are a lifelong honor. Most of them are awarded internationally renowned scholars, with a total of 180 seats and 90 natural sciences and humanities and social sciences. Only after the death of Academician Xi will the academician supplement. This year, the Linqin National Academy of Sciences added a total of six new foreign academicians, of which only one was human and social sciences.

For decades, Wang Feng has used social surveys, data statistical analysis and other methods to carry out demographic research, published more than 100 academic works, and published 11 books. Once the expert of the United Nations, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, it has won the Best Academic Awards of the History of Social Sciences, the American Sociology Association and the Japanese Population Association; Academic contributions with miles.

Based on the outstanding contribution of Wang Feng in the field of population research, the academician of the Linqin Academy and the former chairman of the International Population Society Massimo Livi-Bacci nominated Wang Feng as a foreign academician candidate for Linqin Sciences in March this year. Essence After discussing the election of the judging committee, Wang Feng was eventually selected.

2022 Newly elected academicians in the enrollment ceremony will be held in Rome, Italy in November this year. After the official entry, Wang Feng will participate in and organize academic activities such as academic conferences and seminars of the Academy of Sciences.

Combining academic achievements with social policies

Actively adjustment for China's fertility policy adjustment

Wang Feng's academic career is closely related to China's magnificent era background. Born in the 1950s, he went to the countryside at the age of 18. He was admitted to the university after returning to the college entrance examination in 1977.

"In the past century, two extremely important changes have occurred around the world: one is the explosive growth of the world's population, from 2 billion at the beginning of the century to 6 billion at the end of the century, which has never been in human history. The other is the past 40 years. In, the rapid development of China's economy has been brought about, and the people's living standards have been greatly improved. "Wang Feng said that in the 1980s, he was originally studying economics and was" involved ".

At the end of the last century, Wang Feng cooperated with the former Ministry of Humanities and Social Sciences of the California Institute of Technology and the current School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. -2000. The book explores the regularity of China's population development and change from a historical perspective, and has challenged the "conclusion" of Malassas on the "conclusion of the population of the Chinese population." Since then, Wang Feng has continued to carry out the historical population comparative research of China and other countries.

With the changes in China's economic and social development and population structure, at the beginning of this century, Wang Feng began to invest in a more than ten years and more practical research, that is, China's population change and fertility policy adjustment. "Population policies are related to millions of households, affecting the entire society, and everyone and specific people." In Wang Feng's view, it is impossible to solve the improvement of residents' fertility. Basic issues are the mission and responsibility of a population scholar.

In 2001, he actively participated in and promoted the establishment of the "21st Century China Fertility Policy Research" consisting of a well -known population, sociologist, economist, and former government officials. The necessity and urgency. The research team held a seminar three times at Fudan University and submitted a research report on "Suggestions on Adjusting my country's Maternity Policy" jointly signed by many experts in 2004, 2009 and 2015.

"As a country with the largest population in the world, it is a major event for the global. For a scientific researcher, it is a rare luck to combine academic achievements and major social policies. It is a deserved responsibility. "Wang Feng said.

Thanksgiving with Fudan University for many years, I hope to make more contributions

"Fudan University is located in Shanghai, an international metropolis, and has always maintained an open academic atmosphere. It has a great advantage in international exchanges and comparative research," Wang Feng said.

Wang Feng started working at the School of Social Development and Public Policy in Fudan University in 2007. He has served as a special lecture professor at the school (2007-2014) and the school specially appointed professor (2014- to present). Member, former director of the academic committee of the "Fudan University Yangtze River Delta Social Change". In fact, the fate of Wang Feng and Fudan University has already begun. In the early 1980s, Wang Feng participated in the international seminars of the National High School of Higher College hosted by the Ministry of Education at the Ministry of Education. In just one month, he has established a deep friendship with the teachers and students of Fudan, and later maintained close academic connections. From the integration of Shanghai's migrant population and society to the later research of Chinese fertility policy, Wang Feng's collaborators are short of Fudan scholars.

In recent years, Wang Feng has played an important role in the construction of sociological disciplines of Fudan University. He carried out a number of scientific research projects with academic team members and achieved fruitful results. The outstanding young teachers were trained, the cutting -edge courses and lectures were set up, and graduate and undergraduate students were guided. Has made outstanding contributions in the introduction of outstanding talents overseas and international academic exchanges.

Wang Feng's recent draft "China’ s Age of Abundance "(" Book of Chinese Prosperity "), discussed the rise of China and challenges and opportunities brought about by China's future transformation and economic development.

"I can have such a long fate with Fudan, I am very grateful. If there is no support from Teacher Fudan, colleagues, and friends, I have academically academic achievements. , Carry out more academic research, talent training and international exchanges.

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