GUO Liang

Curriculum Vitae

Guo Liang

Biography

Guo Liang was born in Peixian County, Jiangsu Province in 1981. He is currently a professor and doctoral supervisor, also a director of the China Rural Rule of Law Research Association, a director of the Youth Working Committee of the Chinese Political Science Association, an executive director of Hubei Law Education Research Association, a researcher at the China Rural Governance Research Center of Wuhan University and a researcher at the Human Rights Law Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

So far, he has published 3 individual monographs and more than 50 academic papers in journals such as Sociological Studies, CASS Journal of Political Science, Management World, and Xinhua Digest, and presided over four provincial and ministeria projects including the National Social Science Fund of China, the Humanities and Social Science Fund of the Ministry of Education, and the Hubei Social Science Fund. He has won “the 11th Hubei Provincial Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award” (2018) , “the 14th Wuhan Humanities and Social Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award”(2016), “China Rural Development Award” (2013) and so on.

Research Interests

Mainly engaged in the study of jurisprudence, sociology of law with particular emphasis on the intersection of law and other disciplines; many academic achievements with significant impact have been produced due to his long-term study on major social issues like primary level social governance and land system.

In addition, he has actively conducted field research. The research sites include nearly 20 provinces, cities, autonomous regions throughout the country ,and the total time amount to 700 days .

Teaching

Sociology of Law, An Introduction to Sociology, An introduction to Law, In-depth China, Legal and Social Issues in Contemporary China, Theories and Methods of Law, and Principles of Political Science are offered to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students.

The lectures have won honors including “the Most Popular Class”and “Excellent Teaching Award” in Huazhong University of Science and Technology for many times.

Scientific research results

Publications

1) Contending for land interests——The Case of Land Disputes in Jiang Town(1998——2009),Social Sciences Academic Press(China), 2013 edition.

2) Go out of the Ancestors’ Shadow——Research on Gannan Village Governance Model，Shandong People’ s Publishing House，2009 edition.

3) The Circulation of Rural Land and the Change of Rural Society——Based on the Investigation of Anhui，Hubei，Hunan，Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, Social Sciences Academic Press(China), 2019 edition

Important Papers

1) From Ideal to Reality: The Formation and Dilemma of “Price Increment Belonging to the Public”，Sociological Studies（CSSCI），2021（03）

2) The administrative contract system in land expropriation and its influence，Cass Journal Of Political Science（CSSCI），2015（01）

3) The Pricing Dilemma And Conflicts In House Expropriation，Chinese Public Administration, 2015（01）

4) The Relationship between Family and State：An Important Local Perspective to Understand the Changes of Social Governance Since Modern China，Academic Monthly（CSSCI）2021（05）

5) The Logic in the Practice of “New Land Property Rights”:Theoretical Interpretation of the Land Disputes in S-Town，Hubei Province，Chinese Journal Of Sociology（CSSCI）, 2012（02）

6) Capital Resources to the Countryside and the Flow within the Forestry：The Field Experience of Town S in Hubei Province, Chinese Journal Of Sociology,2011（03）

7) Land control of village-level organizations: functions and their weakening, Academic Monthly（CSSCI）2019（08）

8) An Analysis of the Main Body of the Benefited in Farmland Irrigation and Water Conservancy and an Analysis of the Cost Effectiveness thereof，Management World（CSSCI）(The second author) ，2010（07）, The full text of Xinhua Digest, Issue 12, 2010.

Other Papers

1) Protect property or protect family? ——New model of marriage and family in affluent areas，Beijing Cultural Review（CSSCI），2021（06）

2) Order Depending on External Forces: Community Governance after Farmers Living in Concentrated Passively——Based on Research in P County of Jiangsu Province and J County of Zhejiang Province，Huazhong University of Science & Technology, （CSSCI），2019（10）

3) Incomplete Marketization as a Perspective for Understanding Circulation of the Land：A Case Study of Y-town in Henan Province，Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University(Social Sciences Edition) （CSSCI），2010（4）

4) Stakeholders and Their Rights Allocation in the Land Development——Analysis on Current Land Conflict from the Perspective of the Sociology of Law，Huazhong University of Science & Technology,（CSSCI），2011（05）

Research Grants

1) The National Social Science Fund of China, Sociological Research on Rural Land Transfer, 2012 (completed)

2) Humanities and Social Sciences of Ministry of Education Youth Project, The Causes,Characteristics and Countermeasures of the Current Land Disputes, 2011 (completed)

3) Social Science Found of Hubei Province, Study on the Economic and Social Consequences of Large-scale Land Transfer, 2011 (completed)

4) China Human Rights Association, The Theory and Practice of the Communist Party of China in Combating poverty, 2021 (completed)

5) Humanities and Social Sciences of Ministry of Education Fund, Research on the New Rural Community Land System Innovation under Rural Revitalization Strategy, 2019 ( in progress)

6) The project of independent innovation of basic scientific research business expenses of central universities, Research on the Allocation of Rights in Land Expropriation, 2014 (completed)

7) The project of independent innovation of basic scientific research business expenses of central universities, Research on the Innovative Mechanism of the Grassroots Governance Model after the Village Reform, 2015 (completed)

8)Huazhong University of Science and Technology Fund for research on fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, Research on Improving the Rural Governance System Combining Rule of Virtue, Self-governance and Rule of Law in Ethnic Minority Areas under the Strategy of Rural Revitalization, 2020 ( in progress)

Social Services

Since 2010, he has participated in the drafting and revision of national laws, regulations and policies, and the relevant recommendations have been adopted by state and local functional departments on several occasions, it has made positive contributions to the progress of the national human rights cause and the improvement of the social governance system. The specific work is as follows:

1) In 2015, wrote a senior adviser's report entitled “To Prevent Industrial and Commercial Capital from Excessively Entering the Field of Grain Cultivation”, which was approved by an important leader of the state council at the time.

2) In 2019, participated in the revision of “Regulation on the Establishment of Model Areas for National Unity and Progress in Tibet Autonomous Region”, in which several proposals on the rule of law in grassroots governance in ethnic minority areas were adopted.

3) From 2020 to 2021, participated in the drafting of the white paper of the state “Moderate Prosperity in All Respects: Another Milestone Achieved in China's Human Rights”

4) In 2021, participated in the drafting of the blue book “ China’s Human Rights Cause”

5) From June 21 to July 14 in 2021, attended the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland , and delivered a keynote speech on China’s anti-poverty situation.