Key Research Institute of Social History of China in Nankai University was reconstructed according to the requirement the spirit of intensifying the reform on science and research and constructing the first-class key social and humanity science research base, on the base of the Chinese Social History of the 211 Project by the Ministry of Education and with the support of the two key disciplines of Chinese Ancient History and Chinese Modern and History in December 1999. It passed the examination by the Ministry of Education in September 2000, and becomes one of the selected units of Humanities and Social Sciences Key Research Bases Construction Plan in General Higher Learning Schools.
Key Research Institute of Social History of China in Nankai University (The Institute) now has 31 full-time and part-time researchers, executive and library management, including 24 full-time or part-time professors and 5 associate-professors and 24 persons holding doctor degrees. The full-time researchers are from this Center, the College of History, the Department of Political Science, the School of Economics and other related schools and departments of Nankai University, and the part-time researchers are the social history specialists from some reputable universities and institutes.