On January 19, 2020, the Ministry of education publicized the selection results of the 8th excellent achievement award of scientific research (HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES) in Colleges and universities, and all the results of the award have officially passed the publicity period on February 24. Professor Zhou Youyong of our institute won the first prize of works and papers Award for his book Research on administrative discretion benchmark.

The outstanding achievement award of scientific research in Colleges and universities (HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES) is an award established by the Ministry of education to commend the outstanding achievements of the humanities and Social Sciences workers in Colleges and universities across the country. It is elected every three years. The awards of this award are divided into works and papers award, consulting service report award, popular Reading Award and youth achievement award. The outstanding achievement award of scientific research in Colleges and universities (HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES) is the most credible and influential award in the field of philosophy and Social Sciences in China.            

As the highest level award of Humanities and Social Sciences in China, Professor Zhou Youyong won the outstanding achievement award of scientific research in Colleges and universities. It is not only the achievement of Professor Zhou's dedicated research, but also the powerful promotion of the influence of southeast law discipline in China. Together with the previous basic principles of administrative law and Research on administrative discretionary governance, it constitutes the research on administrative law Trilogy of research.

A brief introduction to the research results of the administrative discretion benchmark: starting from the observation and analysis of the practice of the administrative discretion benchmark in China, this book takes a functionalism as a position to carefully comb the research paradigms of the administrative discretion of various countries, and selects the concept, origin, generation mode of the administrative discretion benchmark and the development and improvement of the administrative discretion benchmark system as the research object, Through sorting out the existing research results of administrative discretion and administrative discretion benchmark, and clarifying the relevant concepts, this paper finds out the source of the form and substance of administrative discretion benchmark, and further clarifies the research topic of administrative discretion benchmark and the place where it needs to be developed and improved in the future, which is of great academic value and practical significance.