Laureates of the Fukuoka Prize 2017 were announced today.
Convened today, the Fukuoka Prize Committee has given final approval to the laureates selected by the Prize Jury.
The laureates for the fiscal year 2017 are as follows :
Grand Prize 2017
Pasuk PHONGPAICHIT & Chris BAKER
- Thailand / Economics
- U. K. / History
- Prof. Pasuk Phongpaichit and Dr. Chris Baker are the worthy recipients of the Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Prize, because of their multidisciplinary and comprehensive analysis of the social changes which Thailand has experienced since the period of rapid economic growth in the 1980s, an analysis based on a combination of Western and Eastern intellectual approaches, and of methodologies from the social sciences and the humanities, which has added breadth and depth to academic research, in both subject-matter and methodology, in a fresh and distinctively Asian way; and also because of their active contributions to society.
Academic Prize 2017
- China／Public Management, NGO and Civil Society
Prof. Wang Ming is one of the leaders of NGO (non-governmental organization) studies and environmental governance in China. He founded the Tsinghua University NGO Research Center to introduce NGO studies to China, and also opened up the new academic field of Philanthropy. He has raised academic standards in this field in China, through field surveys which he considers vital, and by introducing socio-scientific methods from abroad. He has also educated many young researchers. For his continual commitment to the potential inherent in NGOs and to their application in the solution of social and environmental problems, Prof. Wang is truly worthy of the Academic Prize of the Fukuoka Prize.
Arts and Culture Prize 2017
- Cambodia / Music
Having survived the turbulence of Cambodia’s history, Master Kong Nay has become one of few remaining heirs to the tradition of chapey musical performance, handing on this legacy to a new generation. Through his performance and composition, he has spread awareness, throughout the world, the charm and versatility of this music, and has also contributed greatly to the training of young musicians, and to the UN’s human rights activities and the events to support disabled people. For the activities he has undertaken through his music both at home and abroad, he is truly worthy of the Arts and Culture Prize of the Fukuoka Prize.