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论述转型的社科文献数量巨大；虽然如此，关于社会科学研究成果得以利用的程度。以及社会科学所处的境遇我们却知之甚少。本文谈及以下话题：（１）社会科学对社会转型过程能做些什么贡献？社会科学计有三个功能：揭示真正的进程；帮助了解这些进程，判断问题所在；以及预见今后趋势，设计政策方案以供决策人员选择。（２）社会科学家与政治家之间的紧张关系。关系之所以紧张，主要原因为：政治家要求社会科学家起辩护作用；科学家持批判态度而政治家按等级行事；科学家重长期思维而政治家多短期考虑；此外，科学语言的解读也有若干问题。（３）社会科学所处的境遇。社会科学遭到冷遇，其研究成果的重要性既不被认识，更得不到承认。在中欧和东欧各国，科研人员的数目以及科研经费均大为减少。经费剧减已经导致危机。现存的基础亟待保全，否则必会造成巨大损失，恐需花费几十年时间才能重建科研能力；而若无社会科学的协助，转型本身势必以失败告终。
The volume of social science literature on transition is huge; nevertheless, the extent to which social science research can be utilized. As well as the social sciences in the situation we know little. This article addresses the following topics: (1) What contribution can social science make to the social transformation process? The social sciences have three functions: to reveal the true process; to help understand these processes and to determine where the problems lie; and to anticipate future trends and to design policy options for policy-makers to choose from. (2) The tension between social scientists and politicians. The main reason is that politicians require social scientists to play a defensive role. Scientists hold critical attitude while politicians act according to grades. Scientists pay more attention to long-term thinking and politicians consider more. In addition, the interpretation of scientific language has several problems. (3) the situation of social science. The social sciences were cold-shouldered, and the importance of their research findings was neither recognized nor recognized. In Central and Eastern European countries, the number of scientific researchers and research funding are greatly reduced. Dramatic reductions have led to a crisis. The existing foundation needs to be preserved urgently or it will cause enormous losses and it may take decades to rebuild scientific research capabilities. Without the assistance of social sciences, the transformation itself will inevitably end in failure.