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I joined Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou in 2020. As a sociologist, I have broad research and teaching interests in the sociology of labor, sociology of development, urban sociology, political sociology, and sociological theory. I received a Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019. I welcome and would like to work with Ph.D. applicants who want to study Chinese labor issues across different economic sectors.
Research interests
Sociology of labor, sociology of development, urban sociology, political sociology, sociological theory
Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of China Studies, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou - September 2022 to present
Lecturer, Department of China Studies, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou - Feburary 2020 to August 2022
Teaching
CCS104 China: Society and Development (module leader)
CCS210 Research Methods for China Studies (module leader)
CCS306 Theories of China's Change (module leader)
CCS305 China Studies: Final Year Project (co-teach lecturer)
CCS 901 Understanding China (co-teach lecturer)
CCS107 China: Government and Politics (co-module leader)
CCS302 China: Social Policy (module leader)
CCS404 China’s Welfare and Development (module leader)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow, Advance HE
Award Date: 4 Sept 2024
PhD, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Award Date: 20 Dec 2019
External positions
Consulting Editor, The Journal of Chinese Sociology
1 Jan 2020 → …
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Social Worlds: China's Cities as Spaces of Worldmaking
Alpermann, B. (PI), Meyer-Clement , E. (PI), Flock, R. (Team member), Angerer, A. (Team member) & Lin, L. (Team member)
15/06/24 → 15/06/26
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Flexible Labor Market Development, Problems, and Governance in Manufacturing Industry in the Context of China's Industrial Upgrading
Lin, L. (PI)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Global Ethnography: Forces, Connections, and Imaginations in a Postmodern World
Translated title of the contribution :全球民族志: 后现代世界中的力量、连接和想象 Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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Institutionalizing Precarity: State Regulation and the Formation of Ride-Hail Platform Architecture in China
Lin, L. & Zhao, L., Apr 2025, (Submitted) In: China Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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More Regulation, More Precarity: The Paradox of Ride-hail Regulation
Lin, L. & Zhao, L., Dec 2025, (Accepted/In press) Local Social Change in China: The State as Social Actor. Gill, F. (ed.). p. 172-187Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Social World in the Making of Street-Food Night Markets: A Case Study from a University Town in Z City
Lin, L., Jun 2025, (Submitted) In: The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Labour relations governance at the local level
Lin, L., 21 Sept 2023, Handbook on Local Governance in China: Structures, Variations, and Innovations. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 388-406 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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3nd Annual Workshop on Local China
Lin, L. (Participant)
15 Sept 2025 → 19 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Institutionalizing Precarity: State Regulation and the Formation of Ride Hail Platform Architecture in China
Lin, L. (Speaker)
10 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Social World in the Making of the Night Food Market: A Case from a Chinese City
Lin, L. (Invited speaker)
14 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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社会学研究 (Journal)
Lefeng Lin (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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Sociology Compass (Journal)
Lefeng Lin (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review