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Biography
Dr Jenny Chan (PhD 2014) is Associate Professor of Sociology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to the PolyU, she was Lecturer in Sociology and Contemporary China Studies (2014-2016) at Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, and Junior Research Fellow (2015-2018) of Kellogg College, University of Oxford.
Dying for an iPhone: Apple, Foxconn, and the Lives of China's Workers, co-authored with Mark Selden and Pun Ngai, was named the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles 2022: China.
Jenny served as the elected Vice President of Research Committee on Labour Movements, International Sociological Association (2018 to 2023).
In 2022-2023, Jenny is appointed as the Chairperson of the Selection Panel for the HKSAR (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) Government Scholarship Fund, Talent Development Scholarship and Reaching Out Award. Between 2017 and 2020, she was a Member of the Sub-committee on “Community, Organization and Globalisation” Subjects (a Sub-committee of the Academic Planning and Regulations Committee), Committee on General University Requirements, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Since January 2017 she has been serving as a Management Committee Member of China and Global Development Network, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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
Certificate in English, The Oxford English Centre, Oxford, the United Kingdom
Bachelor of Social Science with Honors, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Master of Philosophy, University of Hong Kong
Doctor of Philosophy, University of London
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- Labor
- China
- Globalization
- Migration
- State
- New Technology, Work and Employment
- Ethnography
- Sociology
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Research output
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Book Review of Poverty and Pacification: The Chinese State Abandons the Old Working Class (Dorothy J. Solinger)
Chan, J., Jan 2023, In: The China Journal. 89, p. 212-215 4 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Buy with 1-Click: Independent Contracting and Migrant Workers in China’s Last-Mile Delivery
Chan, J., 1 Jan 2023, Global Labor Migration : New Directions. Boris, E., Gottfried, H., Greene, J. & Tham, J-C. (eds.). 1st ed ed. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, p. 152-168 17 p. (Studies of World Migrations).Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Academic research › peer-review
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Buy with 1-Click: Independent Contracting and Migrant Workers in China’s Last-Mile Parcel Delivery
Chan, J., 15 Feb 2023, In: Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. 21, 2, p. 1 18 p., 5766.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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After the Foxconn Suicides in China: A Roundtable on Labor, the State and Civil Society in Global Electronics
Chan, J., Distelhorst, G., Kessler, D., Lee, J., Martin-Ortega, O., Pawlicki, P., Selden, M. & Selwyn, B., Mar 2022, In: Critical Sociology. 48, 2, p. 211-233 23 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
A Questão Chinesa [The China Question]
Chan, J., 1 Nov 2022, A Questão Chinesa [The China Question]. 1 ed. Brazil: Contrabando EditorialResearch output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Academic research › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Teaching Award, Department of Applied Social Sciences
Chan, Jenny (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (teaching & learning)
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Chinese Student Award, The Great Britain-China Educational Trust, The Great Britain-China Centre, London
Chan, Jenny (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (research)
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Junior Research Fellowship (2015-2018) of Kellogg College, University of Oxford
Chan, Jenny (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (research)
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Leader of Professional Society/Association at International Level, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chan, Jenny (Recipient), 1 Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (research)
Activities
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The International Political Economy of Labor Migration: The Next Great Transformation?
Heidi Gottfried (Programme Chair), Karen Shire (Co-chair), Nicola Yeates (Co-chair), Julie Greene (Co-chair), Nadya Araujo Guimarães (Co-chair), Ngai Pun (Co-chair), Jenny Chan (Programme Co-chair), Eileen Boris (Co-chair) & Hans-Peter Meier-Dallach (Co-chair)
18 Jul 2024 → 20 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organizer / committee member
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International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress 2023
Jenny Chan (Chair)
25 Jun 2023 → 1 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organizer / committee member
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"New Labour Regimes in Southeast Asia: Bringing Labour Back in Southeast Asian Studies", International Conference
Jenny Chan (Member of programme committee) & Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux (Chair)
14 Dec 2023 → 15 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organizer / committee member
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Work, Employment and Society (Journal)
Jenny Chan (Reviewer)
27 Jan 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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Work, Employment and Society (Journal)
Jenny Chan (Reviewer)
20 Jun 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals