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Paul Chang

Professor Paul Chang is Co-Winner of the 2022 Best Article Award

July 11, 2022
Professor Paul Chang is a co-winner of the 2022 Outstanding Published Article Award from the Peace, War, and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association for his article with Kangsan Lee, entitled “The Structure of Protest Cycles: Inspiration and Bridging in South Korea’s Democracy Movement.” Social Forces 100(2): 879-904.       Read more about Professor Paul Chang is Co-Winner of the 2022 Best Article Award
Ya-Wen Lei

Ya-Wen Lei receives various awards for her article, "Delivering Solidarity: Platform Architecture and Collective Contention in China’s Platform Economy."

June 2, 2022

Professor Ya-Wen Lei has received numerous awards for her article, "Delivering Solidarity: Platform Architecture and Collective Contention in China’s Platform Economy." American Sociological Review 86(2):279-309... Read more about Ya-Wen Lei receives various awards for her article, "Delivering Solidarity: Platform Architecture and Collective Contention in China’s Platform Economy."

Leah Gose

Leah Gose selected as Harvard Radcliffe Institute Dissertation Completion Fellow

May 18, 2022

Doctoral Candidate Leah Gose has been selected as a 2022-23 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Dissertation Completion Fellow. The Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program, now in its 22nd year, offers scholars and practitioners in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and arts—as well as writers, journalists, and others—a rare opportunity to pursue their work in a vibrant interdisciplinary community.

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Ya-Wen Lei

Ya-Wen Lei wins 2021 Gordon White Prize

May 9, 2022
Ya-Wen Lei wins 2021 Gordon White Prize for her article, “Publics, Scientists and the State: Mapping the Global Human Genome Editing Controversy” (The China Quarterly No. 246, June 2021, pp. 400–427). This prize is awarded annually for the most original article by a scholar who has not published in the CQ before. It is awarded in memory of Gordon White. Gordon White achieved great distinction for his... Read more about Ya-Wen Lei wins 2021 Gordon White Prize