Alexander Linyu Qian Chen forsvarer sin ph.d.-afhandling på Sociologisk Institut

Alexander Linyu Qian ChenKandidat

Alexander Linyu Qian Chen, Sociologisk Institut, Københavns Universitet

Titel

Variegated capitalism with Chinese characteristics: 
The Spatial Division(s) of Labor between China’s Coastal and Inland Regions from the Open Door Policy to the New Normal

Bedømmelseskomite

  • Lektor Mikael Carleheden, Sociologisk Institut, Københavns Universitet (forperson)
  • Senior Lecturer Kean Fan Lim, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University, UK
  • Research Fellow Steve Rolf, Digital Futures at Work Research Centre, University of Sussex, UK

Vært

Ph.d.-programleder Bente Halkier

Tid og sted

28. Oktober 2022, kl. 13:00
Københavns Universitet, Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet,
Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 København K, Lokale CSS 1.1.02.

Ph.d.-afhandlingen vil være tilgængelig gennem Academic Books som e-publikation. Før forsvaret er det også muligt at læse en printet version på Sociologisk Institut, lokale 16.1.40.

Efter forsvaret er instituttet vært ved en reception i lokale 16.1.62 fra kl. cirka 16:00.

Engelsk resume

This PhD dissertation has examined how the Chinese capitalist state has systematically enforced the developmental gap between China’s coastal and inland regions by forming a spatial division of labor.

Based on a historical-comparative research design, the dissertation examines how this spatial division of labor was realized during the Open Door Policy (1978-2013) and the New Normal (2014-2022) through an ensemble of complementary, occasionally contradictory, and interlocking state spatial strategies.

The findings showcase the proactive role of the Chinese capitalist state in integrating state institutions, regulatory structures, and policy regimes to promote the functional specialization of the coastal and inland regions in global production networks, buttressed by the formation of networked spaces of labor circulation and logistical integration.