In a new publication, Qin Gao, Professor and Director of the Columbia China Center for Social Policy, joins a team of international interdisciplinary scholars to examine the impacts of COVID-19 and understand policy challenges using a capability framework. The article, titled “COVID-19 as a Capability Crisis: Using the Capability Framework to Understand … [Read more...]
Professor Jinyu Liu Develops Guide for Older Adults with Dementia and Their Caregivers to Cope with COVID-19
Professor Jinyu Liu has developed a guide to help Chinese caregivers design culturally meaningful indoor activities for their family members with dementia. Click to access the Chinese and English versions of Tips for Caregivers: Indoor Activities for Older Adults with Dementia. … [Read more...]
Yao Lu wins two ASA awards for article on migration and collective action in rural China
Professor Yao Lu, Associate Professor of Sociology, has received two prestigious awards from the American Sociological Association (ASA) for her recent publication on migration and collective action in rural China. The article, titled “Empowerment or Disintegration? Migration, Social Institutions, and Collective Action in Rural China,” won the Distinguished Contribution to … [Read more...]
Exploring Hybrid Identities with Writer and Filmmaker Xiaolu Guo
WEAI Writer-in-Residence Xiaolu Guo explored the concept of hybrid identities in a dialogue on February 25, 2020, with Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work, Columbia School of Social Work. Guo, who is a novelist, essayist, and filmmaker, read passages from her published works, weaving her vividly descriptive writing into the discussion centered around identity … [Read more...]
CANCELLED – Parental Migration, Caretaking Arrangements, and Children’s Delinquency and Victimization in Rural China
Weatherhead East Asian Institute and China Center for Social Policy Event Please join us for a lecture with: Xiaojin Chen, Associate Professor, Tulane University Moderated by: Yao Lu, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Columbia University Xiaojin Chen is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at … [Read more...]
