Xiaohong Xu

Research interests: Xiaohong Xu’s primary research interests include state formation, nationalism, organization studies, social movements and revolutions. His dissertation project seeks to develop a sociological analysis of moral reform movements, a common genre of collective action that has so far been largely neglected by sociologists. It compares moral reform movements in revolutionary China with those following the Glorious Revolution in England and examines their institutional transformations in relation to the state by focusing on two organizations, the Chinese YMCA and the English SPCK (the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge). The purpose is therefore to generate insights into the historical formation of two different regimes of moral regulation and culturaes of state institution.

Education: B.A. Sociology, (Peking University); M.A. Sociology (University of Notre Dame).

Additional Information:
E-mail:	xiaohong.xu at yale.edu