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Dr Catherine C H Chiu

Tel :(852) 3442-6300
Room No. (Academic Building) : B7520
Email : catherine.chiu@cityu.edu.hk
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Qualifications
Ph D (Sociology) The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Teaching
Introduction to Sociology
East Asian Societies
Qualitative Research Methods
Research Student Supervision
Supervision of Final-year Directed Research Projects
Research Interests
Social Development and Social Quality
Work and Labour Studies
Current Research Projects
2006. Work, Economic
Life and Social Security of Muslim Women in Guangzhou, China. (Principal
Investigator, project undertaken as part of a larger project, Women's
Empowerment in Muslim Contexts: Gender, Poverty and Democratization
from the Inside Out, funded by UK's Department for International
Development)
2004. Investment in Southeast Asia: What is Hong Kong's Role?
(Principal Investigator, with Kevin Hewison, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, USA; CityU Strategic Grant)
2003. Hong Kong Investment and Labour Strategies in Thailand, Vietnam
and Cambodia. (Principal Investigator, with Bill Taylor, Department of
Public and Social Administration, CityU and Kevin Hewison, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; RGC CERG Grant)
Publications (Selected List)
Chiu, Catherine C.H. (2006) "Changing Experiences of Work in Reformed
State-owned Enterprises in China". Organization Studies, 27(5): 677-697
Chiu, Catherine C.H. (2005) "Cynicism about Community Engagement in
Hong Kong." Sociological Spectrum, 25: 447-467.
Lau, Joseph C.Y. and Catherine C.H. Chiu (2003) "Accessibility of
Low-income Workers in Hong Kong". Cities. 20(3): 197-204.
Chiu, Catherine C. H. (2001) "Feminist Research Ideals and Dilemmas:
Reflections in a Different Voice." Hong Kong Journal of Sociology, 2:
157-175.
Chiu, Catherine C. H., Graeme Lang and Mary Pang (2000) Deindustrialization
and Income: The Effects of Gender and Job Displacement, International
Journal of Employment Studies, 8(2): 27-42.
Ting, Kwok-fai and Chiu, Catherine C. H. (2000) "Materialistic Values
in Guangzhou and Hong Kong: A Comparative Analysis of Two Chinese
Societies", Sociological Spectrum, 20(1): 15-40.
Chiu, Catherine C. H. (1999) "The Changing Occupations and Their
Prestige Structure in Urban China", Pp. 309-328 in China Review,
1999, edited by Chong-chor Lau and Geng Xiao. Hong Kong: The Chinese
University Press.
Chiu, Catherine C. H. (1998) Small Family Business in Hong Kong:
Accumulation and Accommodation. Hong Kong: The Chinese University
Press.
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