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Dr Catherine C H Chiu




Tel :(852) 3442-6300
Room No. (Academic Building) : B7520
Email : catherine.chiu@cityu.edu.hk



 

 

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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