BIO
I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong (2019-present). I also hold joint appointments at the Department of Geography and the Faculty of Arts. Before joining HKU, I was a Research Assistant Professor of Social Science and a Junior Fellow of Institute for Advanced Study at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2017-2019).
In 2017, I received my PhD in Social Science from HKUST, where I was also trained at the Center for Applied Social and Economic Research (CASER). I completed my MPhil in Social Science at HKUST in 2013 and BA in Sociology at Shandong University in 2011.
Research Interests
My research interests center on social stratification and inequality, and lie at the intersection of urban sociology, sociology of education, and sociology of work. In particular, I am interested in understanding:
My studies are mainly concerned with child development and youth employment issues in Chinese cities (e.g. Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing), and I draw on various longitudinal survey datasets and a range of quantitative methods for causal inference. Currently, I am working on multiple research projects, including:
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“It is possible to make very significant progress against the biggest problem in the world through the accumulation of a set of small steps, each well thought out, carefully tested, and judiciously implemented.”
—— Banerjee and Duflo (2011, p.40, Poor Economics)
Publications
See below for a list of my publications by research area.
Urban Sociology
Xu, Duoduo* and Jiao Guo# (equal authorship). 2023. “In Sight, In Mind: Spatial Proximity to Protest Sites and Changes in Peoples’ Political Attitudes.” The British Journal of Sociology, 74(1): 83-104. [Open Access]
Xu, Duoduo* and Xiaogang Wu. 2022. “Separate and Unequal: Hukou, School Segregation, and Educational Inequality in Urban China.” Chinese Sociological Review, 54(5), 433-457.
Jin, Shuheng#, Tianzhu Nie#, Ngai Pun, and Duoduo Xu*. 2022. "Spatial Mismatch, Different Labor Markets and Precarious Employment: The Case of Hong Kong." Social Indicators Research, 161(1): 51-73. [Open Access]
Xu, Duoduo* and Xiaogang Wu. 2021. “From Political Power to Personal Wealth: Privatization and Elite Opportunity in Post-Reform China.” Journal of Contemporary China, 30(132):993-1013.
Xu, Duoduo and Xiaogang Wu. 2017. “The Rise of the Second Generation: Aspirations, Motivations and Academic Success of Chinese Immigrants’ Children in Hong Kong.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 43(7), 1164-1189.
Xu, Duoduo* and Jaap Dronkers. 2016. “Migrant Children in Shanghai: A Research Note on the PISA-Shanghai Controversy.” Chinese Sociological Review, 48(3), 271-295.
Sociology of Education
Xu, Duoduo* and Xiaogang Wu. 2022. “Separate and Unequal: Hukou, School Segregation, and Educational Inequality in Urban China.” Chinese Sociological Review, 54(5), 433-457.
Zhang, Zhuoni, Tianzhu Nie# and Duoduo Xu. 2019. “Family Background, Parenting Practices, and Child Outcomes: Chinese Immigrants’ Offspring in Hong Kong.” Chinese Journal of Sociology, 5(3), 263-282. [Open Access]
Xu, Duoduo*, Xiaogang Wu, Zhuoni Zhang and Jaap Dronkers. 2018. “Not A Zero-Sum Game: Migration and Child Well-being in Contemporary China.” Demographic Research, 38(26), 691-726. [Open Access]
Xu, Duoduo and Xiaogang Wu. 2017. “The Rise of the Second Generation: Aspirations, Motivations and Academic Success of Chinese Immigrants’ Children in Hong Kong.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 43(7), 1164-1189.
Xu, Duoduo* and Jaap Dronkers. 2016. “Migrant Children in Shanghai: A Research Note on the PISA-Shanghai Controversy.” Chinese Sociological Review, 48(3), 271-295.
Sociology of Work
Xu, Duoduo*, Shuheng Jin#, Ngai Pun, Jiao Guo#, and Xiaogang Wu. 2022. “The Scarring Effect of First Job Precarity: New Evidence from a Panel Study in Hong Kong.” Work, Employment and Society, Online First.
Jin, Shuheng#, Tianzhu Nie#, Ngai Pun, and Duoduo Xu*. 2022. "Spatial Mismatch, Different Labor Markets and Precarious Employment: The Case of Hong Kong." Social Indicators Research, 161(1): 51-73. [Open Access]
Xu, Duoduo* and Xiaogang Wu. 2021. “From Political Power to Personal Wealth: Privatization and Elite Opportunity in Post-Reform China.” Journal of Contemporary China, 30(132):993-1013.
Xu, Duoduo*. 2018. “From Poverty to Prosperity: College Education, Non-cognitive Abilities, and First-job Earnings.” Chinese Sociological Review, 50(1), 53-82.
Working Papers
See below for a list of my working papers.
Under Review
In Progress
See below for a list of UG/PG courses that I have taught.
HKU Sociology UG
SOCI2002 Social Stratification and Social Class
2022/23 2nd Semester
HKU Sociology UG
SOCI2030 Quantitative Research Methods
2021/22 2nd Semester 2020/21 2nd Semester 2019/20 2nd Semester |
HKU Sociology PG
SOCI8021 Individual dissertation
2021/22 2nd Semester |
HKU Geography UG
GEOG3421 Studying Cities
2022/23 2nd Semester
2021/22 2nd Semester |
HKU Geography UG
GEOG2126 Globalizing China
2019/20 1st Semester
HKU Geography PG
GEOG7120 Urban China
2019/20 2nd Semester
HKU Arts UG
SINO2005 Selected Topics in China Studies
2021/22 2nd Semester 2020/21 2nd Semester 2019/20 1st Semester |
HKUST Social Science UG
SOSC3880 Social Inequality and Social Mobility
2018/19 2nd Semester 2017/18 2nd Semester |
Links to some datasets that I have used for my research.
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