Frau PhD Jingyu Mao

I am a sociologist interested in migration and work, ethnicity and gender, emotion and intimacy, and the politics of care. Currently, I am working on the ERC-funded project 'WelfareStruggles' which comparatively explores the logic of welfare provisions for migrant workers in global factories in China and Vietnam. Prior to joining this project at Bielefeld University, I completed my Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh in 2020. Currently I am working on a monograph based on my PhD thesis (under contract with Bristol University Press), which explores the intertwining inequalities of ethnicity, rural-urban divide, and gender in contemporary China by looking at the work and migration experiences of ethnic performers in Southwest China.

Education:
PhD in Sociology, (Pass with no corrections) The University of Edinburgh, UK, 2015-2020

MA in Sociology, (With Merit) The University of Warwick, UK, 2013 - 2014

BA in Sociology (2:1) and BA in Journalism (2:1), Xiamen University, China, 2009-2013