yueran zhang
Yueran Zhang Areas of Study: Committee on Chinese Studies Department of Sociology Office: Social Sciences 415 Interests:


Political economy, Political sociology, Comparative-historical methods, (De)Mobilizations, Production and Social reproduction, Development, Global and Transnational sociology, Theory

Assistant Professor

A political and comparative-historical sociologist, Professor Yueran Zhang specializes in the comparative studies of capitalism(s), socialism(s), and transitions in between, with a special emphasis on political economy and the dynamics of development in the Global South. He is particularly intrigued by questions pertaining to the politics of class, democracy, (de)mobilization, production and social reproduction.