Yan Long
yanlong-soc.bsky.social
Yan Long
@yanlong-soc.bsky.social
Sociologists, UC Berkeley, studying authoritarian politics, health, digital technology, civic action, gender, sexuality & global China.
Author of Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China (Oxford)
Discussants will include Huang Dongya, @daliyang.bsky.social, @guobin-yang.bsky.social, and Xueguang Zhou.
Host: @zhifan-luo.bsky.social.
Zoom ID: 947 1885 0909
Passcode: 054950
Note that the working language will be Mandarin.
April 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
4. Urban-rural disparities in public health are shaped by both international and local factors.
December 12, 2024 at 9:45 PM
3. Social movements can be dark: Foreign influence drastically improved gay rights and fueled Chinese gay activism, which in turn supported the Chinese government.
December 12, 2024 at 9:45 PM
2. Foreign interventions matter: Western liberal resources and rules can inadvertently strengthen authoritarian control.
December 12, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Key takeaways: 1. Authoritarian health measures do not emerge from inside: U.S.-style measures and authoritarian rules can complement and reinforce each other.
December 12, 2024 at 9:44 PM
It shows the collapse and rebuilding of China's pandemic response system from 1978 to 2018. Going beyond the domestic explanations, I demonstrate how battles between foreign organizations, Chinese government agencies, and local activists pushed China towards liberal, US aligned technocratic measures
December 12, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Thanks for your kind words.
December 7, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Thank you!
December 4, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Could you please add me to the list? Thank you!
December 4, 2024 at 3:55 AM