Yan Long
@YanLong_SOC
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UC Berkeley Sociology Assoc Prof. studying authoritarian politics, globalization, health, civic action, gender, sexuality & China. Co-founder @THiS_TheHisSoc
Joined October 2022
Authors: Tony CHENG (Duke).Kelley FONG (UC Irvine).Neil GONG, (UC San Diego).Hyeyoung KWON (Indiana U).Suzy LEE (Binghamton U).Le LIN (U Hawaii).Monica LIU (St. Thomas).Yan LONG (UC Berkeley) .Alka MENON (Yale).Sharon QUINSAAT (Grinnell).Elena SHIH (Brown).Jose Eos TRINIDAD (UC.
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Come join our book party! We’ll share behind-the-scenes stories of struggle and triumph, demystify the publishing process, and create a space for mutual support and solidarity. Writing and publishing a first book is never just about research—it’s also about navigating.
Working with @YanLong_SOC, @yingyao_wang822 and 10+ Asian American sociologists to celebrate the publication of our first books during 2025 ASA (8/11 at 12pm near ASA). Any ASA attendees are welcome and we provide lunch! Please RSVP:
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RT @THiS_TheHisSoc: Our discussants include Huang Dongya, @Dali_Yang, @Yangguobin, and @XueguangZhou. Host: Zhifan Luo. Zoom ID: 947 1885 0….
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RT @THiS_TheHisSoc: THiS will hold its first Chinese Book Talk of 2025! On Apr. 22, 8:00–10:00 p.m. ET, @YanLong_SOC’ll talk on her book, A….
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4. Urban-rural disparities in public health are shaped by both international and local factors.
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3. Social movements can be dark: Foreign influence drastically improved gay rights and fueled Chinese gay activism, which in turn supported the Chinese government.
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2. Foreign interventions matter: Western liberal resources and rules can inadvertently strengthen authoritarian control.
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Key takeaways: 1. Authoritarian health measures do not emerge in isolation: U.S.-style measures and authoritarian rules often complement and reinforce each other.
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The book shows the collapse and rebuilding of China's pandemic response system from 1978 to 2018. Going beyond the conventional domestic explanations, I demonstrate how battles between foreign organizations, Chinese government agencies, and local activists pushed China towards.
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My new book (Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China) drops! Wanna know how China gained capacities dealing with COVID-19? Why gay rights can be illiberal? Etc. check it out!
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portrays the rebuilding of China's pandemic response system through its anti-HIV/AIDS battle from 1978 to 2018. Going beyond the conventional domestic focus, Yan Long analyzes the influence of...
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RT @THiS_TheHisSoc: Please mark your calendar for Dec. 6, 8:00–10:00 p.m. ET, for @yingyao_wang822’s talk on her book “Markets with Bureauc….
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RT @THiS_TheHisSoc: This Friday at 9 am EST, we'll host Jack Goldstone @jgoldsto to offer a demographic view on the competition among the U….
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Very excited about my talk on my new book on authoritarian politics of epidemics at York University. Zoom participation is available.
On Thursday, Oct 31 at 2 PM ET, @YanLong_SOC will talk about her forthcoming book, Authoritarian Absorption, @asia_york and @YorkUSOCI. Our discussants include @agathang1 and Eric Mykhalovskiy. Register for Zoom participation:
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RT @THiS_TheHisSoc: Please mark your calendar for Oct. 8, 8:30–10:00 p.m. ET, for Loïc Wacquant’s talk about his book “Bourdieu in the City….
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The first Chinese scholar to win this award! Only took 30 years for the second book on China to get this level of recognition.
Yang Su @UCIrvine is the recipient of a 2024 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award Honorable Mention for “Deadly Decision in Beijing: Succession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre.”
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RT @THiS_TheHisSoc: Tsinghua Professor and THiS cofounder Nianshen Song’s book, Mapping Asia: A History on Maps, is released this week. Hig….
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We are hosting a panel of some of my favorite political historical scholars!.
On June 3rd at 10am EST, we will host a book talk with Prof. Wenkai He on Public Interest and State Legitimation: Early Modern England, Japan, and China. Elisabeth Clemens, Andreas Wimmer, Joanna Innes, and Luke Roberts will join the Zoom discussion:
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RT @THiS_TheHisSoc: On May 8 at 8 PM (ET), THiS Workshop of Chinese Societies will host its last Spring session featuring Hanyu Zhao’s proj….
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