Kwang-Yeong Shin
– Education
MA. in Sociology, University of Minnesota
Ph.D in Sociology, University of Wisconsin Madison
– Research interests
social inequality, labor politics, precarious work, and comparative welfare policy
Kwang-Yeong Shin is Professor of sociology at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea. He is also joint professorships in the Department of German and European Studies and the Cultural Studies. His research interests include the impact of the transformation of the labor market and population on social inequality, historical social democracy in Scandinavia, and neoliberal turns and the rise of precariat in East Asia. His recent book is Social Inequality in South Korea. His recent publications were appeared in Korean Journal of Sociology, Third World Quarterly and American Behavioral Scientist. He is currently one of co-editors of the Asian Journal of German and European Studies and editorial board members of three journals- Social Forces, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Globalizations.
Shujiro Yazawa
Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University and Seijo University
Zheng Bing
Professor, the School of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Jilin University.
Vice Chair, Jilin University Council.
Director, Northeast Revitalization & Development Institute, Jilin University.