Yan Long

UC Berkeley Sociology Assoc Prof. studying authoritarian politics, globalization, health, civic action, gender, sexuality & China. Co-founder @THiS_TheHisSoc

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How do Chinese state actors use digital tools? How do China’s political institutions shape tech development?

On May 8–9 at UC Berkeley, scholars from four continents present 14 qualitative studies tackling these questions.

Open to all, in person/online: https://t.co/E1kwFEVbBy

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Talk tomorrow at Columbia

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On the road again: Michigan, Northwestern & UChicago book talks next week, plus my SSHA panel. Would love to see friends and fellow scholars there!

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@tonykcheng @NeilMGong @smquinsaat @uhlenna

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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 marginalization, visibility, and voice in a discipline that has long been shaped by uneven power.@ASAnews @AASAsianStudies

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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: https://t.co/IKDafwBT2r

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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 Berkeley)
Yingyao WANG (Virginia)

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Our discussants include Huang Dongya, @Dali_Yang, @Yangguobin, and @XueguangZhou.
Host: Zhifan Luo.
Zoom ID: 947 1885 0909
Passcode: 054950
Note that the working language will be Mandarin.

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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, Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China (Oxford University Press, 2024). More info: https://t.co/uQS393R4PB

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@CihanTugal I am still in utter disbelief

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@lc2069 Well said

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@xwang_lk Well said

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@furongh Well said

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@Subadevan Thanks for your kind words.

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4. Urban-rural disparities in public health are shaped by both international and local factors.

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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! https://t.co/GWzi4ZcdUB

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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 embracing more liberal, US aligned technocratic measures

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Please mark your calendar for Dec. 6, 8:00–10:00 p.m. ET, for @yingyao_wang822’s talk on her book “Markets with Bureaucratic Characteristics: How Economic Bureaucrats Make Policies and Remake the Chinese State” (Columbia University Press, 2024).