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Sociology offers you a way of seeing yourself, your community and society more broadly, creatively and critically.

We are one of the leading sociology departments in the world, and we are consistently ranked among the top Sociology departments in Asia. The Department was ranked 25th in the world in 2023 (QS World University Rankings).

About us

Programmes

Prof Guy Abel

Professor

Prof Satoshi Araki

Assistant Professor

Prof Gordon Brett

Assistant Professor

Prof Cheris S C Chan

Associate Professor

Prof Tarani Chandola

Head, Department of Sociology

Prof Eric W C Fong

Chair Professor in Sociology
Associate Dean (T & L), Faculty of Social Sciences

Prof Sinn Won Han

Assistant Professor

Prof Paul Joosse

Associate Professor

Prof Travis S K Kong

Associate Professor

Prof Karen A Joe Laidler

Professor

Prof Maggy S Y Lee

Professor

Prof Tom McDonald

Associate Professor

Prof David A Palmer

Professor

Prof Ioana Sendroiu

Assistant Professor

Prof Xiaoli Tian

Associate Professor

Prof Peng Wang

Associate Professor

Prof Ming Wen

Chair Professor in Population Science & Sociology
Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences

Prof Duoduo Xu

Assistant Professor

Prof Hui Zheng

Professor

Congratulations to Holy Shum, our PhD candidate, and Prof. Tommy Tse for their exemplary paper, which has been recognised by The Academy of Hong Kong Studies as one of the outstanding papers for 2022-23.

Prof Satoshi Araki publishes an article on flexible work and worker well-being in Socio-Economic Review.

Fostering a collaborative research atmosphere at the MCCC Capstone Project Presentation Day 2024

The Department of Sociology is honoured to witness the inauguration of the Hong Kong International Academy Against Corruption (the Academy) and signed a memorandum of understanding with the Academy

A paper Professor Tian Xiaoli co-authored with a PHD student of our department, Zhang Sai, is awarded the Outstanding Paper Award (for the year 2022-23) by The Academy of Hong Kong Studies (AHKS) .

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