HKU Department of Sociology

Address: Room 928, 9/F., The Jockey Club Tower, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HK, HK
Telephone: +852 3917 2050

Our programmes and courses

Attention: HKU undergraduates
Are you an HKU undergraduate, and looking for a sociology course? Explore our course overview

Discover sociology at HKU

Programme overview

Undergraduate
Who is this for?
Taught postgraduate
Who is this for?
- Criminology
- Media, Culture & Creative Cities
Research postgraduate
Who is this for?
- MPhil / PhD Sociology

Attention: HKU undergraduates
Are you an HKU undergraduate, and looking for a sociology course? Explore our course overview

Meet our staff

Staff overview

Eric W C Fong
Professor, Chair and Head
Research interests: Migration, Race and Ethnicity, Urban sociology
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Cheris S C Chan
Associate Professor
Research interests: Cultural sociology, Economic sociology, Healthcare, Globalization, New social movements, Sociocultural changes in china, Qualitative research methods
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Tarani Chandola
Professor
Research interests: Sociology of Health and Illness/Medical Sociology, Health inequalities, Ageing and social gerontology, Psychosocial factors, Work and Health, Social Science research methods, Quantitative research methods
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Julie Ham
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Gender and migration, Sex work, Trafficking, Intersectionality, Domestic work, Civil society, Social justice
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Paul Joosse
Associate Professor
Research interests: Social theory, Criminology, Social movements, Terrorism, Religion
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Travis S K Kong
Associate Professor
Research interests: Gender and sexuality studies, Cultural and media studies, Contemporary social theory, Qualitative research methods
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Karen A Joe Laidler
Professor
Research interests: Race and crime, Gender, Gangs and delinquency, Drugs
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Maggy S Y Lee
Professor
Research interests: Transnational migration and cities, Criminology of mobilities, Crime and incivilities, Youth and ethnicity
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Sylvia J Martin
Assistant Professor
Research interests: State, Empire, Creativity and imagination, Applied entertainment and storytelling, Digital technologies, Precarity, Performance, Globalization, Fandom
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Tom McDonald
Associate Professor
Research interests: Anthropology, China, Credit/debt, Communications, Digital money, Internet, Social media, Technology
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David A Palmer
Professor
Research interests: Chinese religion, Daoism and ethnicity in southern China and Southeast Asia, Inter-Asian religious circulations, Civil society, governance and subject formation, Anthropology of ethics and moralities, Comparative and historical sociology, Asian assemblages of science and religion
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Victor K W Shin
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Cultural sociology, Economic sociology, Comparative capitalism, Organization and institution
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Tian Xiaoli
Associate Professor
Research interests: New media, Social interaction, Social studies of science and technology, Medical sociology, Comparative and historical sociology, Information and communication technology, Cultural sociology.
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Wang Peng
Associate Professor
Research interests: Crime and anti-crime, Corruption and anti-corruption, Policing, Bureaucracy and governance, Economic sociology, Law and society, China studies
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Xu Duoduo
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Migration and Immigration, Social Stratification and Mobility, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Education, Child and Youth Development, Survey and Quantitative Methods
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Eric W C Fong
Professor, Chair and Head
Research interests: Migration, Race and Ethnicity, Urban sociology
See full profile
Cheris S C Chan
Associate Professor
Research interests: Cultural sociology, Economic sociology, Healthcare, Globalization, New social movements, Sociocultural changes in china, Qualitative research methods
See full profile
Tarani Chandola
Professor
Research interests: Sociology of Health and Illness/Medical Sociology, Health inequalities, Ageing and social gerontology, Psychosocial factors, Work and Health, Social Science research methods, Quantitative research methods
See full profile
Julie Ham
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Gender and migration, Sex work, Trafficking, Intersectionality, Domestic work, Civil society, Social justice
See full profile
Paul Joosse
Associate Professor
Research interests: Social theory, Criminology, Social movements, Terrorism, Religion
See full profile
Travis S K Kong
Associate Professor
Research interests: Gender and sexuality studies, Cultural and media studies, Contemporary social theory, Qualitative research methods
See full profile
Karen A Joe Laidler
Professor
Research interests: Race and crime, Gender, Gangs and delinquency, Drugs
See full profile
Maggy S Y Lee
Professor
Research interests: Transnational migration and cities, Criminology of mobilities, Crime and incivilities, Youth and ethnicity
See full profile
Sylvia J Martin
Assistant Professor
Research interests: State, Empire, Creativity and imagination, Applied entertainment and storytelling, Digital technologies, Precarity, Performance, Globalization, Fandom
See full profile
Tom McDonald
Associate Professor
Research interests: Anthropology, China, Credit/debt, Communications, Digital money, Internet, Social media, Technology
See full profile
David A Palmer
Professor
Research interests: Chinese religion, Daoism and ethnicity in southern China and Southeast Asia, Inter-Asian religious circulations, Civil society, governance and subject formation, Anthropology of ethics and moralities, Comparative and historical sociology, Asian assemblages of science and religion
See full profile
Victor K W Shin
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Cultural sociology, Economic sociology, Comparative capitalism, Organization and institution
See full profile
Tian Xiaoli
Associate Professor
Research interests: New media, Social interaction, Social studies of science and technology, Medical sociology, Comparative and historical sociology, Information and communication technology, Cultural sociology.
See full profile
Wang Peng
Associate Professor
Research interests: Crime and anti-crime, Corruption and anti-corruption, Policing, Bureaucracy and governance, Economic sociology, Law and society, China studies
See full profile
Xu Duoduo
Assistant Professor
Research interests: Migration and Immigration, Social Stratification and Mobility, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Education, Child and Youth Development, Survey and Quantitative Methods
See full profile

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HKU Sociology hosting the HKU Anthropology Research Network
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Dr Tian Xiaoli publishes article on WeChat in the workplace in Social Forum journal
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Dr Tom McDonald awarded Faculty Outstanding Research Output Prize
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HKU Department of Sociology

Our programmes and courses

Undergraduate

Taught postgraduate

Research postgraduate

Discover sociology at HKU

Meet our staff

Eric W C Fong

Cheris S C Chan

Tarani Chandola

Julie Ham

Paul Joosse

Travis S K Kong

Karen A Joe Laidler

Maggy S Y Lee

Sylvia J Martin

Tom McDonald

David A Palmer

Victor K W Shin

Tian Xiaoli

Wang Peng

Xu Duoduo