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Name in Chinese
陳漢輝
Biography
Chen Hon-fai received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Chinese University of Hong Kong, and joined Lingnan University in 2012. His research interests include social theory, historical sociology, sociology of knowledge, and sociology of religion. He teaches Introduction to Sociology, Classical Sociological Theory, Contemporary Sociological Theory, and Reading Great Social Thinkers.
Research interests
Social theory, Historical sociology, Sociology of knowledge, Sociology of religion
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Projects
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Yenching, Lingnan, Pittsburgh: C.K. Yang and the Transnational History of Chinese Sociology
CHEN, H. F. (PI)
Research Grants Council (Hong Kong, China)
1/01/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Grant Research
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Risk Perception, Official Policy and Public Discourse in Mainland China: The Case of Food Safety Problem
CHEN, H. F. (PI) & HUNG, P. W. E. (CoI)
1/04/14 → 30/11/14
Project: Grant Research
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Religion, science, and civilisation: a history of the sociology of knowledge in China
CHEN, H.-F., 8 Jul 2025, Research Handbook on the Sociology of Knowledge. COLLYER, F. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 45-67 23 p.Research output: Book Chapters | Papers in Conference Proceedings › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Theorizing Hong Kong: From Colonial Collaboration to Inter-Imperial Zone
CHEN, H.-F., 15 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) Anti-Colonial Global Scholarship : Contexts, Perspectives, and Debates. PATEL, S. & EGER, M. (eds.). Bristol University Press, p. 177-196 20 p. (Decolonization and Social Worlds).Research output: Book Chapters | Papers in Conference Proceedings › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Introduction : Intellectual Decolonization: Contexts, Critiques and Alternatives
ALATAS, S. F., CHEN, H.-F. & PATEL, S., Aug 2024, In: Sociology Compass. 18, 8, 5 p., e13252.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2022 (RGC Grant)
CHEN, H. F. (Recipient), Apr 2022
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Activities
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Decolonizing Sociology and Beyond: Rethinking the Critical Lexicon
ALATAS, S. F. (Speaker), DUFOIX, S. (Speaker), CHEN, H.-F. (Speaker), PATEL, S. (Speaker), BOATCĂ, M. (Speaker), NDLOVUGATSHNI, S. (Speaker), MEGHJI, A. (Speaker), PINHEIRO, C. (Speaker) & LEVITT, P. (Speaker)
9 Feb 2023 → 10 Feb 2023Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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IV ISA Forum of Sociology
DUFOIX, S. (Organiser) & CHEN, H. F. (Organiser)
24 Feb 2021Activity: Involvement in Scholarly Events › Organize Conferences or other events
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Journal of Religious and Political Practice (Journal)
CHEN, H. F. (Member of editorial board)
2014 → …Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial Membership
Press/Media
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澳門社會科學學會四十周年系列活動 回顧與前瞻社科學術領域研討會 On the contemporary development of sociological theory
27/10/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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嶺大「健康及社會服務管理」 培育跨界別專才以應對社會轉型 Prof Chen Hon-fai discusses Hong Kong's aging population through innovative education
7/10/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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CfP Serendipities – Journal of the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences
18/02/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer