The Production of Contemporary Sociological Knowledge in Hong Kong

Tse-Shang Denise TANG

doi:10.1111/johs.12310

The Production of Contemporary Sociological Knowledge in Hong Kong

Tse-Shang Denise TANG

Department of Cultural Studies

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Abstract

This paper explores the development of academic sociology in Hong Kong since the expansion of higher education and increased student enrolment in the nineties. Colleges gained university titles and sociology departments matured as a result. I attempt to trace the current state of sociology in teaching programs and research directions. I conclude with a discussion of future developments with specific reference to the repositioning of Hong Kong within sociology as the former British colony continue to negotiate, navigate and grapple its relationship with Mainland China both as a productive site for sociological research and a reference point to be different in method.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	120-133
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Historical Sociology
Volume	34
Issue number	1
Early online date	26 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/johs.12310
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

Bibliographical note

I would first like to thank Chen Hon‐Fai for his invitation to participate in “Facing the West: Circulation, Cooperation and Contestation in the Post‐War Development of Sociology in Asia” conference. I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to Karen Joe‐Laidler, David Levin, Lui Tai‐Lok and Pun Ngai for sharing their insights in the development of Hong Kong sociology. An earlier version of this paper was presented at a research seminar in the Department of Cultural Studies, Lingnan University. Comments from colleagues were most astute in many ways. Any shortcomings in the article are mine and mine alone.

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