Christina Chen is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. Her fields of interest include trade union development, labor rights protecton, civil socity, accountability in authoritarian systems and China/East Asia. She has a book in progress called "The Politics of Labor Protection in Authoritarian Systems: Evidence from Post-Reform China".
Dissertation:
- "The Politic of Labor Protection in Authoritarian System: Evidence from Labor Law and Enforcement in Post-Reform China"
Conference Presentations:
- “The Politics of Labor Protection in Post-Reform China,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, August 29-September 1, 2013
- “Trade Union Development and Labor Protection in China: The Case of Collective Wage Consultations and Negotiations,” Conference on Chinese Public Governance and State-Society Relations, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, October 12-13, 2012
- “Trade Union Development and Labor Protection in China: The Case of Collective Wage Consultations and Negotiations,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, August 30-September 2, 2012
- “Trade Union Development and Labor Protection in China: The Case of Collective Wage Consultations and Negotiations,” Research Conference on the Chinese Labor Market, NYU Center for Labor and Employment Law and U.S.-Asia Law Institute, New York, NY, May 11-12, 2012
- “The Politics of Labor Protection in Post-Reform China,” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012
- “The Politics of Labor Protection in Post-Reform China,” Graduate Seminar on China, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, January 4-7, 2012
Fellowships and Honors:
- Postdoctral Fellowship, Academia Sinica 2013-2015
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Southern California 2011-2012
- Mark Twain Teaching Assistantship, UCSD Department of Political Science 2005-2009
- Graduate Fellowship, UCSD International Relations and Pacific Studies 2003-2005
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars, UC Berkeley Chapter 2000-2003