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Bai Gao, Professor, Sociology

Contact Info:

Office Location:	276 Soc-Psych
Office Phone:	(919) 660-5620
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.soc.duke.edu/dept/faculty/bagao.html

Teaching (Fall 2009):

• SOCIOL 144.01, TECH AND ORG ENVIRONMENTS Synopsis

  Gray 228, MW 11:40 AM-12:55 PM

• SOCIOL 290S.01, GLOBAL RESPONSES RISE OF CHINA Synopsis

  Soc/Psych 329, M 04:25 PM-06:55 PM

Education:

Sociology	Princeton University	1994
Sociology	Princeton University	1990
Comparative Higher Education	Beijing University	1986
Japanese Language & Literature	Beijing University	1983

Research Interests:

I received my B.A. in Japanese Language and Literature in 1983, and M.A. in Comparative Higher Education in 1986 from Beijing University. I received an M.A. in 1990 and a Ph.D in Sociology in January 1994 from Princeton University. Before entering the United States, I worked as a research fellow at Beijing University. I have worked as visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University, and the Yokohama National University. My major areas of research interest are economic sociology, organizational analysis, comparative historical sociology, political economy, Japanese society, Chinese society, and East Asian capitalism. I teach Comparative Sociology (SOC 110), Organizations and Their Environments (SOC 144), and The Digital Economy (First Year Seminar).

Areas of Interest:

Economic Sociology,
Comparative/Historical Sociology,
Comparative Political Economy

Keywords:

Asia • Japan • china • Economics • Sociology

Current Ph.D. Students  

• Qiushi Feng  
• Li-Hsuan Cheng  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. The Dollar Standard and the Monetary Risks: The Chinese Situation Seen from the Japanese Experience, The 21st Century Economic Report (February 20th, 2006)
2. Bai Gao, Neo-developmentalism Versus Classical Developmentalism: The Chinese Model and the Japanese Model in Comparison, Sociological Studies no. 1 (January, 2006)
3. Globalization and the Structural Risks in the Chinese Model of Economic Development, Sociological Studies no. 1 (August, 2005)
4. “The Possibility for A Major Change in International Economic Order, China Reform (April, 2005)
5. Institutionalism in Economic Sociology and Several Theoretical Issues Related to China's Response to the Challenge of Globalization, Sociological Studies (Accepted, 2005)

Recent Grant Support

• Reserch Grant, the Dean’s Office, Duke University, 2000/07.      
• Grant for New Course Development, Duke University, 2000/07.      
• Research Grant, the Duke University Initiative on Globalization and Democratic Governance, 1999/07.      
• Advanced Research Grant, Social Science Research Council and American Council of Learned Societies, 1998/07.      
• Course-Enhancement Grant, Center for International Studies, Duke University, 1998/07.      
• Conference Travel Grant, Northeast Asia Council, American Association for Asian Studies, 1997/07.      
• Research Grant, the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation, 1997/07.      
• Faculty Research Grant, the Art and Science Council, Duke University, 1997/07.      
• Faculty Conference Travel Grant, Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University, 1997/07.      
• Professional Research Fellowship, the Japan Foundation, 1995/07.      
• Research Travel Grant, the Provost's Office, Duke University, 1995/07.      
• International Conference Travel Grant, the Provost's Office, Duke University, 1995/07.      
• Faculty Conference Travel Grant, Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University, 1995/07.      
• International Conference Travel Grant, the Provost's Office, Duke University, 1995/07.      
• Faculty Conference Travel Grant, Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University, 1995/07.      
• Advanced Research Grant, Social Science Research Council and American Council of Learned Societies, 1994/07.      
• Research Grant, Henry Luce Foundation via Asian Pacific Studies Institute at Duke, 1994/07.      
• Research Grant, the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation, 1994/07.      
• Faculty Research Grant, the Art and Science Council, Duke University, 1994/07.      
• Faculty Research Grant, Center for International Studies, Duke University, 1994/07.      
• Faculty Research Grant, Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University, 1994/07.      
• Faculty Research Grant, the Art and Science Council, Duke University, 1994/07.