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Jean-Louis Rocca
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roccabeijing@gmail.com

Holds degrees in sociology, economics, Chinese and a Ph.D. from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Visiting professor at Renda University (2000-2002). Currently based in Beijing as scientific advisor to the Antenne des Sciences Sociales et Humaines, Tsinghua University.
Works on the evolution of political relations in China at the local level from the perspective of social policies and popular opposition.

Research interests
- The invention of social policies in China
- Social unrest in Chinese cities and countryland

Bio en français

Publications
Books
  • "La condition chinoise", Paris, Karthala, coll. Recherches internationales, 2006.
  • "La question sociale comme condition et contrainte du miracle chinois", in IFRI, Ramsès 2005, Paris, Dunod, 2004.
  • "La Chine à la fin de l'ère Deng Xiaoping", (avec Patrice Beer) Bruxelles, Le Monde/Marabout, 1997.
Editorships of books and special issues
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
  • "The Rise of Unemployment in Urban China. The contradictions of employment policies", China Perspectives, n° 30, juillet-août 2000.
  • "The Social Responses to Unemployment. Case study in Shenyang and Liaoning", avec Antoine Kernen, China Perspectives, n° 27, janvier-février 2000.
  • "Les banquets dans les moeurs politiques chinoises", Revue internationale de politique comparée, 6 (2), été 1999.
Contributions to edited volumes
  • "Old Working Class, New Working Class : Reforms, Labour Crisis and the Two Faces of Conflicts in Chinese Urban Areas" in Taciana Fisac, Leila Fernández-Stembridge (dir.), China Today : Economic Reforms, Social Cohesion and Collective Identities, London and New York, Routledge-Curzon, 2003.
  • "'Three at once’ : The Multidimensional Scope of Labour Crisis in China", in Françoise Mengin, Jean-Louis Rocca (dir.), Politics in China : Moving Frontiers, New York, Palgrave, 2002.
  • "Chine : vers un Etat banal ?", in Béatrice Hibou (dir.), La privatisation des Etats, Paris, Karthala, 1999.
Other
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