Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology
Biography
Siyang received his Master of Arts degree in Tourism, Environment and Development from King's College London, for which his research involved a mix of migration and livelihoods, poverty alleviation and community governance in protected areas. He worked in strategic urban planning in Mainland China after completing his MA. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, but based offsite at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.
Research
Siyang's research interests focus on urban governance, urban space, and lower middle-class migrant livelihoods. His work examines the interplay between urban governance, spatial inequality, and migrant livelihoods in the context of China's evolving urban peripheries.
Thesis title
The impact of developing metropolitan areas on migrant integration in Chinese second-tier cities.
Supervisors
- Professor Dragan Pavlićević (XJTLU)
- Dr Leif Johnson (XJTLU)
- Dr Daniela Tepe-Belfrage (Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology)
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