Welcome to my website! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. I am also affiliated with the the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Asia Center, Committee Regional Studies East Adia, and Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard.
I grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. Trained in both law and sociology, I hold a LL.M. and a J.S.D. from Yale Law School and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan. After graduating from Michigan in 2013, I was a Junior Fellow at the Society of Fellows at Harvard University (2013-2016). In academic year 2018-2019, I was a visiting professor at Sciences Po in France.
My research interests include political sociology, law & society, economic sociology, sociology of media and information technologies, sociology of work and organization, sociology of development, and Chinese studies. Most of my work draws on qualitative and comparative methods, while I also employ quantitative methods in some of my research. My email address: yawenlei@fas.harvard.edu
I grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. Trained in both law and sociology, I hold a LL.M. and a J.S.D. from Yale Law School and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan. After graduating from Michigan in 2013, I was a Junior Fellow at the Society of Fellows at Harvard University (2013-2016). In academic year 2018-2019, I was a visiting professor at Sciences Po in France.
My research interests include political sociology, law & society, economic sociology, sociology of media and information technologies, sociology of work and organization, sociology of development, and Chinese studies. Most of my work draws on qualitative and comparative methods, while I also employ quantitative methods in some of my research. My email address: yawenlei@fas.harvard.edu
