Welcome to my website! I am an Associate 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 Asia, 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, science and technology studies, 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, science and technology studies, 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
