Contributors to the issue

Nederveen Pieterse, Jan

Jan Nederveen Pieterse is Mellichamp Professor of Global Studies and Sociology at Uni-versity of California, Santa Barbara. He specializes in globalization, development studies and cultural anthropology. He was previously at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Institute...

Powell, Jason L.

Jason L. Powell works at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is also visiting Research Fellow in Gerontology at the University of Oxford and Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. His research is on ageing, social care, community development, life-course, globalization, China,...

Lao, Qionghua

Qionghua Lao is Research Fellow, International Centre for China Development Studies, University of Hong Kong.

Zhao, Simon Xiaobin

Simon Xiaobin Zhao is Director and Associate Professor, International Centre for China Development Studies and Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong.

Urry, John

John Urry is Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University; RSA Fellow; Founding Academician, UK Academy of Social Sciences; Chair Sociology Research As-sessment Panel (1996, 2001); Honorary Doctorate, Roskilde; editor of International Library of Sociology (Routledge);...