About

Lead Investigator

Reza Hasmath (Ph.D., Cambridge) is a Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta. He has previously held faculty positions in management, sociology, and political science at the Universities of Toronto, Melbourne, and Oxford. He has also worked for and advised global think tanks, consultancies, development agencies, and social organizations. He was formally trained in philosophy, public policy, international studies and diplomacy, social and political sciences, as well as various East Asian and European languages. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Civil Society, and is the Foundation Editor of the Routledge Research on the Politics and Sociology of China book series.

Research Assistants

Karel Brandenbarg (2023, 2024)

Jack Burnham (2024)

Louis Butt (2024)

Guodong Ju (2025)

Jack Mageau (2023)

Evan Oddleifson (2023)

Ye Xue (2023)

Xiaowen Zhang (2024)

Research Funding

University of Alberta China Institute Research Grant

Media or Public Enquiries

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