赵晰
Name:ZHAO Xi
Title:Lecturer
Address:
ACADEMIC POSITION
Assistant Professor School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China |
2021-present |
AREAS of RESEARCH
Poverty and Social Assiatnce
Social Policy Evaluation
International and Sub-national Social Policy Comparasion
EUDCATION
Ph.D. Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong |
2021 |
Visiting student School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennslyvania |
2019 |
Master of Management School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China |
2017 |
Bachelor of Management School of Government, Nanjing University |
2015 |
PUBLICATIONS (Peer-reviewed) (* = Corresponding author)
Zhao, Xi. (2023). Policy Paradigm Shifts and the Connotation of High-quality Development of Social Assistance in China. (in Chinese) Social Construction , 10(2), 3-14+25.
Zhao, X., & Wang, J. S. H.* (2021). The effects of multiple welfare program participation on educational expenditures and time use: Evidence from the social safety net in China. Children and Youth Services Review , 106279.
Wang, J. S-H., Zhao, X.*, & Nam, J. (2021). The effects of welfare participation on parenting stress and parental engagement using an instrumental variables approach: Evidence from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Children and Youth Services Review , 121, 105845.
Zhao, X., Xie, Q. (2020) The practical challenges and development experiences of evidence-based policy. (in Chinese) Journal of East China University of Science and Technology (Social Science Edition) , 35 (06), 57-69.
Han, K., Zhao, X. (2017). The target population and path of Unemployment Assistance: From the work-fare perspective. (in Chinese) Social Construction , 4(3), 5-15.
Book chapter
Wang, J. S. H., Ng, I. Y., Ku, I., Kang, J. Y., Zhao, X., Peng, C., Abe, A., & Yao, Y. (2022). Income packaging and social safety nets for low-income families with children in East Asia. In Poverty and Inequality in East Asia (pp. 38-62). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Publications under review
Zhao, X., & Wang, J. S. H. (under review). Familisation and defamilisation processes of social safety net: Low-income families’ welfare participation experiences in Shanghai and Taipei.
Wang, J. S-H., Abe, A., Kang J.Y., Ku, I., Ng, IYH., Peng, C.H., Zhao, X. (under review). Social safety net and family income package in East Asia: A comparative analyses using the model family approach
Wang, J. S.-H., Zhao, X., Chang, Y.-L., & Chen, H. (under review). Public and private safety nets for low-income families in Taipei and Shanghai.
Peng, C.H., Wang, J. S-H. Zhang, T.M., Zhao, X. (under review). Welfare stigma and low-income families’ decisions to enter, stay, and leave the public assistance program.
RESEARCH GRANTS
2023-2025 |
Research on Regional Variations in Social Support Policies for Urban Middle-to-low Income Families. Funded by the Fundamental Research Funds forthe Central Universities, and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China. (PI) |
2022-2024 |
Research on the Differentiation and Integration of Social Assistance Policies for Low-incone Families in Beijing. Funded by Beijing Social Science Foundation Youth Project. (PI) |
2021-2023 |
Shock-Responsive Social Protection Systems for Low-income Families under COVID-19 in East Asia. Funded by Hong Kong General Research Fund. (Co-PI) |
2023-2028 |
Improving pandemic preparedness by reflecting on experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic from different perspectives. Funded by Strategic Topics Grant (STG), Hong Kong Research Grant Council. (Co-PI) |
2018-2019 |
Partnerships for Social and Community Economies Development in Poverty Alleviation in China. Funded by Global Partnership Seed Fund, HKU Global Office and the Faculty of Social Science. (Participant) |
2017-2019 |
Public and Private Safety Nets and Poverty Dynamics in Taiwan and Southeast China. Funded by Early Career Scheme, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong. (Participant) |
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Zhao, X., Wang, J.S-H., & Gao, Q. (2022 June). Who Gets What and How Much? China's subnational variation of social safety net under diverse family profiles. East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP). South Korea (online).
Zhao, X. (2021 March). The Effects of Multiple Welfare Programs on Human Capital Development of Middle School Students in China. Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference. Hong Kong.
Zhao, X., Wang, J.S-H. (2020 November). The Effects of Multiple Welfare Programs on Human Capital Development of Middle School Students in China. Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) annual meeting . The U.S.
Wang, J.S-H., Zhao, X., Nam, J. (2019 November). The Effects of Welfare Participation on Family Investments in Children: The Case of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) annual meeting. Denver, CO, the U.S.
Zhao, X., Wang, J.S-H. (2019 July). Contextualize "Me" and "We": Family Identity of Low-income Parents in Taipei and Shanghai. The 16th Annual Conference of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP). Taipei.
Wang, J.S-H., Zhao, X., Nam, J. (2019 January). The Effects of SNAP on Family Interactions – Evidence from an Instrumental Variables Approach. (Poster) 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). San Francisco, CA, the U.S.
TECHING EXPERIENCES
Renmin University of China |
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Introduction to Social Policy (Undergraduate level) |
Spring 2023 |
Social Policy Evaluation (Master of Social Policy) |
Spring 2023&2024 |
Social Policy Theories (Master of Social Policy) |
Fall 2022&2023 |
Thought on Social Welfare (Undergraduate level) |
Fall 2022&2023 |
Research Ethics and Thesis Writing (Master of Social Policy) |
Fall 2022 |
Social Service Management (Undergraduate level) |
Spring 2022&2023 |
The University of Hong Kong |
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Social Research Methods (Undergraduate level; tutor) |
Fall 2020 |
Introduction to Social Work (Undergraduate level; tutor) |
Spring 2020&2021 |
Social Divisions in Contemporary Societies (Undergraduate level; tutor) Invited guest lecture |
Fall 2018 |
Social Welfare Administration (National Taiwan University) |
Spring 2024 |
SCHORLARSHIPS and HONORS
Postgraduat Scholarship, The University of Hong Kong. (HKD834600) |
2017-2021 |
Funding Support for International Learning and Experience, The University of Hong Kong. (HKD 24000 & HKD12000) |
2019 |
Postgraduat Scholarship, Renmin University of China. |
2015-2017 |
Outstanding Graduate, Nanjing University. |
2015 |