Huaiyin Li

Huaiyin Li is the Karen and Patrick Walker Professor in History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a faculty member in the Department of History and Asian Studies since 2000. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and specializes in modern and contemporary Chinese history, economy, society, and politics.

• Education: Ph.D., UCLA, Department of History

His research spans multiple subfields including agrarian studies, gender and family dynamics, rural governance, and comparative development. He has authored several award-winning books such as Village China under Socialism and Reform (2009) and The Master in Bondage: Factory Workers in China, 1949-2019 (2023), analyzing China's socio-political transformations through micro-histories and macro-historical frameworks.

Recent publications focus on Qing state formation, rural taxation, socialist labor relations, and historiographical shifts in modern China. His work integrates fiscal analysis, institutional studies, and cultural transitions, often comparing China's developmental trajectory with global contexts.

Scientific Awards:

• 2009 Cecil B. Currey Book Award (Association of Third World Studies)
• 2010 Robert W. Hamilton Book Runner-up Award (University of Texas at Austin)
• 2010 CHUS Award for Academic Excellence
• 2014 Robert W. Hamilton Book Runner-up Award (University of Texas at Austin)

Huaiyin Li teaches courses on Modern China, Women and Gender in China, and Post-Mao transformations, with office hours in GAR 3.202. His research continues to influence debates on state-society relations and China's modernization processes.