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Lu Zhang is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Global Studies at Temple University's College of Liberal Arts. She holds dual affiliations with the Asian Studies and Global Studies Programs, contributing to interdisciplinary scholarship on labor dynamics in East Asia.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Sociology from Johns Hopkins University and a Master's Degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick. These academic foundations support her ethnographic and interview-based research methodology.
Dr. Zhang's research centers on global capitalism's impact on work and employment, with particular focus on labor movements, political economy of China, and globalization effects. Her work reveals how capitalist transformations create new forms of oppression and resistance across global, national, and workplace levels. She examines labor unrest patterns, worker agency within global supply chains, and the interplay between capital relocation and labor politics.
Her publication portfolio shows consistent engagement with labor dynamics in China's manufacturing sectors, particularly automobiles and electronics. The research demonstrates evolving focus from factory-level worker resistance to broader industrial relocation patterns and transnational labor governance.
- 2016 Asian and Transnational Studies Book Award (American Sociological Association)
- 2015 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award Honorable Mention (Labor and Labor Movement Section, ASA)
- Wiley Top Cited Article 2021-2022 for 'Worker Activism and Enterprise Union Reform in China'
Dr. Zhang has secured significant research funding for her ethnographic fieldwork across China's industrial sectors. Her teaching portfolio spans graduate seminars on globalization theories and undergraduate courses examining global development and labor in East Asia. She directs research projects analyzing capital relocation in electronics manufacturing and maintains active collaborations with international scholars studying labor movements.
