Ho-fung Hung
American sociologist
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Ho-fung Hung (Chinese: 孔誥烽, born November 13, 1972) is an American sociologist and political scientist currently serving as the Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor in Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University.
Born
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationChinese University of Hong Kong (B. Soc. Sc., M.Phil), State University of New York at Binghamton (MA), Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
OccupationsSociologist, political economist
Ho-fung Hung | |
|---|---|
| 孔誥烽 | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Chinese University of Hong Kong (B. Soc. Sc., M.Phil), State University of New York at Binghamton (MA), Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| Occupations | Sociologist, political economist |
| Employer | Johns Hopkins University |
| Awards | Joseph Levenson Book Prize (2024) |
Education
Hung received a BA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an MA from SUNY-Binghamton, and a PhD in sociology from Johns Hopkins University.[1]
Publications
Books
- The China Question: Eight Centuries of Fantasy and Fear (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
- City on the Edge: Hong Kong Under Chinese Rule (Cambridge University Press, 2022)[2][3][4]
- Clash of Empires: From ‘Chimerica’ to the ‘New Cold War’ (Cambridge University Press, 2022)
- The China Boom: Why China Will Not Rule the World (Columbia University Press, 2015)[5][6]
- Protest with Chinese Characteristics: Demonstrations, Riots, and Petitions in the Mid-Qing Dynasty (Columbia University Press, 2011)[7]
- China and the Transformation of Global Capitalism (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009) Editor[8]
Awards
- 2024 Joseph Levenson Book Prize (China, post-1900) for City on the Edge: Hong Kong Under Chinese Rule[9]
