Tao Liu / 刘涛

The Person

  • Birthplace
    Guangan, China

  • Nationality
    Chinese

  • Position
    Junior Professor

  • Address
    Institute of Sociology and Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, Forsthausweg 2, 47057 Duisburg

  • Telephone
    0049-203-3793747

  • Email
    tao.liu@uni-due.de

  • Homepage
    www.uni-due.de/in-east/people/liu_tao.php

Education

  • 1993 - 1997
    Bachelor in German Studies, Nanjing University, China

  • 1998 - 2005
    Diploma in Sociology, Bielefeld University, Germany

  • 2006 - 2010
    PhD, Bielefeld University, Germany

Working experiences

  • 2011 - 2013
    Development and Research Centre of the State Council, China

  • 2009 - 2015
    Lecturer, Post-Doc, Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Germany

  • 2015 - 2016
    Lecturer, Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy (SOCIUM), Bremen University, Germany

  • Since 2016
    Junior Professor, Institute of Sociology and Institute of East Asian Studies, The Faculty of Social Sciences at Duisburg-Essen University, Germany

Research interests

  • Studies on Chinese society
  • Labour and social protection in China
  • Social welfare system in China
  • Social policy and welfare state
  • Strategies for China's rise
  • Chinese model of development and modernization