Qi Zhang, PhD, MA
Role: Lecturer, Jilin University Law School
Changchun, China
Contact: smileqq77@126.com
Research Interests:
Jurisprudence
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Western Philosophy of Law
Zhang Qi is a lecturer at Jilin University Law School's Center for Jurisprudence Research (JRC), one of the key national research institutes ratified by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Her research centers on rethinking the concept of social equality in transformative China. She argues for an alternative notion of equality that is both non-individualistic and historical.
While at Emory, Qi will specifically focus on equality and transition in China. Social transition in China refers to the decline of the welfare system alongside the rise of the market economy, socialist public ownership, and privatization. The characteristics of transition in China shape the complexity of its subjects, modeling a particular relationship of citizen and state. Her research will show that both traditional concepts of socialist equality and current concepts of equality are based on an inadequate notion of liberal individualism. Thus, it is essential to develop a more desirable concept of equality in order to describe the complex subject and justify government action. Qi will apply this theoretical framework to the politics of land expropriation.