ZHOU Zhijia Associate Professor

Academy: School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University

Email: zjzhou@xmu.edu.cn

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Research Interests: environmental sociology, risks sociology and science sociology

Educations and work experience

1988.8-1992.10   Documentation and Information Centre of Chinese Academy of Science    research assistant

1992.11-2002.5  Bielefeld University, Germany    doctor of social science

2002.6-present   Department of Sociology and Social Work    teacher

Publications

Zhou, Zhijia. Risikomanagement Durch Systemverzahnung: Umweltqualitätsnormung Zwischen Wissenschaft Und Recht. Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitätsverlag, 2002

Zhou, Zhijia. A Framework to Analyse the Social System of Ecocity. Journal of Xiamen University (Natural Science), 2004, 43(S1): 211-216

Zhou, Zhijia. Environmental Awareness Research:State,Crisis and Solutions. Journal of Xiamen University (Arts & Social Science), 2008, 4: 19-26

Zhou Zhijia. Organisationsfhigkeit gemeinwohlorientierter NGOs und die Rolle des Staates:Erfahrungen deutscher Umweltnormungsverbnde und ihre Inspirationen.Deutschland-Studien, 2009, 2: 10-16

Zhou, Zhijia. System and Individual in the Second Modernity: Beck’s Risk Society Theory. Social Theory Review, 2009, 5

Zhou Zhijia. Risk Management under Uncertainty: A Study with the Example of the German Air-Quality Standardization. Public Management Research, 2010, 1: 19-30

Zhou Zhijia. Environmental Protection, Group Pressure or Interests Relatedness? Chinese Journal of Sociology, 2010, 1(31): 1-34

Scientific Research Projects

1. National Social Science Foundation of China (2004): Risks and Management: Causes and Form of Risk Sociology,

2. Item of Management Committee of Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve, Fujian Province(2004): Heritage Management and Social Change: Investigation and Research On Wuyi Reserve

3. Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars(2005): Risk Management Under Unawareness: the Establishment of Environmental Quality Standards in German and its Revelation to China

4. New Century Excellent Researcher Award Program, Fujian Province(2007): Technology Standardization Policy in China under the Circumstance of Globalization.

5. SSRC Environment and Health Program(2010): Urban Residents’ Evaluation and Responding to the Risks of Garbage Disposal

6. SSRC Environment and Health Program(2011): Dispute over Waste Burning