Editorial Board
- Gender Studies Section
- Contemporary Politics and Society Section
- Social Economics Section
- Social Policy and Welfare Section
- International Migration Section
- Work, Employment and the Labor Market Section
- Family Studies Section
- Childhood and Youth Studies Section
- Social Stratification and Inequality Section
- International Politics and Relations Section
- Crime and Justice Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9430, USA
Interests: gender inequality; interracial family formation; assisted reproductive technologies; technology industry; critical race theory; sociology of work; gendered organization theory
Interests: gender inequality; interracial family formation; assisted reproductive technologies; technology industry; critical race theory; sociology of work; gendered organization theory
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Interests: social change and conflict; protest participation; societal polarization; collective action; social movement; diaspora activism; civic participation; drivers of contentious political behavior; contentious political engagement
Interests: social change and conflict; protest participation; societal polarization; collective action; social movement; diaspora activism; civic participation; drivers of contentious political behavior; contentious political engagement
Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294-4562, USA
Interests: community engagement; affects of the built environment on people's neighborhoods and crime; police law; computer forensics; investigations; community-led public health
Interests: community engagement; affects of the built environment on people's neighborhoods and crime; police law; computer forensics; investigations; community-led public health
College of Humanities and Development Studies (COHD) of China, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: migrant labour; gender studies; land politics
Interests: migrant labour; gender studies; land politics
School of International Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
Interests: public diplomacy; belt and road studies; Chinese diplomacy etc.
Interests: public diplomacy; belt and road studies; Chinese diplomacy etc.
Department of Social Work, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK
Interests: social work and theorising biopolitics; neoliberalism and social work; community social work; Roma people and migrants; the politics of social work; critique of humanism and more than human studies
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: social work and theorising biopolitics; neoliberalism and social work; community social work; Roma people and migrants; the politics of social work; critique of humanism and more than human studies
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Politics and International Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
Interests: democratization; autocratization; crisis of democracy; external democracy promotion; human rights protection; regional organizations; regional security; Latin America
Interests: democratization; autocratization; crisis of democracy; external democracy promotion; human rights protection; regional organizations; regional security; Latin America
School of Social & Political Sciences, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Interests: the use of digital technology and data in social contexts including telehealth, e-policing, e-services, open data, social media data, and big data
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: the use of digital technology and data in social contexts including telehealth, e-policing, e-services, open data, social media data, and big data
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TU, UK
Interests: sociological analysis of professional judgement and decision-making with an emphasis on understanding how science, formal knowledge, rhetoric, moral judgement, emotion and subjectivity interact in professional practice, particularly in child health and welfare
Interests: sociological analysis of professional judgement and decision-making with an emphasis on understanding how science, formal knowledge, rhetoric, moral judgement, emotion and subjectivity interact in professional practice, particularly in child health and welfare
School of Childhood, Youth and Education Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M15 6BX, UK
Interests: youth geographies; children's geographies; mobilities; creative methods
Interests: youth geographies; children's geographies; mobilities; creative methods
Centre of Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE), Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK
Interests: sexual crime; online sexual offending, including sextortion; sexual preoccupation and addiction; antilibidinal medication/medication to manage problematic sexual arousal; circles of support and accountability; young people demonstrating sexually harmful behaviour; prevention of sexual offending; non-offending partners and impact on families of people committing a sexual offence; desistance, reintegration and resettlement; mandatory life sentences (release, reintegration and support for individuals) religion and spirituality
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sexual crime; online sexual offending, including sextortion; sexual preoccupation and addiction; antilibidinal medication/medication to manage problematic sexual arousal; circles of support and accountability; young people demonstrating sexually harmful behaviour; prevention of sexual offending; non-offending partners and impact on families of people committing a sexual offence; desistance, reintegration and resettlement; mandatory life sentences (release, reintegration and support for individuals) religion and spirituality
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Social and Economic Geography Research Group, Department of Geography, Ghent University, S8 9000 Gent, Belgium
Interests: travel behavior analysis and modeling; travel and land use; sustainable mobility issues; business travel; cross-border mobility
Interests: travel behavior analysis and modeling; travel and land use; sustainable mobility issues; business travel; cross-border mobility
Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Interests: critical geography; urban landscapes; Mexico-US borderlands; Latin America; intersectional feminist and critical race studies; social movements; post-colonial and decolonial studies
Interests: critical geography; urban landscapes; Mexico-US borderlands; Latin America; intersectional feminist and critical race studies; social movements; post-colonial and decolonial studies
Department of Business, Law, and Society, St Mary's University, Twickenham TW1 4SX, UK
Interests: political economy; Latin America development; industrial policy; international political economy
Interests: political economy; Latin America development; industrial policy; international political economy
Prof. Dr. Lili Xie
Editorial Board Member
School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
Interests: social participation of older adults; quality of life in older adults; age-friendly environments
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: social participation of older adults; quality of life in older adults; age-friendly environments
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Department of Political Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
Interests: political economy; social welfare politics and policy; globalization and international political economy; immigration politics and policy; trade opinion; politics and technology
Interests: political economy; social welfare politics and policy; globalization and international political economy; immigration politics and policy; trade opinion; politics and technology
School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Interests: social network analysis; social capital; organizational network; computational sociology
Interests: social network analysis; social capital; organizational network; computational sociology
School of Sociology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interests: social governance; public services; economic sociology
Interests: social governance; public services; economic sociology
GRITIM-UPF, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: migration; urban governance; interculturalism; collective memory; diversity; citizenship; migration qualitative research
Interests: migration; urban governance; interculturalism; collective memory; diversity; citizenship; migration qualitative research
Department of Sociology & Criminology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Interests: sociology of health and medicine; race and ethnicity; global/transnational sociology; inequality; decolonial feminist methodologies; Black feminist thought; gender equity and development effectiveness; maternal and child health; sociology of religion
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: sociology of health and medicine; race and ethnicity; global/transnational sociology; inequality; decolonial feminist methodologies; Black feminist thought; gender equity and development effectiveness; maternal and child health; sociology of religion
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
School of Political Science and Public Administration, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China
Interests: international relations; European Union
Interests: international relations; European Union
School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interests: public policy; social policy; social governance
Interests: public policy; social policy; social governance
Department of Sociology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Interests: organizational sociology; economic sociology; social stratification; comparative and historical studies; work and technology; globalization and development
Interests: organizational sociology; economic sociology; social stratification; comparative and historical studies; work and technology; globalization and development
Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: crime and deviance; sociology of law; gender issues; development and society
Interests: crime and deviance; sociology of law; gender issues; development and society
School of Philosophy and Sociology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Interests: digital mental health; cross-cultural psychology (specifically confucian-based interventions); social gerontology
Interests: digital mental health; cross-cultural psychology (specifically confucian-based interventions); social gerontology
Institute of Political Science, Heidelberg University, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany
Interests: public policy; policy process theories; political economy; welfare state; economic intervention; policy knowledge
Interests: public policy; policy process theories; political economy; welfare state; economic intervention; policy knowledge
