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Bai Gao

Professor of Sociology
Sociology
Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088
341 Soc-Psych, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


I have two ongoing research projects: one is to study the rise of electric vehicle in China with a focus on the impact of state industrial policy on the development of this industry, the other is how the three mega historical trends, including the pendulum movement of globalization between release of market forces and social protection, the hegemonic cycle, and the technological revolution represented by artificial intelligence and robots, are shaping international political economy.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Sociology · 2003 - Present Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published March 15, 2021
January Book: Bai Gao, "High-Speed Rail: An Analysis of the Chinese Innovation System

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Recent Publications


China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative

Chapter · January 1, 2023 The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the pilot project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It is China’s first government-to-government project with an aim to comprehensively promote the economic development of another country along the Si ... Full text Cite

The Political Economy of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Book · January 1, 2023 This book explores the political economy of China-Pakistan economic corridor, a major pilot project for China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiatives. Pakistan will provide China with not only a pathway access to the Indian Ocean, Middle East and Africa, but al ... Full text Cite

The Renaissance of Industrial Policy: Developmentalism in the Era of Post Globalization

Journal Article İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Dergisi · December 31, 2020 Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


FDI and the Chinese Model of Economic Development in Comparative Perspectives

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2005 - 2007

Institutional Analysis of Global Production Networks: Market Competition and Industrial Upgrading in the Chinese Automobile Industry

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2003 - 2004

Facism Versus Liberalism: The Transformation of Economic Governance in Germany, Japan, and the United States in 1930-1945

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 1998 - 1999

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Education, Training & Certifications


Princeton University · 1994 Ph.D.