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Bai Gao

Professor of Sociology
Sociology
Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088
7131, 2200 West Main Street (Suit 700), Durham, NC 27705

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 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.