Social Inequality, Sociology of Education, Economic Sociology

Child/youth development in low-income families, Child welfare, Work-family balance, Poverty and welfare programme evaluation, Quantitative methodology

Meanings of life, Culture and identity, Low-end globalization, Asylum seekers, Life after death

Economics of Education, Education Policy

Social Stratification, Education, Health, Family, Children and Youth, Environment, Contemporary China, Quantitative Methods

Poverty, Deprivation, and Social Exclusion, Social Security, Labour Policy and Social Policies, Community Economic Development and Social Enterprise, Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment, Working Poor, Homeless People and Marginal Groups
Quality of Life and Well-being

Organizational structure of political institutions and its influence on socio-economic development
Social stratification, income inequality and intergenerational mobility in China and US