Profile
 

Sungmin Rho is Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Science at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Switzerland. Her research examines the interplay between economic changes and social and political conflicts. Her recent book, Atomized Incorporation: Chinese Workers and the Aftermath of China’s Rise (Cambridge University Press, 2023), investigates the perceptions, beliefs and protest behavior of migrant factory workers to uncover the implications of state-labor relations in contemporary China. The second book project examines the ways in which young students and workers engage in more subtle forms of non-cooperation in the face of increased competition in the labor market, particularly from a gendered perspective. She also conducts policy-relevant research by collaborating with international organizations such as International Labor Organization (ILO).

THEMATIC EXPERTISE
 

• Trade & foreign direct investment (FDI)
• Migration & labour
• Authoritarian government
• Public opinion & behaviour

• Chinese politics

   

RECENT publications
 

Books

• Atomized Incorporation: Chinese Workers and the Aftermath of China’s Rise (Cambridge University Press, 2023).