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Personal profile
Personal profile
My research expertise includes labour, gender, the internet economy, digital platforms, and qualitative research methods. My current research looks at content creators on China's social media platforms.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The University of Hong Kong
Master, Renmin University of China
Bachelor, Tsinghua University
Person Types
- Staff
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Prizes
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Merit prize of 8th Yinzhou District Excellent Achievements in Philosophy and Social Science
Li, X. (Recipient), 30 Dec 2024
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Youth prize for the 23rd Zhejiang Excellent Achievement Award of Philosophy and Social Sciences
Li, X. (Recipient), 31 Dec 2025
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Research output
- 16 Article
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(How) business context matters: understanding tech workers’ occupational culture in China’s Internet industry
Li, X., 10 Apr 2026, In: Information Technology and People. 39, 3, p. 1178-1196 19 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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Divergent pathways of monetising rural identities on social media platforms: a relational work perspective
Li, X., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Review of Social Economy.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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Rituals without resonance: a (failed) case of corporate culture construction in a tech startup
Li, X., 3 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Organizational Ethnography.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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Unpacking ‘Workplace Gaslighting’ as Labour Control in China’s White-Collar Workplace
Li, X. & Mao, J., 2026, In: European Journal of East Asian Studies. 25, 2, p. 245-269 25 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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Re-Examining the ‘Entrepreneurial Self’: (Transformation of) Worker Subjectivity in China's Internet Industry
Li, X. & Chan, J., 20 Mar 2025, In: New Technology, Work and Employment.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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