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DR JIA GAO



Contact Details

Organization: Asia Institute
Position: SENIOR LECTURER
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Homepage: www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/gao.html
Work: 8344 8894
Fax: 9349 4870
Room: 229
Level: 02
Building: Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
contemporary Chinese society contemporary China China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province)
new Chinese migrant community in Australia Chinese migrants Australia, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province)

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts (honours) Renmin University of China 30-Jun-1982
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-2000

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Prize China's National Comission of Education and Fok Ying Tung Foundation: excellence in sociology 30-Sep-1989

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Social conflict theory
    Year: 2008
    Book: The History of Foreign Sociology, The 3rd Edition
    Publisher: Renmin University of China Press
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Journal Articles

  • Utilising satire in Post-Deng Politics: Zhao Benshan Xiaopin vs. the Falun Gong
    Year: 2008
    Journal: China Information: a journal on contemporary China studies
    Volume: 22
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 451 - 476
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Emerging Powers of Influence: The Role of the Anchor in Chinese Television
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Communication Gazette
    Volume: 69
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 451-466
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • Radio-activated Business and Power: A Case Study of 3CW Melbourne Chinese Radio
    Year: 2006
    Book: Media and the Chinese diaspora: community, communications and commerce
    Publisher: Routledge(London)
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Journal Articles

  • Migrant Transnationality and Its Evolving Nature: A Case Study of Mainland Chinese Migrants in Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Chinese Overseas
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: pp. 193-219
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  • Organized International Asylum-Seeker Networks: Formation and Utilization by the Chinese Students
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Migration Review
    Volume: 40
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 294-317
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • The Role of Primary Social Groups in Migration Decision-Making: A Case Study of Chinese Students in Australia
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 375-398
    Publisher: The Scalabrini Migration Center(Quezon City)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Virtual Reality Chinese: an application of project-based multimedia teaching in overseas Chinese language education
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Technology in Language Education: Meeting the Challenges of Research and Practice
    Conference Publication: Technology in Language Education: Meeting the Challenges of Research and Practice
    Page numbers: 177-185
    Publisher: Language Centre, University of Science and Technology
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Publications in 2001

Major Reference Works

  • The Australian People:Chinese Students in Australia
    Year: 2001
    Reference Work Title: The Australian People
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Melbourne)
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