{"id":21637,"date":"2026-04-01T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/?p=21637"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:21:16","slug":"%e7%a7%8b%e5%b1%b1-%e5%be%b9-2-6-2-5-19-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/other-en\/2026\/04\/01\/21637\/","title":{"rendered":"LI, Qiaoyan"},"content":{"rendered":"
Name<\/h5>\n

LI, Qiaoyan<\/p>\n

Degree<\/h5>\n

Ph.D. in Sociology<\/p>\n

HP (URL)<\/h5>\n

https:\/\/www.qiaoyanrosenberg.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Status<\/h5>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Research Topic<\/h5>\n

The Specified Skilled Worker Program and Integration Policies in Practice<\/p>\n

With liberalization of guest worker programs progressing in the world, Japan established the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) Program in 2018 to address the soaring labor shortage. Despite its expanded freedom and rights, the SSW program has not attracted adequate numbers of migrant workers to meet the burgeoning labor demand. This project seeks to understand migrant workers and their family members\u2019 mobility choices and integration experiences in the SSW Program. I will adopt a multi-scale research approach to examine how different levels of integration policies intersect with institutions, shaping the decision-making of SSW workers and their family members\u2019 mobility choices and settlement. It will shed light on how to address issues of social integration to attract and retain migrant workers, upon which Japan\u2019s socio-economic sustainability and regional revitalization are dependent. Results from the project will have policy implications on how to improve Japan\u2019s competitive advantages in the regional competition for migrant workers.<\/p>\n

Education and Academic Employment<\/h5>\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
2017-2025<\/td>\nPh.D. in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013-2015<\/td>\nMA in Culture and Globalization, Kobe University, Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007-2011<\/td>\nBA in Japanese, Qingdao University, China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Academic Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
2025-2026<\/td>\nPostdoctoral Fellow, Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022-2023<\/td>\nFulbright Research Fellow, Waseda University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Fields of Research Interests<\/h5>\n

International Migration; Economic Sociology; Gender, and Reproductive Health and Rights; Labor Migration in Japan and East Asia; Citizenship and Integration; Labor Studies; Globalization and Human Rights; Ethnography; Comparative Historical Method.<\/p>\n

Academic Publications<\/h5>\n