Protection Against Impoverishment and Unemployment Risks? Outcomes of Dualized Welfare Reform in China (B05)

• Subject Area: Political Science ; Empirical Social Research
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 374666841

Project B05 aims to understand the outcomes of dualized welfare reform in China. China’s welfare system is highly dualized and benefits mainly the urban middle classes. We study how socio-economic effectiveness and political integration are influenced by the uneven scope of social insurance benefits, the stressors of demographic change, and transnational economic turbulence. To this end, in addition to field research, we conduct statistical analysis using panel regression on large data sets.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1342: Global Dynamics of Social Policy
• Applicant Institution: Universität Bremen
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Tobias ten Brink; Professor Dr. Tao Liu, until 12/2021; Dr. Armin Müller, until 12/2025