Jing Xu is an assistant professor at the department of sociology, school of humanities and social science, at the Xi’an Jiaotong University.

Research interests/ Specializations:

Chinese environmental policy, environmental governance, environmental NGOs

Education:

PhD, energy and environmental policy, University of Delaware ( USA)

MS, environmental policy, Peking University

BA, environmental science, Northwest University

Publications:

（1）Xu Jing * & Byrne, J. Explaining the evolution of China’s government-ENGO relations since the 1990s: conceptual framework and case study. Asian Studies Review 45, 615-634 (2020).

（2）Xu Jing * & Zhang, H. Environmental activism and big data: building green social capital in China. Sustainability 12, 3386 (2020).

（3）Xu Jing *, Mei, F. & Lu, C. COVID-19, a critical juncture in China’s wildlife protection? History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 43，1-4 (2021).

（4）Xu Jing * & Zhang. Activating beyond Informing: Action-Oriented Utilization of WeChat by Chinese Environmental NGOs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(7), 3776, (2022).

（5）Taminiau, J., Carretero, D., Byrne, J., Shin, S.& Xu Jing. Risk mitigation in energy efficiency retrofit projects using automated performance control. (In Nyangon. J, & Byrne, J. eds. Sustainable energy investment-technical, market and policy innovations to address risk). IntechOpen, 86093, (2021).