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Kwai Ng received a B.S. in Journalism from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. His research primarily focuses on the sociology of law, legal language, and social theory. He has conducted extensive field research in grassroots courts in China and bilingual courtrooms in Hong Kong. His notable scholarly contributions include the manuscript 'Embedded Courts: Judicial Decision Making in China' (2017, co-authored with Xin), published by Cambridge University Press, and 'Common Law Voices: Language, Law, and the Postcolonial Predicament in Hong Kong' (2009), published by Stanford University Press. Ng's work explores the intersection of language and law within critical social contexts, contributing significantly to the understanding of legal processes in postcolonial societies.
University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA
Leading the Sociology Department and overseeing research initiatives in the field of Sociology.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).