My Person
I am a PhD candidate specializing in institutional economics, with a focus on governance and the role of institutions in urbanizing contexts. My academic interests center on the complex interactions between institutions and governance in China's urbanization process, particularly exploring how formal and informal rules evolve and intersect in practice. My research is interdisciplinary, drawing on insights from institutional economics, political economy, organizational sociology, and public administration, aiming to understand and address governance challenges in transitional economies.
Jing Cheng
- Email: jing.cheng@uni-erfurt.de
Research Project
My current research investigates the governance dynamics of Shareholding Cooperative Companies (SCCs) in Shenzhen, China, as a case study of institutional evolution in urbanizing regions. I explore how SCCs mediate between the government, urban villages, and informal real estate markets, influencing both governance structures and processes. By analyzing institutional interactions at different levels—internal governance, urban village governance, and the informal real estate market—my study provides a nuanced understanding of how institutional frameworks shape governance outcomes in transitional economies. The research also highlights the role of SCCs in influencing government policy, particularly in adapting informal practices to formalized urban renewal strategies.
Activities
Publications
- Guo Man; Pan Liqun; Carsten Herrmann-Pillath; Li Ling; Cheng Jing (2022): “Perceptions of Wealth and Attitudes Towards Redistributive Policies in Urban Villages of Shenzhen, China.”, Working Paper Nr. 3, Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 294 »Strukturwandel des Eigentums«.
- Cheng Jing; Carsten Herrmann-Pillath; Li Ling (2022): “The Three Modes of Appropriation. Lessons of Chinese Practice for Theorizing Property.”, Working Paper Nr. 1, Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 294 »Strukturwandel des Eigentums«.
- Cheng, Jing; Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten; Li, Ling; Guo, Man (2024): "Shareholding cooperatives in Shenzhen and the revival of 'filial piety' as a core value of Chinese ethical life", In Carsten Herrmann-Pillath; Qian Zhao (eds.), East Asian Ethical Life and Socio-Economic Transformation in the Twenty-First Century The Ethical Sources of the Entrepreneurial Renewal of Companies and Communities, London: Routledge.
