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Zhen Tian

Lingnan University


Zhen Tian

Zhen Tian is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Lingnan University, working on long-term care for younger generation. She received her PhD in Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Her research interests focus on long-term care system reform, community-based long-term care services, and ageing-in-place practice in middle- and low-income countries.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries China;
Topics Ageing in place; Community-based LTC; Evaluation of LTC systems and services; Governance and LTC systems organisation; LTC Reforms;
Methods Comparative policy analysis; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Systematic Review;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Ageing and Place; Care home markets and regulation; Employment Education and Family carers; Long-Term Care Policy; Migration Mobility and Care Workers;
ORC.ID0000-0002-7026-7582
Research interests

Comparative Policy Analysis; Societal Health and Well-being; Social Gerontology and Urban Life; Welfare States and Discourses

Key publications

Tian, Z., Yuda, T. K., & Hu, Z. (2024). Ageing risks in four Asian Tigers: Global Health Crisis and Implications for Productive Welfare Regimes. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-02-2024-0094.

Yuda, T. K., Tian, Z., & Hu, Z. (2024). How the Productivist Welfare System Frames the Risks of Ageing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from the Four Asian Tigers. In M. Hamdan, M. Anshari, N. Ahmad, & E. Ali (Eds.), Global Trends in Governance and Policy Paradigms (pp. 209-230). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1742-6.ch012.

Tian, Z., & Zhou, B. (2023). Sustainable Future: A Systematic Review of City-region Development in Bay Areas. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 5, 7.  https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2023.1052568.