Contesting Crimmigration in Post-hukou China

Dr. Tian Ma is Lecturer of Criminology at De Montfort University Leicester, United Kingdom. She has completed her dual PhD in Cultural and Global Criminology at University of Kent and Utrecht University in 2019. Tian’s main research interests center around issues of migration and crime with a particular focus on crimmigration on the one hand and border criminology on the other.

• Introduction: the Great Migration and Hukou.- Theorising migration and crime in China.- Researching Legal Elites and Power in China.- Policing.- Prosecution and Sentencing.- Prison.- Contesting Crimmigration in Post-hukou China.- Governing mobility in the post-hukou era.

“Ma’s book is particularly well structured and researched and … inspiring for both crimmigration experts interested in the Chinese immigration enforcement landscape and Asian criminologists seeking a better understanding of the crimmigration field. The monograph consist of eight chapters that systematically explore various aspects necessary to comprehend … . Contesting Crimmigration in Post-hukou China provides new insights to scrutinize both crimmigration practices in economically developing countries and authoritarian penal practices in liberal democracies. Ma’s monograph is innovative … .” (Cristina Fernández‑Bessa, Asian Journal of Criminology, Vol.19 (2), 2024)