Contact
Email : aurelienboucher@cuhk.edu.cn
Affiliation
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Department of Humanities and Social Science
Research fields
- Sport in China
- Sociology of knowledge in Chinese terrain
- Social stratification of lifestyles
Curriculum
Position Held
Since 2016: Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Department of Humanities and Social Science
2012 – 2013: Assistant to Director, Centre Franco-Chinois of the University of Tsinghua
Education
2025: Accreditation to supervise researches, Université Paris Cité
2013: Doctorate in Sociology, UFR Sociologie, Université de Nantes – Centre Nantais de Sociologie (UMR 6025)
2008: Master in Sociology, UFR Sociologie, Université de Nantes
2006: Bachelor in Science and Technology of Physical and Sport Activites, UFR STAPS, Université de Nantes
Recent Publications, since 2023
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
- Boucher Aurelien and Fan Xiaoguang (2025). Scholars like any other ? An inquiry on productivity and citations in the field of contemporary China Studies (Chinese Journal of Sociology/ accepté, en attente de publication)
- Boucher Aurelien and Fan Xiaoguang (2025). The Space of Chinese Sociologists and Their Opinions on the Localization/Sinicization of Chinese Social Sciences (Serendipities / accepté, en attente de publication)
- Boucher A.(2024). Writing like a Bourdieusian scholar From The Craft of Sociology to the writing patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociale, Sociology Lens, 37 (2): 285-300. https://doi.org/10.1111/johs.12458
- Boucher A.(2023). The contributions of Asia-located sport sociologists and historians to the global economy of knowledge: A scoping review, Asian Journal Sport History & Culture (10.1080/27690148.2023.2249864)
- Tian Langyi and Aurélien Boucher. (2023) Consolidating temporal effects on aesthetical practices: Evidence from China. Poetics: 2023 (68). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2023.101792
- Boucher A. and Ren Yan (2023), Et si on changeait la musique? Déterminants sociaux des préférences pour le hip-hop, le rap et les musiques urbaines en Grande Bretagne, Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue Canadienne de Sociology, 60(1) :69-87 https://doi.org/10.1111/cars.12418
Book chapters
- Boucher, A (2023). Sport Commerce and Event Management in the Global Commodity Chains in Fan Hong and Liu Li. Routledge handbook of sport in China (pp.339-344). London: Routledge.
Editorial work
Since 2022 : Member of the editorial committee of the journal “Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture”, in charge of the book reviews since 2024.
