Bin Liang

Bin Liang (Ph.D./J.D.) is a Professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University. His research interests include globalization and its impact on the Chinese legal system, crime and deviance in China, and comparative studies in criminology and criminal justice. He is the author of five books, including "The Changing Chinese Legal System, 1978 – Present: Centralization of Power and Rationalization of the Legal System" (2008) with Routledge, "China's Drug Practices and Policies: Regulating Controlled Substances in a Global Context" (2009, coauthored) with Ashgate, "Jurisprudence" (2012, co-edited, in Chinese) with Renmin University of China Press, "The Death Penalty in China: Policy, Practice and Reform" (2016, co-edited) with Columbia University Press, and "Chinese Netizens' Opinions on Death Sentences: An Empirical Examination" (2021, coauthored) with University of Michigan Press.

In addition to books above, his works also appeared in many peer-reviewed journals in the United States and other nations, including Journal of Criminal Justice, British Journal of Criminology, The China Quarterly, Modern China, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Crime, Law and Social Change, and Asian Journal of Criminology.

Research Interests:

Law and society, Globalization, Comparative legal systems, Chinese legal system, Crime & deviance