Christine Chin Professor Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
- Degrees
- PhD, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
- Bio
- Dr. Chin’s research and teaching interests are in the political economy of transnational migration, Southeast Asian studies and intercultural relations. She is the author of In Service and Servitude: Foreign Female Domestic Workers and the Malaysian 'Modernity' Project, and has published in international academic journals such as International Feminist Journal of Politics, Third World Quarterly, and International Studies Perspective. She is also the author of two additional books. Cruising in the Global Economy: Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea, examines the relationship between flag states, cruise lines, port communities, middle class consumers and foreign migrant workers in the global expansion of cruise tourism. Cosmopolitan Sex Workers: Women and Migration in a Global City examines the complex relationship between transnational migrant women and sex work in sex industries of global cities. Dr. Chin is the recipient of various teaching awards at the school and university levels: the most recent is Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s 2010 Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Appointment Award.
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call Â鶹ÊÓƵ Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Teaching
Fall 2024
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SIS-642 Intercultural Relations
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SISU-106 First Year Seminar: Global Migration
Spring 2025
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SISU-106 First Year Seminar: Global Migration
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SISU-205 Intercultural Communication
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Research Interests
Professor Chin's research and teaching interests are in the political economy of transnational migration, Southeast Asian studies and intercultural relations.
Selected Publications
- Cosmopolitan Sex Workers: Women and Migration in a Global City. Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Cruising in the Global Economy: Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea. Ashgate Press, 2008.Ìý Ìý
- "Labour Flexibilisation at Sea: The 'Mini U[nited] N[ations] Crew on Cruise Ships"in International Feminist Journal of Politics 10, 1 (2008): 1 – 18. 2007).Ìý Ìý
- In Service and Servitude: Foreign Female Domestic Workers and the Malaysian 'Modernity' Project. Columbia University Press, 1988.
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
- Co-Winner. Distinguished Book Award (Cosmopolitan Sex Workers: Women and Migration in a Global City), Political Economy of World Systems, American Sociological Association, August 2015.
- Co-Winner. Yale H. Ferguson Book Award 2014 (Cosmopolitan Sex Workers), International Studies Association, January 2015.
- Honorable Mention (Cosmopolitan Sex Workers). Best Book Award 2014, Ethnicity, Migration and Nationalism Section, International Studies Association. Spring 2014.
- Scholar-Teacher of the Year, School of International Service, Spring 2014.
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Positions, Spring 2010.
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ Outstanding Professor Award in the UniversityHonors Program, 2002-2003.
Work In Progress
Race, Class and Gender in the Global Political Economy.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Experts
Area of Expertise
Global tourism, international migration, gender and development in Southeast Asia, intercultural communication, international education, intercultural relations, transnational migration, cruise industry, sex industry, prostitution
Additional Information
Christine Chin's most recent book is Cruising in the Global Economy: Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea (Ashgate, 2008). She is also author of Cosmopolitan Sex Workers and Migration in a Global City (2013) and In 2010, she received the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Position.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call Â鶹ÊÓƵ Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.