RAN, Xiaoxing，Assistant Professor, Faculty Member, Department of Public Administration，School of Humanities and Law

Education and work experience

Doctor of Management, Renmin University of China, 2022

2022.7-2025.1 Institute of Population Research, Peking University

2025.1-present Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Research Interests

Social Security, Population Aging, and Digital Social Governance

Courses Taught

Introduction to Non-Governmental Organizations

Civil Service Interview & Comprehensive Competency Training (Micro-major Module)

Publications

Ran X, Chen G. Technology Affordance Embedding and Digital Trust Bridging: The Generative Logic of Digital Relationships Among Older Adults and Policy Responses. E-Government, 2025

Ran X. How Can Platform Workers Participate in Social Insurance? A Realistic Approach from the Perspective of Multi-stakeholder Interaction. Chinese Social Security Review, 2026.

Ran X, Qiu Y. Is the Medical Insurance Participation of the Floating Population withFlexible Employment Adverse Selection or Passive Selection?. Inner Mongolia Social Sciences, 2022. Excerpted in Xinhua Digest; full-text reprinted in Social Security Institutions (Information Center for Social Sciences, Renmin University of China).

Ran X, Hu H. Urban-Rural Disparity,Digital Divide andHealth Inequality of older adults. Population Journal, 2022.

Sun L, Zhao Y, Ran X*. Ride-hailing drivers’ working conditions and social protection in China. Journal of Asian Public Policy , 2024.

Ran X, Zhang X, Gong W, Chen G. The association between status perception and mental health among Chinese older adults: The mediating role of social attitudes. BMC Geriatrics, 2024.

Research Grants

Youth Project, National Social Science Fund of China: A Study on the Mechanisms and Countermeasures for Health Inequalities Among Older Adults in the Context of Digital Technology Integration

Talent Recruitment Program, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

General Grant, 72nd Batch, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation