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SIGNATURE WORK
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2022

A Philosophical Discussion of Equality and Inequality in China’s Hukou System and Points-based Hukou Registration Policy

Name

Ziyu Zhou

Major

Ethics and Leadership, Philosophy

Class

2022

About

This is the Signature Work Project of Ziyu Zhou, a current senior student majoring in Ethics and Leadership with a track in philosophy.

Signature Work Project Overview

China’s Household Registration System, also known as the hukou 户口 system, is a key marker of contemporary Chinese social structure. The hukou system has gradually become the most vital factor affecting Chinese people’s lives and even fates. Sociologists have sought to measure and analyze the discrimination and inequality created by the Chinese hukou system, but have not generally engaged in philosophical literature concerning fairness, equality and discrimination. This interdisciplinary essay addresses this gap and seeks to bridge sociological and philosophical research concerning discrimination and inequality.

Signature Work Presentation Video