Lin Chun is Professor in Comparative Politics Emeritus. She was educated and worked in China before taking a scholarship to study in England. She received a doctorate from the University of Cambridge in history and political science, and subsequently conducted teaching and research including in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. At the LSE since 1995, she has taught a diverse range of modules at all levels. Her scholarship is in the areas across historical sociology, political economy, post/communist studies, social theory, and non-western regional politics.
Lin Chun is the author of The British New Left (1993; Japanese translation 1999), The Transformation of Chinese Socialism (2006; Spanish translation 2008), China and Global Capitalism (2013; Spanish translation 2015), and Revolution and Counterrevolution in China (2021) among other books. She is also editor or coeditor of eight volumes. Her many articles appear in journals, books, and other outlets, and in various languages. She has served on multiple international steering, editorial, and book prize committees as well as other collaborative projects among her many intellectual and professional engagements.