Lijun Tang
Lijun
is an ex-seafarer. After obtaining his first degree in Nautical Studies and the
second mate certificate from Shanghai Maritime University, he joined COSCO,
Qingdao and worked on bulk ships. In 2003, he came to the UK to pursue further education.
Upon finishing an MSc in International Maritime Studies at Southampton Solent
University in 2004, Lijun won a SIRC-Nippon Foundation Fellowship to conduct
maritime related PhD research at Cardiff University. In 2008 he completed the
study and was awarded a PhD.
In 2009 Lijun became a Research Associate at SIRC and worked on two projects concerning: 1) seafarers and the use of
mandatory shipboard equipment, 2) relationships between shore-side and
shipboard personnel onboard. Both projects are jointly funded by the Lloyd's
Register Foundation, The TK Foundation, and Cardiff University. His research
interests and publications are in the areas of training and technology in
shipping, occupational health and safety, seafaring family life, and internet
culture/politics in China.
In 2017 Lijun took up a lectureship at Plymouth University.
Peer
reviewed journal articles
Tang, L., Shan, D. and Yang, P. 2016. Workers' rights defence on China's
internet: an analysis of actors. Information, Communication & Society 19(8), pp. 1171-1186.
Zhao, Z., Jepsen, J. R. and Tang, L.
2016. The reform of
Chinese state-owned ship crewing agencies and implications for China's
seafaring labour export. Maritime
Policy & Management (DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2016.1169450)
Yang, P., Tang, L. and Wang, X. 2015. Diaosi as infrapolitics: scatological
tropes, identity-making and cultural intimacy on China's Internet. Media, Culture & Society 37(2),
pp. 197-214.
Tang, L., Llangco, M. O. S. and
Zhao, Z. 2015. Transformations
and continuities of issues related to Chinese participation in the global
seafarers' labour market. Maritime
Policy & Management (DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2015.1043751)
Sampson, H. A. and Tang, L. 2015. Strange things happen at sea:
training and new technology in a multi-billion global industry. Journal of Education and Work (DOI:
10.1080/13639080.2015.1102213)
Abila, S. S. and Tang, L. 2014. Trauma, post-trauma, and support in
the shipping industry: The experience of Filipino seafarers after pirate
attacks. Marine Policy 46,
pp. 132-136.
Tang, L. 2013. The politics of flies: mocking news in Chinese cyberspace. Chinese Journal of Communication 6(4),
pp. 482-496.
Bhattacharya, S. and Tang, L. 2013. Fatigued for safety? Supply chain
occupational health and safety initiatives in shipping. Economic and Industrial Democracy 34(3),
pp. 383-399.
Tang, L. 2013. The role of nationalism in the olympics: reflecting on the 2012 London
Games. Sociological
Research Online 18(2), article number: 16.
Tang, L. 2013. Consuming news in Chinese cyberspace: a case study. Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies 27(5),
pp. 740-751.
Bhattacharya, S. and Tang, L. 2013. Middle managers' role in safeguarding
OHS: The case of the shipping industry. Safety Science 51(1), pp. 63-68.
Tang, L. 2012. 'In the name of love': Learning through online support. Convergence 18(4), pp. 465-472.
Tang, L. 2012. Waiting together: Seafarer-partners in cyberspace. Time & Society 21(2), pp.
223-240.
Tang, L. and Sampson, H. A. 2012. The interaction between mass media
and the internet in non-democratic states: the case of China. Media, Culture & Society 34(4),
pp. 457-471.
Tang, L. and Yang, P. 2011. Symbolic power and the internet: the
power of a ‘horse’. Media,
Culture & Society 33(5), pp. 675-691.
Tang, L. and Bhattacharya, S. 2011. Power and resistance: A case study of
satire on the internet. Sociological
Research Online 16(2), article number: 11.
Tang, L. 2010. Empowering or Disempowering? Online Support Among Seafarer-Partners. Sociological Research Online 15(2), article
number: 6.
Tang, L. 2010. Development of online friendship in different social spaces. Information, Communication & Society 13(4),
pp. 615-633.
Tang, L. 2009. Shaping feelings in cyberspace: The case of Chinese seafarer-partners. Emotion, Space and Society 2(2),
pp. 104-110.
Book Chapters
Tang, L. (2012) ‘Online Friendship’, in Yan, Z. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, pp.
412-421. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global.
Research Reports
Sampson, H., Acejo, I., Ellis, N., Tang, L., Turgo, N. (2016)
'The use of mandatory equipment on board cargo ships: An outline report
based on research undertaken in the period 2012-2016', SIRC
Publication: Cardiff University, April, ISBN: 1-900174-74-2.
Sampson, H., Acejo, I., Ellis, N., Tang, L., Turgo, N. (2016)
'The relationships between seafarers and shore-side personnel: An outline
report based on research undertaken in the period 2012-2016', SIRC
Publication: Cardiff University, April, ISBN: 1-900174-48-0.
Ellis, N., Sampson, H., Acejo, I., Tang, L., Turgo, N., Zhao,
Z. (2012) 'Seafarer Accommodation on Contemporary Cargo Ships', SIRC
Publication, December, ISBN: 1-900174-43-X.
Sampson, H., Tang, L. (2011) 'New Shipboard Technology and
Training Provision for Seafarers', SIRC Publication, October, ISBN
1-900174-41-3.
Industry Related
Publications
Sampson, H., Ellis, N., Gould. E., Tang, L., Turgo, N., Zhao,
Z. (2012) ‘Safety and Shipping 1912-2012’, Report commissioned by
Allianz which underpins their subsequent publication ‘Safety and Shipping
1912-2012: From Titanic to Costa Concordia, an insurer’s perspective from
Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty’ available from Allianz GCS.
Tang, L. (2006) Online Support and Help for Seafarers’
Partners, The Sea, Issue 180 Mar/Apr.
Conference
Presentations/Papers
Xue, C., Walters, D., Tang, L. (2015) 'The effectiveness of
health and safety management in Chinese shipping: from the perspective of a
shipmaster’s decision- making power', The World Congress on Engineering 2015,
International Association of Engineers, Imperial College London, 1-3 July.
Tang, L., Yang, P., Shan, D. (2014) ‘Workers’ rights defence
on China’s Internet’, Connected Life 2014: A Multidisciplinary Conference for
Emerging Internet Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, 12 June.
Abila, S. S., & Tang, L. (2014) ‘The experience of
Filipino seafarers after pirate attacks’, The 24th Conference on
West Visayan History & Culture –
Maritime Heritage of Western Visayas, Philippines, University of Philippines
Visayas, Iloilo City, 6-7 November.
Tang, L., Acejo, I., Ellis, N., Turgo, N., Sampson, H. (2013)
'Behind the Headlines? An Analysis of Accident Investigation Reports',
SIRC Symposium, Cardiff University 3-4 July, ISBN 1-900174-46-4.
Turgo, N., Ellis, N., Tang, L., Sampson, H., Acejo,
I. (2013) 'The Use of Mandatory Equipment On-board', SIRC
Symposium, Cardiff University 3-4 July, ISBN 1-900174-46-4.
Turgo, N., Sampson, H., Acejo, I., Ellis, N., Tang, L.
(2013) 'Understanding the Relationships Between Ship and Shore Personnel',
SIRC Symposium, Cardiff University 3-4 July, ISBN 1-900174-46-4.
Tang, L. (2013) ‘Mental health of seafarers’, The 12th
International Symposium on Maritime Health in Brest, France.
Sampson, H., Tang, L. (2012) ‘Working with new technology:
seafarers and their training requirements’, International Symposium Information
on Ships, Hamburg, Germany, 30-31 August.
Tang, L., Sampson, H. (2011) ‘Training and Technology:
Findings from the Questionnaire Study’, SIRC Symposium. Cardiff: SIRC.
Tang, L. (2011) ‘Power of the Powerless: Spectacles in
Chinese Cyberspace’, Remembering the Event: Power, Crisis, and
Transformation, A Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Conference, Cardiff
University, UK, 21 April.
Tang, L. (2011) ‘Seafarers’ Perception of CBT Onboard’, The
6th MOLT (Europe) European Officer Seminar, Zadar, Croatia, 1-2 March.
Tang, L. (2010) 'Adapting to New Shipboard Technology' The
Lloyds' Register Educational Trust Marine & Offshore Research Workshop, The
National University of Singapore, Singapore, 16-18 February.
Tang, L. (2009) ‘Training and technology: potential issues
for shipping’, SIRC Symposium. Cardiff, SIRC.
Tang, L. (2007) The ‘Presence’ of the Absent Seafarers:
Predicaments of Seafarer-Partners, SIRC Symposium. Cardiff, SIRC.
Tang, L. (2007) ‘The Embeddedness of Intimate Relationships:
Seafarer-Partners in Cyberspace’, The 4th Global Conference – Persons and
Sexuality: Probing the Boundaries.
Tang, L. (2007) ‘Coping with Separation: Chinese
Seafarer-Partners in Cyberspace’, The 9th International Symposium on Maritime
Health in Esjberg, Denmark.
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