DI Jinhua is the professor of School of Sociology at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He received his doctoral degree (Sociology) in Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2011. His research focuses on rural sociology and sociology of organization. His publications include Governance Under Siege: Research on Dual-formal governance practice at one Central China Town (1980-2009) (2015) and several journal articles.