Lin Chun is Professor in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics. She writes on historical sociology, political economy, and critical ideologies. She is author of The British New Left (1993; Japanese translation 1995), The Transformation of Chinese Socialism (2006; Spanish translation 2008), Reflections on China’s Reform Trajectory (2008, in Chinese), China and Global Capitalism (2013; Spanish translation 2015), and Revolution and Counterrevolution in China (2021). She has also edited eight volumes, in English and Chinese.