Guotong Shen (G.)

Guotong Shen is a former PhD candidate at METRO and the Foundations of Law Department of the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University. Her PhD project concerns employee participation in corporations from a law and economics perspective. Guotong received her PhD in October 2025. She is currently an External Researcher at IGIR.

Guotong holds a Bachelor of Management from East China University of Political Science and Law (2019) and a Master of Laws from the University of Leeds (2019). Her research interests include law and economics, with applications in company law, labour law, and environmental law, empirical legal studies, and the judicial system in China.

Guotong has been invited to present her work at renowned law schools in cities such as Bangkok, Beijing, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Prague, and Rotterdam. Her work has been published (or is forthcoming) in reputable journals including Modern China, University of Pennsylvania Asian Law Review, and China: An International Journal.

In addition to her academic work, Guotong is also interested in legal practice. Since 2019, she has held the National Legal Professional Qualification of China. She has contributed to the journal of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association.

Publications

Shen Guotong and Peter C.H. Chan*, “The Party’s Court or the Court for the Parties: An Empirical Assessment of the Fifth Judicial Reform in China”, University of Pennsylvania Asian Law Review, 20(3), 437-490, 2025.

Peter C.H. Chan and Shen Guotong*, “Court Personnel Management Reforms in China: Have They Enhanced Judicial Professionalism?”, Modern China, forthcoming 2025.

Shen Guotong* and Michael Faure, “Progress in Employee Participation? A Critical Analysis of Board-Level Employee Representation in China’s New Company Law”, China: An International Journal, forthcoming 2025.