David A. Palmer (Ph.D., Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris) is
Professor of Anthropology, jointly appointed by the Hong Kong Institute for the
Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Sociology at the
University of Hong Kong. His award-winning books include Qigong Fever:
Body, Science and Utopia in China (Columbia University Press), The
Religious Question in Modern China (University of Chicago Press, co-
authored with V. Goossaert), and Dream Trippers: Global Daoism and the
Predicament of Modern Spirituality (University of Chicago Press, co-authored
with E. Siegler). His research focuses on the sociology and anthropology of
religion and spirituality in China, civil society, and transnational interactions
along China’s Belt and Road.

Dr. Joseba Estévez is a social anthropologist and Research Assistant
Professor at the “Asian Religious Connections” cluster, Hong Kong Institute
for the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong. His
research interests include ritual, cosmology, exchange, animism, Daoism, and
social transformation in mainland Southeast Asia. He leads the YAO DAO
Project and directs digital archiving and Smart Cities research initiatives in
Laos and Southeast Asia.

Dr. Rundong Ning is an RGC Post-doctoral Fellow at the Hong Kong Institute
for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. His
research interests include work and labor, entrepreneurship, volunteerism,
and the digital economy. His current research focuses on China-Kenya
connections in the digital economy and entrepreneurship in Congo-
Brazzaville. His publications appear in Current Anthropology, Economic
Anthropology, American Journal of Cultural Sociology, African Studies
Review, Africa, and other leading outlets.

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