Prof. Anson AU

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區倬豪教授

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Biography

Prof. Au is an Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained my PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto, where he was most recently a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellow. He presently serves on the Editorial Boards of Sociology, the flagship journal of the British Sociological Association, and Cultural Sociology. He is also the Treasurer of the Hong Kong Sociological Association, for which he has served as an executive council member since 2022.

Prof. Au's research examines two core sustainability challenges - inequality and digitalization - using economic sociology and social network lenses. He studies these issues at firm-, individual-, and national levels to discover their repercussions for economic and social sustainability outcomes, such as human well-being and equality.

Education and Academic Qualifications

PhD in Sociology, University of Toronto
MSc in Social Research Methods, London School of Economics and Political Science
BA (Hon) in Sociology, University of Toronto

Teaching Area

Health Sociology

Advanced Quantitative Methods

Social Policy and Social Development in China

Research Interests

Grants (selected)

2024-2027 Reconceptualizing the Relations of Technology, Innovation and Society. Large Project Grant, funded by Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. $1,500,000 (Christian Greiffenhagen, PI; Anson Au, Jenny Chan, Richard Li, Ting Tin-Yuet, Co-PIs)

2023-2026 Purchasing Behaviors and Capital Allocation in a Global Digital Economy. Applied Social Sciences Research Grant, funded by Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. HK$1,000,000 (Anson Au, PI)

2022-2025 Digitalization, Economic Growth, and Inequality Worldwide. Startup Grant, funded by Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. HK$500,000 (Anson Au, PI)