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Zhifan Luo

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Assistant professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University

I have expertise in politics, political economy, civil-military relations, and media analysis. My works have been published in peer-review journals, including New Media & Society, Information, Communication & Society, Armed Forces & Society, and Journal of World-Systems Research. I have received grants from the US National Science Foundation, the American Sociological Association, the International Communication Association, and the State University of New York at Albany. I am also a Research Associate in the York Centre for Asian Research at York University, Canada.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Assistant professor, Concordia University
  • 2022–2022
    Instructor, McMaster University

Education

  • 2021 
    State University of New York at Albany, Sociology

Publications

  • 2022
    Participatory censorship: How online fandom community facilitates authoritarian rule, New Media & Society
  • 2022
    “Why should Facebook (not) ban trump?”: connecting divides in reasoning and morality in public deliberation, Information, Communication & Society
  • 2021
    Disciplining the Party: From Rectification Campaigns to Intra-Party Educational Activities, China: An International Journal
  • 2020
    The ‘bad women drivers’ myth: The overrepresentation of female drivers and gender bias in China’s media, Information, Communication & Society
  • 2020
    Politicalization or Professionalism? A Case Study of the Military’s Discourse in China, Armed Forces & Society
  • 2019
    The Political-Military Foundations of China’s Global Ascendency, Journal of World-Systems Research
  • 2017
    Intrastate Dynamics in the Context of Hegemonic Decline: A Case Study of China's Arms Transfer Regime, Journal of World-Systems Research

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Insight Development Grants
    Role:
    Collaborator
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada
  • 2020
    Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award
    Role:
    Co-PI
    Funding Source:
    National Science Foundation, USA

Professional Memberships

  • American Sociological Association