Jun ZHANG

Prof. Jun ZHANG, 張珺

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20142025

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ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4196-8101
Scopus Author ID: 57192190468
Google Scholar Profile: ODpZGbEAAAAJ

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Qualifications (Brief)

BA (Law; Sun Yat-sen University)
MA (Law; Sun Yat-sen University)
MPhil & PhD (Socioculture Anthropology, Yale University)

Editor or Editorial Membership

  • Journal of Contemporary Asia
  • Worldwise Waste: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

Projects

On-going research projects:

  • Urbanization, Infrastructural transformation, and Spatial politics in China (funded by GRF & ECS)
  • Platform Economy and Platformized Lifestyles
  • An Ethnographic Exploration of a Care-centered Approach to Square Dancing and Gendered Aging in Urban China (funded by CityU)
  • The emerging philanthropic landscape in China (with Dr. Gonçalo Santos; funded by GRFs; book manuscript in progress)
  • The Politics and Ethics of Childbirth Medicalization in Reform era China (with Dr. Gonçalo Santos; funded by GRF)

Press/Media

  • Interviewed or quoted by international newspapers (English) including The New York Times, BBC and the Deutsche Welle
  • Interviewed by Chinese newspaper, magazines, and other media platforms including 澎湃新聞、南方人物週刊、第一財經、中歐商業評論、時代財經、智族 and so on.
  • Interviewed by broadcast networks such as CNA (Singapore-based)

Research Interests/Areas

Discipline:

  • Sociocultural Anthropology

Research Interests:

  • Social Transformation and Urban Development
  • Mobility and Class Politics
  • Infrastructures and Spatial Politics
  • Science, Technology and Society in Asia
  • China Studies

Teaching

  • Project Planning & Management for Development
  • Comparative Development in Asia
  • Social Changes & Governing Challenges: A Critical Appreciation through Film
  • Special Topics in Asian Studies
  • Problem-Based Studies of Selected Asian Societies and Region I
  • Political Sociology
  • Environment and Society in Asia

Services outside CityUHK

  • The Treasurer for Society for East Asian Anthropology under the American Anthropological Association (November 2022 to November 2025)
  • Board member in the Impact Committee in the international NGO “Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong” (since 2022)
  • An executive member of the International Research Network: Sci-Tech Asia; producer of its book talk podcast series “TechnoViews”.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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