Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Digitalization, economic sociology, networks, professions and organizations, social research methodology
Biography
Dr. Au is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research examines digitalization, networks, economic sociology, and professions and organizations, with a regional focus on East Asia.
Dr. Au obtained his PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto, where he was most recently a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellow.
Dr. Au has previously held interdisciplinary research positions at the London School of Economics & Political Science in the United Kingdom, where he also received his M.Sc. in Social Research Methodology, University of Malaya in Malaysia, National Sun Yat-Sen University in Taiwan, Seoul National University and Yonsei University in South Korea, among others.
Dr. Au has also consulted for the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission, the Plan International-West Africa Regional Office, NGOs, start-ups, university administrations, and court cases (Canadian provincial-level)
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto
External positions
Canada Research Member, Canada-International HIV & Rehabilitation Research Collaborative
1 Jan 2018 → …
Research Member, International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation
1 May 2013 → …
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- HC Economic History and Conditions
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Research output
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A Black feminist approach to antiracist qualitative research methods: Commemorating the legacy of bell hooks
Au, A., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Sociology.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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A Ethnographic Toolkit for Studying the Networking Pathways of Hard-to-Reach Populations: The Case of Cosmetic Surgery Consumers in South Korea
Au, A., May 2022, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 21Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
An Ethnographic Toolkit for Studying the Networking Pathways of Hard-to-Reach Populations: The Case of Cosmetic Surgery Consumers in South Korea
Au, A. C-H., May 2022, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Consumer logics and the relational performance of selling high-risk goods: the case of elective cosmetic surgery
Au, A., 29 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Decolonization and Qualitative Epistemology: Toward Reconciliation in the Academy
Au, A. C-H., Jun 2022, In: Qualitative Social Work.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Prizes
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A. Noam Chomsky Rising Star Emerging Scholar Award
Au, Anson Cheuk-Ho (Recipient), Dec 2021
Prize: Honorary award › Honorary award (research)
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2019 Biennial The Sociological Quarterly Best Article Award (Honorary Mention)
Au, Anson Cheuk-Ho (Recipient), Aug 2019
Prize: Honorary award › Honorary award (research)
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Starting Scholar Award for Overseas Scholars
Au, Anson Cheuk-Ho (Recipient), Oct 2019
Prize: Honorary award › Honorary award (research)
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Best Article Award (Honorary Mention)
Au, Anson Cheuk-Ho (Recipient), Dec 2019
Prize: Honorary award › Honorary award (research)
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Full Fellow
Au, Anson Cheuk-Ho (Recipient), Dec 2019
Prize: Other distinction › Other distinction (research)
Activities
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Social Indicators Research (Journal)
Anson Cheuk-Ho Au (Reviewer)
21 Aug 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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Current Sociology (Journal)
Anson Cheuk-Ho Au (Reviewer)
29 Jul 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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International Relations (Journal)
Anson Cheuk-Ho Au (Reviewer)
13 Aug 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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Social Indicators Research (Journal)
Anson Cheuk-Ho Au (Reviewer)
21 Aug 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
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Asian Journal of Social Psychology (Journal)
Anson Cheuk-Ho Au (Reviewer)
23 May 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals
Press/Media
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Shanghai’s ‘Covid coaches’ step up to take some of the stress out of lockdown
16/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Coronavirus pandemic is unleashing a mental health crisis Hong Kong is unprepared for
20/03/22
1 Media contribution
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BTS announces they're taking a break: How the group is changing 'cutthroat' K-pop culture
21/12/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Hong Kong’s government must wrest back control of the housing market – or risk the city’s breakdown
10/10/20
1 Media contribution
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