Dr. Pu Yan is an Assistant Professor at Peking University, specializing in computational social science, digital media platforms, and the societal impacts of algorithms. Her work focuses on issues such as digital divides and algorithmic governance. She has published in leading journals, including Information, Communication & Society, and her forthcoming book, China’s Algorithmic Society: Digital Transformation and Everyday Life, examines how algorithms influence public discourse and daily life.
Before joining Peking University, Dr. Yan was a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, where she also earned her DPhil and MSc degrees. In addition to her research, she is committed to promoting public understanding of digital inequalities and advancing the ethical governance of algorithms. Her work pushes the boundaries of how technology shapes society, addressing topics ranging from misinformation and media trust to content recommendation systems and their everyday impacts.
Information seeking practices; digital media; computational social science; Chinese Internet; digital divides
I conduct my research in line with the University's academic integrity code of practice.
12 January 2021
A study by Oxford University, carried out in partnership with the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany, has found clear evidence of a link between people supporting right-wing political parties and climate change scepticism.
The Atlantic, 10 August 2021
The Atlantic, 11 August 2021
As the world reckons with the grim reality of the climate crisis, right-wing populists are adapting their message. Digital Politics and Government|frontpage-pressThe AtlanticProfessor Ralph Schroeder|Pu Yan
Phys Org, 13 January 2021
Evidence of a link between people supporting rightwing political parties and climate-change scepticism has been identified in a new study from Oxford and the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences.
