AI Governance Digital Governance Chinese Politics
Computational Social Science Comparative Politics
I am an Associate Professor in Government and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Birmingham. My research sits at the intersection of technology and governance, with a particular focus on digital governance and AI governance, examining how political institutions, regulatory frameworks, and social actors shape, and are shaped by, digital technologies.
Before joining Birmingham, I was a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. I have held postdoctoral fellowships at the Hertie School in Berlin and Leiden University. I hold a PhD in government and a Master of Science in public policy and administration from LSE.
June 2026
Invited lectures at the Comparative AI Governance: Europe, China & Beyond International Summer School, University of Warsaw.
May 2026
Joint book talk at the LSE-Fudan China and the World Seminar Series: When Politics Meet Markets in China (with Ning Leng, Georgetown University).
Apr 2026
Invited talk at the Royal Economic Society Easter Training School: The Geopolitics of AI.
Mar 2026
Launching new undergraduate programme as Programme Lead: BSc in Artificial Intelligence and Public Policy, University of Birmingham (first intake September 2027).
Book
Stockmann, D. & Luo, T. (2025). Governing Digital China. Cambridge University Press.
Journal Articles
Stockmann, D. & Luo, T. (2026). Online political discussion under authoritarianism: What do citizens make of censored political discussion? Regulation & Governance, 20(1), 105–118.
Stockmann, D. & Luo, T. (2025). Surveying internet users in China: Comparing representative survey data with official statistics. The China Quarterly, 262, 531–547.
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Email: t[dot]luo[dot]1[at]bham[dot]ac[dot]uk
Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Government
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT