I-Lun Shih

I-Lun Shih is a graduate student instructor and PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Michigan. His research interests include political sociology, political economy, climate change, and energy technologies. His dissertation project examines the tensions between emerging green technologies and existing fossil-fuel infrastructure, for which national and quasi-national energy companies have historically been responsible.

In his previous work, I-Lun conducted extensive research to analyze the evolution of political movements and social protests in various contexts, including authoritarian, democratic, colonial and post-colonial settings.