Shan Shi

Shan Shi (石珊) is a PhD student specialising in social networks and the creative industries. Her doctoral research investigates collaborative networks in the production realms within the music industry, featuring a longitudinal case study on BADHEAD, a sub-label of Modern Sky—one of China’s largest independent music companies. She has developed a comprehensive album-by-participant network database for BADHEAD, spanning from 1999 to 2023, to analyse the network mechanisms that support the formation and sustainability of collaborative relationships. A key focus of her research is on how creative clustering effects and an inclusive division of labour foster these collaborations. She also explores how digital technologies and shifts in intellectual property impact business models and market structures within the music industry.

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

• The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis
• Manchester China Institute

Shan obtained her BA in Sociology from Yunnan University in 2017. She then worked in the music industry in Beijing (Modern Sky Entertainment CO., LTD) before pursuing postgraduate study at the University of Manchester, where she obtained an MSc in Sociological Research with distinction in 2022, followed by her PhD studies.