Dept of Politics & Public Administration

DEPT OF POLITICS & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Researcher : Burns JP

Project Title:	Reform and Development theme
Investigator(s):	Burns JP, Chan RCK, Fu H, Gan Y, Leung HF, Leung JCB
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme
Start Date:	05/2005

Abstract:

The long term goal is for HKU to become the premier regional center for research into China's reform and development. We seek to collaborate with all colleagues who are interested in the area to achieve the highest levels of academic excellence in our own research and to provide useful policy advice to governments and other relevant bodies.

Project Title:	Translation and up-dating of Government Capacity and the Hong Kong Civil Service
Investigator(s):	Burns JP
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Run Run Shaw Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:	08/2005

Abstract:

To prepare a high quality translation from English to Chinese of my book, Government Capacity and the Hong Kong Civil Service (Hong Kong Oxford University Press, 2004) xvi + 468 pp.

Project Title:	Policy coordination in three Chinese cities: Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei
Investigator(s):	Burns JP, Lam WF, Peters BG
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	01/2006

Abstract:

To investigate the relative impacts of regime type and policy area on policy coordination; to examine coordination in three different regimes (one-party authoritarian [Beijing]; multi-party democratic [Taipei]; and pluralistic, soft-authoritarian [Hong Kong]; to examine three policy areas: food safety, public health, and infrastructure development; to train graduate student(s).

List of Research Outputs

Burns J.P., "Citizen Evaluation of Local Government Performance in China: Evidence from Beijing's District", International Political Science Association (IPSA), Annual Meeting, Fukuoka, Japan 9-13 July 2006. Fukuoka, 2006.

Burns J.P., "Explaining Civil Service Reform in Asia", In: Jos C.N. Raadschelders, Theo A.J. Toonen, Fritz M. Van der Meers (eds.), The Civil Service in the 21st Century. Basingstoke, Palgrave, 2007, 65-81.

Burns J.P., "Reform of a Regulatory Policy: the Case of Food Safety in Hong Kong", Conference of the Asian Public Administration Network, 10-11 November, 2006. Seoul, Korea, Korea University.

Burns J.P., "Regulatory Autonomy and the Coordination of Food Safety Policy: The Case of Hong Kong", European Group of Public Administration, Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy, 6-9 September 2006. Milan.

Researcher : Chan EYM

List of Research Outputs

Chan E.Y.M., Chan J.C.W., Cheung P.T.Y., Lam W.F., Lam W.M. and Lee E.W.Y., From Consultation to Engagement: The Road to Better Policymaking in Hong Kong , , Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. 2007, 236pgs.

Chan J.C.W. and Chan E.Y.M., "Charting the State of Social Cohesion in Hong Kong", The China Quarterly. 2006, No. 187: 635-658.

Chan J.C.W. and Chan E.Y.M., "The First Ten Years of HKSAR: Civil Society Comes of Age", The Asian Pacific Journal of Public Administration. 2007, 29, No. 1: 77-99.

Researcher : Chan JCW

Project Title:	Social organizations and civic engagement: a typological study of organizational altruism and collaboration
Investigator(s):	Chan JCW
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2002

Abstract:

To study the relation between social organizations and civic engagement.

List of Research Outputs

Chan E.Y.M., Chan J.C.W., Cheung P.T.Y., Lam W.F., Lam W.M. and Lee E.W.Y., From Consultation to Engagement: The Road to Better Policymaking in Hong Kong , , Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. 2007, 236pgs.

Chan J.C.W. and Chan E.Y.M., "Charting the State of Social Cohesion in Hong Kong", The China Quarterly. 2006, No. 187: 635-658.

Chan J.C.W., "Confucian Political Philosophy", In: E. Craig (ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Internet Version). 2006.

Chan J.C.W., "Democracy and Meritocracy: Toward a Confucian Perspective", Journal of Chinese Philosophy. 2007, 34, No. 2: 179-193.

Chan J.C.W. and Chan E.Y.M., "The First Ten Years of HKSAR: Civil Society Comes of Age", The Asian Pacific Journal of Public Administration. 2007, 29, No. 1: 77-99.

Nussbaum M., Chan J.C.W., Lau J.Y.F. and Ci J., The Nature Of Emotions, Hochelaga Lectures 2005. The Ethics and Politics of Compassion and Capabilities. Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, HKU, 2007, 73-80.

Researcher : Cheung PTY

Project Title:	The evolving relations between Hong Kong and mainland China since 1997: balancing between political autonomy and economic integration
Investigator(s):	Cheung PTY
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2003

Abstract:

To examine the evolving political and economic relations between Hong Kong and Mainland China since 1997. The focus is to investigate when and why the central government in Beijing attempted to assert its authority and defend its political interest, to shore up the authority of the HKSAR Government, and to coordinate the economic development of Hong Kong and Guangdong province.

Project Title:	The politics of policy making in Hong Kong since 1997: agendas, politics and policy dynamics
Investigator(s):	Cheung PTY
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	01/2005

Abstract:

To study the politics of the policy process of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by systematically examining the patterns of policy dynamics across different policy areas between 1997 and 2004.

List of Research Outputs

Chan E.Y.M., Chan J.C.W., Cheung P.T.Y., Lam W.F., Lam W.M. and Lee E.W.Y., From Consultation to Engagement: The Road to Better Policymaking in Hong Kong , , Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. 2007, 236pgs.

Cheung P.T.Y., “The Role of Government in Managing Cross-boundary Cooperation between Hong Kong and Mainland China” , Conference on The Role of Government in Hong Kong, jointly organized by the Central Policy Unit, HKSAR Government and the Public Policy Research Centre, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nov. 3, 2006. . Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006.

Cheung P.T.Y., "Cross-boundary Cooperation in South China: Perspectives, Mechanisms and Challenges", In: Anthony Yeh et al., eds., Developing a Competitive Pearl River Delta in South China under One Country Two Systems. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2006, 449-479.

Cheung P.T.Y., "The Politics of Policy Making in Hong Kong Since 1997: Participation and Policy Dynamics in Comparative Perspective", Paper presented at the 20th International Political Science Association World Congress, Fukuoka, July 9-13, 2006. 2006.

Cheung P.T.Y., "Towards China's Federalism? The Case of Hong Kong", In: He Baogang, Brian Galligan and Takashi Inoguchi, eds., Federalism in Asia. Edward Elgar, 2007, 242-265.

Cheung P.T.Y., “Challenges in Inter-governmental Cooperation and Coordination under “One Country, Two Systems”: The case of Hong Kong and Guangdong province since 1997” , International Conference on Government Performance Management, World Summit on Public Governance, jointly organized by the National Chengchi University and Research Development and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan . Taipei, National Chengchi University, 2007.

Cheung P.T.Y., “Challenges in Inter-governmental Cooperation and Coordination under “One Country, Two Systems”: The case of Hong Kong and Guangdong province since 1997”, International Conference on Government Performance Management, the World Summit on Public Governance, jointly hosted by the National Chengchi University and Research Development and Evaluation Commission of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan, May 1 – 2, 2007. 2007.

Researcher : Guilloux AFJ

List of Research Outputs

Guilloux A.F.J., Humanitarianism in National and Global Governance: A Study of Taiwan's Responses to Diseases and Disasters. Hong Kong, 2006, 463pp.

Researcher : Guo J

List of Research Outputs

Guo J., "Study of Central-local Relationship in China: Scopes, Scholars, and Reference", Organized by Universities Service Centre for China Studies and CUHK-Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Asia-Pacific Centre for Chinese Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2007.

Researcher : Hu RW

Project Title:	China’s Pursuit of Energy Security through Diplomacy
Investigator(s):	Hu RW
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	03/2006

Abstract:

This study proposes to examine how Beijing uses diplomacy to pursue its energy security and what implications this energy-related diplomacy has for international politics. Pursuing energy security has become a high priority goal in China’s foreign policy. To maintain rapid economic growth and social stability, Chinese leaders are increasingly concerned with the growing dependence of foreign oil imports. China’s drive for economic growth and social development necessitates an increasingly skillful management of its energy-related diplomacy. China’s energy security is a multi-faceted problem. China’s rapid economic growth, expansion of urbanization, and a booming private car ownership all have led to a precipitous jump in China’s consumption of gasoline and natural gas. Twenty years ago, China was East Asia’s largest oil exporter, but since 1993 it has been a net importer of oil. In 2004 China was the third largest oil importer in the world, and it accounted for 31% of global growth in oil demand. Virtually all predictions, Chinese and international, point to a growing pace of Chinese reliance on offshore sources of oil and natural gas. There is little evidence to suggest that this dramatic energy demand will decline soon. Since the 1980s China has become the world’s largest “manufacturing center,” and has flooded the world households with consumer products “Made in China.” To run its factories and to deliver processed goods overseas, the Chinese industry needs a secure energy supply and a larger share of the world total supply. For instance, China’s combined share of world consumption of aluminum, copper, nickel and iron ore doubled from 1990 (7%) to 2000 (15%), is now about 20% and is likely to double again by the end of this decade. For oil consumption, China was well behind many industrialized countries fifteen years ago, and now is no.2 oil consumer in the world, just after the United States. It is true coal continues to serve as the bulk of China’s energy consumption, and China itself is the world largest coal producer. However, the high frequency of coal mining accidents in recent years tarnishes China’s international image. With the UN Kyoto Protocol on climate change entering into force this year, the Chinese government has to face increasing international scrutiny in terms of living up to its share of contributions, and to turn to more clear energy sources other than coal. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China imported 122.72 million tons of crude oil in 2004, a 34.8 % increase over the previous year. Minus a small amount of oil export each other, China’s net oil import dependence is now close to 40%. Import dependence has manifested itself as an economic and foreign policy challenge for Beijing. First, Chinese energy companies have a short history of “power playing” in the upstream of the international oil/gas industry chain. Comparing with Western oil giants, Chinese oil companies are later comer or freshmen in acquiring drilling concessions in other parts of the world. Yet the energy hunger reinforces the sense of urgency for the Chinese companies to more aggressively pursue access to offshore deposits of oil/gas. CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) recent setback in its USD 18.5-billion bid to buy US oil company Unocal is a good case at issue. Second, in exploring gas reserves in the seabed of the East China Sea, Beijing has run into additional difficulties in its political diplomacy with Tokyo, a neighbor that is competing for influence in the entire East Asian region. How the dispute eventually gets resolved potentially has a demonstration effect on how Southeast Asian countries react to China over the exploration of oil and gas in the South China Sea. Therefore, energy has entered a forefront of China’s management of its disputed territorial waters with all its East Asian neighbors. Third, China has demonstrated its interest if not resolve in obtaining access to oil and other vital resources in countries as far away as Gabon and Sudan in Africa, Iran in the Middle East, Kazakhstan in Central Asia, and Venezuela in South America. Chinese diplomats conduct a shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East to promote a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Arab conflict. High profile visits by Chinese leaders to these and other countries have aroused media commentaries in the United States that China and the U.S. are set to go down a geo-strategic collision course resulting from China’s efforts to satisfy its appetite for energy and mineral resources to fuel its economic growth. Russia under Putin is demonstrating that calculations of its own national interest outweigh its declaration of building a strategic partnership with China. The repeated indecision in Russian design of an oil pipeline out of the Russian Far East, presents China with a tremendous challenge in managing its oil supply security. Therefore, China’s pursuit of energy security has strategic implications that can go far beyond the vicinities of Chinese power. It is therefore time to fill in an academic void in systematically analyzing the role diplomacy plays in China’s pursuit of energy security on the world stage. The key questions I seek to address include but not limit to the following: (1) How did China pursue its energy-related diplomacy from the 1950s to the early 1990s? Since China became dependent on imported oil after mid-1990s, what has the Chinese government done to ensure its access to foreign sources of energy? (2) In what ways has China’s import dependence changed Chinese security perceptions of the outside world, especially those of major powers and oil-supplying regions in world politics? As China becomes more dependent on Middle East oil, it is increasingly concerned with sea-lanes of communication (SLOCs), in particular the flow of oil tankers through the Straits of Malacca and the Taiwan Straits. Does that mean the PLA must develop blue-naval capabilities to meet possible threats in the high sea? (3) To what extent has energy security affected the process of China’s foreign policy decision-making? To maximize the government-business nexus and increase coordination between foreign policy and energy needs, national oil corporate leaders accompany state leaders during their overseas trips. The energy-related ministries and large national corporations responsible for energy supply are gaining influence in foreign policy-making. This study attempts to explain why and how. (4) Last but not least, what implications does pursuit of energy security have on theorizing research on China’s diplomacy in the 21st century?

Project Title:	Transnational linkages in cross-strait relations: the case of Tai Shang
Investigator(s):	Hu RW
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	12/2006

Abstract:

(1) To study transnational linkages across the Taiwan Straits with a detailed case study on Tai Shang (Taiwanese businessmen in the mainland). (2) To conduct a comprehensive opinion survey of Tai Shang in the mainland with a randomly selected sample of 500 - 1,000 people (originally proposed sample was "500-600" people). (3) Because of the political sensitivity of conducting opinion survey in the mainland, the PI will seek substantive collaboration with some scholars, research centers, and universities in the mainland in this project.

List of Research Outputs

Zha D. and Hu R.W., Building a Neighborly Community: Post-Cold War China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. New York, Manchester University Press, 2006, 272pp.

Researcher : Jordan SR

List of Research Outputs

Jordan S.R., "Communicative Action and Catholicism: Bringing in the Great Superstitions Other", 65th Annual Meeting, Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago IL. USA, 2007.

Jordan S.R., "Feminine Political Advice and Political Leadership: The Case of Christine de Pizan", Women's Studies Research Centre and Centre of Asian Studies, HKU. Hong Kong, 2007.

Jordan S.R., "I Speak therefore I am, Communication, Cosmopolitanism, and Political Agency in John Dewey's Thought", Midwest Political Science Association, 65th Annual Meeting. Chicago IL. USA, 2007.

Jordan S.R., "The Study of Administration and the Persistence of the Legitimacy Question: An Essay on a Concept", Administrative Theory and Praxis. 2007.

Jordan S.R., Chair and Discussant for Panel "Rousseauian Reveries", 65th Annual Meeting, Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago IL. USA, 2007.

Jordan S.R., Discussant for Panel "Morale and Performance in Government Agencies", 65th Annual Meeting, Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago IL. USA, 2007.

Researcher : Lam WF

Project Title:	Asian irrigation in transition: a comparative study of the change of local irrigation institutions in Taiwan, Thailand, and Nepal
Investigator(s):	Lam WF
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	12/2003

Abstract:

To identify and document the changes of the context of irrigation management in Taiwan, Thailand and Nepal in the last two decades; to assess how the macro changes affect the incentives, opportunities and constraints of farmers at the local land; to explain how and why farmers in different settings have adjusted, or failed to adjust, their local irrigation institutions in response to change.

List of Research Outputs

Chan E.Y.M., Chan J.C.W., Cheung P.T.Y., Lam W.F., Lam W.M. and Lee E.W.Y., From Consultation to Engagement: The Road to Better Policymaking in Hong Kong , , Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. 2007, 236pgs.

Lee E.W.Y. and Lam W.F., "The Impact of the New Public Management Reform on Government-Funded Nonprofit Organizations in Hong Kong and Implications for Civil Society Development"., American Society for Public Administration 68th Annual Conference. 2007.

Researcher : Lam WM

Project Title:	Radio Talk Shows, Political Mobilization and Media Activism in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Lam WM
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2007

Abstract:

This study aims to analyze the characteristics, political orientations and political roles of the selected radio talk programs in Hong Kong. For example, do they encourage or discourage political participation? Do they promote social reforms and democratic commitment? Do they reflect public opinion? Do they bridge the communication or magnify the conflicts between the government and people? Overall, the study attempts to investigate whether or not “media activism” exists as part and parcel of an activist local political culture. Media activism refers to both the political activism existing in the media and among the citizens who actively consume the media. Media activism, as it exists in the media, refers to the politicization of the media, that is taking a clear political stance, ever conscious of its roles as both a low key voice for the people and a high profile leader in pushing for social and political reforms in Hong Kong. Also, the media channels are important in arousing political discussions and constituting the public’s views. When an issue attracts substantial public concern, the people will at the same time actively participate in the formation of media positions, and tend to have high expectations of the mass media as their voice. The study will primarily involve two parts. Firstly, it contains a content analysis of sampled program sessions of four selected radio talk show programs, namely, “On a Clear Sky” (在晴朗的一天) and “The Tipping Point” (左右大局) of Commercial Radio Hong Kong, and “Millennium” (千禧年代) and “Free to Phone” (自由風自由phone) of Radio Television Hong Kong. The findings will be compared with those previously collected by me on the programs of “Millennium” of Radio Television Hong Kong, and “Political Voices of the Concerned” (政事有心人) and “Teacup in a Storm” (風波裡的茶杯) of Commercial Radio Hong Kong in 2004. Secondly, interviews with key hosts of the selected radio talk shows will be conducted. The interviews aim to obtain qualitative data for an analysis of the political orientations of the programs. Hong Kong’s people have been renowned for their high levels of participation in the media. Scholars have noticed that “discursive political participation” is a staple of local political culture and the mass media has provided a significant political forum (Lam, 2003, 2004). The people are qualified to be called “attentive spectators” who pay a great deal of attention to politics (Lau and Kuan, 1995), and the mass media has played a “surrogate democratic function” in Hong Kong in the absence of democratic participatory channels for the people (Chan and So, 2003). From post-World War II to the present, newspapers have played a vital part in providing a political forum for discursive participation. The small number of participatory channels available has reinforced the role of newspapers as a forum for the public to participate in political debates (Lam, 2004:41-2). Since political handover, radio talk shows have become popular in Hong Kong. Radio talk shows, or more accurately political talk radio, “may be defined as call-in shows that emphasize discussions about politicians, elections, and public policy issues” (Barker and Knight, 2000:151). According to previous studies, radio talk shows serve three major roles. Firstly, radio talk shows provide a public forum for the general population. Being an unstructured channel for public discourse (Herbst, 1993, 1995), they offer a chance to participate in a public discourse, and provide a site for ordinary people to challenge the authority of experts (Hofstetter et al., 1994; Livingstone and Lunt, 1994; Pan and Kosicki, 1997:371; Lee, 2002:59). Secondly, radio talk shows can disseminate information (Hofstetter et al., 1994) and serve as agents that affect listeners’ attitudes (Barker and Knight, 2000:150). Hence, exposure to this programming is found associated with political involvement and activity (Hofstetter et al., 1994:476-7; Hollander, 1997:366), and constitutes a form of political mobilization (Pan and Kosicki, 1997:383). Thirdly, radio talk shows provide identity to a public who can then imagine themselves as part of a group that holds similar views about various issues. The “act of coming together (electronically)” makes this type of participation meaningful for many people (Herbst, 1995:271-2). Paradoxically, radio talk shows are also viewed with negativity, as infotainment that contains nothing substantial (Blumler and Kavanagh, 1999). Infotainment is commonly defined as a type of programming that combines entertainment with information on the media and, further, obscures the line between politics and entertainment. Also known as soft news, infotainment provides information in a way that is entertaining to its viewers (Barker and Knight, 2000:151; Lee, 2002:59). It is manifested by the increasing addition of entertainment elements into conventional information contents, for example, dramatization of news stories (Brants and Neijens, 1998; Schultz, 1995). Evidently, the disadvantage of such shows is that they do not facilitate the articulation of rational political discourse (Lee, 2002:59). In terms of their political stance, radio talk shows in Hong Kong can be roughly divided into pro-government or anti-government alignment. In 2002, a survey on Hong Kong citizens and journalists found that 46.5% of citizen respondents and 77.6% of journalist respondents chose radio programs as the most effective channel for expression of public opinion (Chan and So, 2003:267). In 1997, about 13% of the population were “taking the city’s two highly opinionated public affairs Cantonese talk shows as part of their regular breakfast” (Ho, 1997, cited in Lee, 2002:57). These figures signify that the people are using the mass media to exercise political influence. Together with the newspaper media, radio talk shows have served unique political roles in Hong Kong. The various characterizations of scholars and the findings of this study serve to highlight media activism in Hong Kong. Specifically, this study examines the following research questions in relation to the selected radio talk shows: (1) Their political orientations, for example, the embedded beliefs about democracy, nationalism, the Hong Kong identity, politics and political participation; and their views of the Hong Kong government and the Central People’s government. (2) What parts have they played in reflecting public opinion? How effective? (3) What parts have they played in framing public opinion? How effective? (4) What parts have they played in providing a venue for political participation? How effective? (5) What parts have they played in promoting or discouraging support for democracy? How effective? (6) What parts have they played in promoting other political orientations? How effective? (7) What parts have they played in promoting or discouraging political participation, and how? How effective? (8) Are they political actors and institutions in their own right? Do they act as agents of stability, restraint or change?

List of Research Outputs

Chan E.Y.M., Chan J.C.W., Cheung P.T.Y., Lam W.F., Lam W.M. and Lee E.W.Y., From Consultation to Engagement: The Road to Better Policymaking in Hong Kong , , Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. 2007, 236pgs.

Lam W.M. and Tong I.L.K., "Civil Society and NGOs", In: Lam Wai-man, Percy Lui, Wilson Wong & Ian Holliday, Contemporary Hong Kong Politics. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2007, 135-154.

Lam W.M., Lui P.L.T., Wong W. and Holliday I.M., Conclusion: Looking to the Future, In: Lam Wai-man, Percy Luen-tim Lui, Wilson Wong and Ian Holliday, Contemporary Hong Kong Politics: Governance in the Post-1997 Era. Hong Kong University Press, 2007, 283-291.

Lam W.M., In: Lam Wai-man, Percy Luen-tim Lui, Wilson Wong and Ian Holliday , Contemporary Hong Kong Politics: Governance in the Post-1997 Era. Hong Kong University Press, 2007.

Lam W.M., Political Context, In: Lam Wai-man, Percy Luen-tim Lui, Wilson Wong and Ian Holliday, Contemporary Hong Kong Politics: Governance in the Post-1997 Era. Hong Kong University Press, 2007, 1-17.

Lam W.M., Political Values and Democratic Development in Hong Kong, Asian Consortium for Political Research (ACPR) Fudan Workshop, Fudan University, China, October 21-22. 2006.

Lam W.M., The Politics of the New Macau Identity, Conference on Changing Political Economies: Macro Trends and Micro Experiments organized by the SASE (Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics), Copenhagen, June 28-30. 2007.

Researcher : Lee E

List of Research Outputs

Lee M. and Lee E., "Governance of Regional Innovation Politics: Route 128 in the U.S.", Korean Comparative Government Review. Seoul, 2006, 10 No. 1: 25-44.

Researcher : Lee EWY

Project Title:	The impact of the new managerial reform on government-funded nonprofit organizations in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Lee EWY, Lam WF
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:	01/2005

Abstract:

(I) To study the incentive structure created by the new management system in regulating funded NPPOs, and the personnel, financial and organizational management strategies devised by their managers to meet the new regulatory rules; (II) to study the impact of the reform on organizational culture, including workplace norms, values and staff relations; (III) to study the impact of the reform on the daily work of professionals, and their relationship with clients; (IV) factors that may affect the differences in management strategies adopted by social workers and NPOs in coping with the new management system, and hence impact on organizational culture. These factors may include, but are not limited to, size, income source, the nature of service, missions, etc; (V) to generalize from (I) to (IV), the changing social role of the NPOs and their relationship with the state, and the implication on the development of the civil society, social capital, and citizenship.

List of Research Outputs

Chan E.Y.M., Chan J.C.W., Cheung P.T.Y., Lam W.F., Lam W.M. and Lee E.W.Y., From Consultation to Engagement: The Road to Better Policymaking in Hong Kong , , Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre. 2007, 236pgs.

Lee E.W.Y., "Blame Avoidance and Governance Crisis"., Public Forum on“Enhancing Governance in Hong Kong: Is Democracy the Answer?”organized by the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong. . 2006.

Lee E.W.Y., "Civil Society Organizations and Community Politics in Hong Kong". , International Society for Third-Sector Research Seventh International Conference. 2006.

Lee E.W.Y., "Civil Society Organizations and Local Governance in Hong Kong". , Conference on the Role of Government in Hong Kong, co-organized by the Central Policy Unit, The Hong Kong Sociological Association, and The Public Policy Research Institute of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2006.

Lee E.W.Y., "Globalization and Social Policy Development in Hong Kong". , Hong Kong's Global Identity and Its Role in China's Bilateral Relations Conference, Hong Kong Institute of Asian-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2007.

Lee E.W.Y. and Lam W.F., "The Impact of the New Public Management Reform on Government-Funded Nonprofit Organizations in Hong Kong and Implications for Civil Society Development"., American Society for Public Administration 68th Annual Conference. 2007.

Lee E.W.Y. and Haque M.S., "The New Public Management Reform and Governance in Asian NICs: Comparing Hong Kong and Singapore". , Governance. 2006, Vol.19, No.4: 605-626.

Lee E.W.Y., "The Politics of Minimum Wage Legislation in Hong Kong"., International Workshop on Governing Global Social Policy and East Asia, organized by the BK21 Governance Programme, Graduate School of Governance, Sung Kyun Kwan University in collaboration with Global Social Policy. 2007.

Lee E.W.Y., "Welfare Restructuring in Asian Newly Industrialized Countries: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore". , Policy and Politics . 2006, 34: 453-471.

Wong P.W. and Lee E.W.Y., "Gender and Political Participation in Hong Kong: Formal Participation and Community Participation"., Hong Kong Institute of Asian-Pacific Studies Occasional Paper No. 176, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006, Occasional Paper No. 176: 25pgs.

Researcher : Li YW

List of Research Outputs

Li Y.W., Explaining the Institutional Flexibility of the ASEAN Regional Forum: A Rationalist First-Cut. Hong Kong, 2006, 176pp.

Researcher : Steinhoff UB

List of Research Outputs

Steinhoff U.B., Filosofia, guerra y terrorismo, University of Buenos Aires. 2006.

Steinhoff U.B., On the Ethics of War and Terrorism, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007, 176.

Steinhoff U.B., Torture: The Case for Dirty Harry and against Alan Dershowitz, Journal of Applied Philosophy. 2006, 23: 337-353.

Steinhoff U.B., Why There Is No Barbarization but a Lot of Barbarity in Warfare, In: George Kassimeris, The Warrior's Dishonour: Barbarity, Morality and Torture in Modern Warfare. London and Burlington, Ashgate, 2006, 101-111.

Steinhoff U.B., “Warum Foltern manchmal moralisch erlaubt, ihre Institutionalisierung durch Folterbefehle aber moralisch unzulässig ist” (“Why Torture Is Sometimes Morally Permitted While Its Institutionalisation Is Morally Illegitimate”), In: Wolfgang Lenzen, Ist Foltern erlaubt? Juristische und philosophische Aspekte. Paderborn, Mentis, 2006, 173-197.

Researcher : Tang JTH

Project Title:	Trust and identity in Southeast Asia: an empirical study
Investigator(s):	Tang JTH, Thomas ND
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2004

Abstract:

To conduct a pilot survey on trust in a number of selected Southeast Asian states; to quantifiably understand the impact regionalisation in Southeast Asia has had on individuals and societies; to explore the development of a truly regional identify in Southeast Asia.

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Tong ILK

List of Research Outputs

Lam W.M. and Tong I.L.K., "Civil Society and NGOs", In: Lam Wai-man, Percy Lui, Wilson Wong & Ian Holliday, Contemporary Hong Kong Politics. Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 2007, 135-154.

Tong I.L.K., "Community Currency Movements: Towards Recognition of Women's Domestic Labour?", In: Fukuoka, Japan, 20th IPSA Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, July. Fukuoka, Japan, 2006.

Tong I.L.K., "Human Security Revisited", In: International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, CGS International Workshop 2007: Gender in Asia, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan, June . Tokyo, Japan, 2007.

Researcher : Wang KQ

Project Title:	The prospect of a Sino-Japanese free trade area
Investigator(s):	Wang QK
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding for New Staff
Start Date:	10/2002

Abstract:

To investigate the feasibility of the free trade area between the two countries and providing an initial assessment of the prospect of the free trade area.

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Wang L

List of Research Outputs

Wang L., Understanding Greenpeace Campaigns in China: Empowerment and Mobilization. Hong Kong, 2006, 273pp.

Researcher : Wang QK

Project Title:	The prospect of a Sino-Japanese free trade area
Investigator(s):	Wang QK
Department:	Politics & Public Administration
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding for New Staff
Start Date:	10/2002

Abstract:

To investigate the feasibility of the free trade area between the two countries and providing an initial assessment of the prospect of the free trade area.

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Wang X

List of Research Outputs

Wang X., China's Civil Service Reform and Local Government Performance: A Principal-Agent Perspective. Hong Kong, 2006, 348pp.

Wang X., China's quest for a competitive civil service: a principal-agent analysis, Conference on State Capacity of China in the 21st Century, City University of Hong Kong, 19-20 April 2007. 2007.

Wang X., The Cognitive Foundation of A Co-production Approach to Performance Measurement: How Officials and Citizens Understand Government Performance in China?, the First Asian Public Administration Network Conference, Korea University, 10-11 November 2006. . 2006.

Researcher : Wang X

List of Research Outputs

Wang X., China's Civil Service Reform and Local Government Performance: A Principal-Agent Perspective. Hong Kong, 2006, 348pp.

Researcher : Wong WK

List of Research Outputs

Wong W.K., Teacher Participation and Empowerment: The Cases of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Hong Kong, 2007, 461pp.

Researcher : Yee WH

List of Research Outputs

Yee W.H., How do Networks Work? Studying the Internal Dynamics of the Environmental Organizational Network in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2007, 162pp.

Researcher : Yuen YKT

List of Research Outputs

Yuen Y.K.T., Government-Nonprofits Collaborations: A Study of Linking Arrangements in Third-Party Government. Hong Kong, 2007, 306pp.

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