2023-12-08T14:18:14+08:00

Organizers:

Department of Government and Public Administration / Centre for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau

Date: 9-10/12/2023 (Sat & Sun)

Venue: E21B-G002 or G016

Conference Objectives: 

This conference aims to unite scholars and practitioners across various fields, transcending traditional boundaries, to address governance challenges mainly in the Greater Bay Area. Our goal is to establish an inclusive platform where researchers, policymakers, and practitioners can converge to exchange knowledge, share best practices, and nurture interdisciplinary collaborations. By doing so, we aim to explore innovative solutions to the governance challenges and opportunities and advance our understanding and practice of governance studies in the Greater Bay Area.

Agenda:

9/12/2023, Saturday Morning 

Opening Ceremony

Venue: E21B-G016

Host: Prof. Weixing Hu

Keynote Speech:

Host: Prof. Weiqing Song

Prof. Weixing Hu, Distinguished Professor and Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau

Prof. Keping Yu, Distinguished Professor and Dean of School of Government, Shenzhen University

Prof. Carlos Lo, Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

9/12/2023, Saturday Afternoon 

Panel One: Collaborative Governance (14:00-15:30)

Venue: E21B-G016

Panel Chair: Prof. Jiasheng Zhang, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

The Evolution and Involution of the Concept of Governance

Prof. Liang Ma, Professor, Renmin University of China

Collaborative governance in the Greater Bay Area―Reflections on the latest research for a research agenda

Prof. Xiaohu Wang, Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Symbolic Bureaucratic Representation and Client Cooperation: Experimental Insights from Four Daily Public Service Scenarios in China

Prof. Youlang Zhang, Associate Professor, Renmin University of China

Institutions and Collective Action in an Information Commons: Evidence from China’s Baidu Baike

Prof. Kwan Nok Chan, Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong

Panel Two: Environmental Governance (14:00-15:30)

Venue: E21B-G002

Panel Chair: Prof. Bo Wen, Associate Professor, University of Macau

Constructing Regulatory Regimes for Sustainable Development: Commitment to Resolve, Clarity, and Reasonableness

Prof. Wai Hang Yee, Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Curbing Elite Capture or Enhancing Local Resources: Recentralizing Local Environmental Enforcement and Implementation in China

Prof. Dongshu Liu, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Futureproofing Against Climate Regulatory Risk: Innovation or Relocation?

Prof. Lin Zhang, Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Surprising Policy Serendipity: How Does the Development of Gaming Industry Address Sustainability?

Prof. Ning Liu, Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Panel Three: Digital Governance (16:00-17:30)

Venue: E21B-G016Panel

Chair: Prof. Chengli Wang, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

Responsiveness and Grassroots Governance Amid Digital Transformation: Evidence from C District in Beijing

Prof. Zijie Shao, Associate Professor, Communication University of China

Digital Corporatism: State-Business Dynamics of Digital State Capacity Building in China

Prof. Tianguang Meng, Professor, Tsinghua University

Taking Stock of Human-Computer Interaction and Social Computing for Public Administration

Prof. Zhicong Lu, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong

The Paradox of Information Control under Authoritarianism: Explaining Trust in Competing Messages in China

Prof. Jiangnan Zhu, Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong

Panel Four: Nonprofit and Corporate Governance (16:00-17:30)

Venue: E21B-G002

Panel Chair: Prof. Hui Li, Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong

The impact of community governance on cross-boarder residents’ psychological integration: Evidence from the Greater-Bay Area

Prof. Qihai Cai, Assistant Professor,Macau University of Science and Technology

Volunteering in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Motivation of Hong Kong and Macao Young Adults to Volunteer in Mainland of China

Dr. Taiping Ding, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sun Yat-sen University

Volunteering for Propaganda State: Unveiling the New Era Civilization Practice Campaign in Xi’s China

Prof. Ming Hu, Assistant Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology

Being Alike or Different: Observations of Optimally Distinctive Pathways in CSR Strategies

Prof. Xue Pang, Assistant Professor, City University of Macau

10/12/2023, Sunday Morning 

Panel Five: Legislative Governance (10:00-11:30)

Venue: E21B-G016

Panel Chair: Prof. Kaian Lam, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

Underrepresented Outperformers: Female legislators in the Chinese Congress

Prof. Yue Hou, Associate Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Becomes the Model of the “One Country, Two Systems”: the Legislative Politics in Macau

Prof. Daina Chiba, Associate Professor, University of Macau

Prof. Meng U Ieong, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

NPC Amendments: Who Drives Bill Change in the Chinese Legislature?

Prof. Jiying Jiang, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

Cooperation and Competition of Local Governments in Industrial Development—A Discourse Analysis of Policy Texts on Industrial Parks in Jiangsu, China

Prof. Zhenyu Wang, Assistant Professor, Macau University of Science and Technology

Panel Six: Global Governance (10:00-11:30)

Venue: E21B-G002

Panel Chair: Prof. Weiwen Yin, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side: Transnational Ethnic Inequality and Ethno-nationalist Conflict

Prof. Chong Chen, Associate Professor, Tsinghua University

China’s Rise and the Reshaping of Sovereign Debt Relief

Prof. Muyang Chen, Assistant Professor, Peking University

The Erosion of Institutional Comparative Advantage and Opposition to Globalization

Prof. Weiwen Yin, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

Domestic Political Economy of China’s Aid Projects

Prof. Dong Zhang, Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology