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
