Studies of Public Policy Process and Implications for Research on Education Policy
Abstract
This seminar introduces some of the major theoretical contributions in the study of public policy processes in the field of public administration and policy studies. Among the theories that will be discussed include bureaucratic politics, policy streams and other agenda setting models, and implementation studies. A brief survey of recent literature on public policy and governance in Hong Kong, especially arguments about policy coordination, legitimacy, and institutional compatibility, will also be made. This seminar aims to explore whether such research in public policy will have any useful implications for the conduct of research on education in general and education policy in particular.
Speaker
Associate Professor and Director, Master of Public Administration Programme, Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong
About the Speaker
Dr. Peter Tsan-yin CHEUNG is an Associate Professor, former Head and current director of the Master of Public Administration Programme in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong. His research interests focus on the changing relations between Beijing and the HKSAR, the management of cross-boundary issues in south China and the politics of policy process in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He is also the convener of the China Area of Inquiry of the University’s Common Core Curriculum.
Date
22 February 2016 (Monday), 12:45 - 02:00pm
Location
Room 205, 2nd Floor, Runme Shaw Building , HKU
Chair
Professor Amy Tsui