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Professor Lam, Wai Fung 林維峰

Title:
Head, Department of Politics and Public Administration
Deputy Director of the Center for Civil Society and Governance
Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance
Professor

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Professor Lam, Wai Fung 林維峰

Title:
Head, Department of Politics and Public Administration
Deputy Director of the Center for Civil Society and Governance
Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance
Professor

Also Cited As:
Lam, Danny WF
Lam, Wai

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
1994Indiana University BloomingtonPhD
1988The Chinese University of Hong KongBSoSci
Biography

Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam is Associate Dean (Innovation) of Social Sciences, Director of the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) Programme, Deputy Director of the HKU-HKJC Excellence and Capacity-Building for Entrepreneurship and Leadership for the Third Sector (ExCEL3) Project, and Deputy Director of the Center for Civil Society and Governance at The University of Hong Kong. He finished his undergraduate study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and received a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Indiana University, Bloomington. Professor Lam is an expert in common-pool resource management, institutional policy analysis, public governance, and civil society. His research has focused on the design of efficient institutional arrangements for the governance and management of public resources, a core issue in public administration and development studies. Professor Lam has served on the editorial committees of Public Administration Review(PAR), International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS), Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (JCPA), andAsian Politics and Policy (APP), and is co-editor of The Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Administration. In 2010, Professor Lam was named Icon of Honor by the Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust, Nepal, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the study of self-governance in water management.

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
Leung, SH
Yiu, SIS
Leung, HS
Chick, HL
2020-12-01Special Recognition for Sustainable Development: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Research Achievement
Leung, SH
Yiu, SIS
Leung, HS
Chick, HL
2021-11-01Hong Kong Community Citation: American Institute of Architects (Hong Kong Chapter)
Others
Leung, SH
Yiu, SIS
Leung, HS
Chick, HL
2021-12-01Asian Townscape Award.: United Nations Habitat
Others
Leung, SH
Yiu, SIS
Leung, HS
Chick, HL
2021-11-01Hong Kong Citation: American Institute of Architects (Hong Kong Chapter)
Research Achievement
2010-06-01Icon of Honor, in recognition of outstanding contribution to the study of self-governance in water management.: Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust, Nepal
Research Achievement
2006-09-01Research Output Prize (Faculty of Social Sciences), The University of Hong Kong.: The University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
01/2023-presentCouncil MemberInternational Association for the Study of the commons
01/2004-presentExternal ExpertDoctoral Research Committee, Asian Institute of Technology
01/2003-presentExternal AssessorThe International Foundation for Science, Sweden
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
Social entrepreneurship for sustainability社會企業家精神與永續發展
Public sector management and reform公營部門管理
Public policy analysis公共政策分析
Philanthropic activities澤善活動
Institutional analysis制度分析
Corporate sustainability企業永續發展
Community action and development社區行動與發展
Common-pool resources management共有資源管理
Collaborative governance協作治理
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English, Cantonese, Putonghua英語、粵語、普通話
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English, Chinese英文、中文
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