Wai-Fung LAM

Associate Dean
social science
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Biography

Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam is Associate Dean (Innovation) of Social Sciences, Director of the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) Programme, Director of the Policy for Sustainability Lab (PSL) in the Faculty of Social Sciences, 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

Research Intrest

Institutional analysis, common-pool resources, public governance, civil society, policy process and dynamics, and public sector reform.

List of Publications
Foundations of a robust social-ecological system: irrigation institutions in Taiwan
Designing institutions for irrigation management: Comparing irrigation agencies in Nepal and Taiwan Journal:Property Management
Analyzing the dynamic complexity of development interventions: Lessons from an irrigation experiment in Nepal Journal:Policy Sciences
The Cognitive Foundation of A Co-production Approach to Performance Measurement: How do Officials and Citizens Understand Government Performance in China? Journal:International Social Science Journal
How Authoritarianism Intensifies Punctuated Equilibrium: The Dynamics of Policy Attention in Hong Kong Journal:Governance
Policy Advocacy in Transitioning Regimes: Comparative Lessons from the Case of Harbour Protection in Hong Kong Journal:Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice