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Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Symposium – In Celebration of Public Administration:
A Vital Sustaining Force in Public Management and Governance?
9-10 December 2013
Venue: Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Speakers:
| Monday 9 December 2013 | Tuesday 10 December 2013 |
Dr. Bjoern Dressel,Australian National University |
Professor James Perry,Indiana University, Bloomington |
Professor Heung-suk Choi,Korea University |
Professor Gong Ting,City University of Hong Kong |
Professor Ching-Ping Tang,National Chengchi University |
Professor Ian Scott,The University of Hong Kong |
Professor Brinton Milward,University of Arizona |
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Professor Brian Head,University of Queensland |
Rundown:
| Monday 9 December 2013 | Tuesday 10 December 2013 |
| 9.00am - 9.30am Welcoming speech (Professor John Burns, Dean of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong); Introductory remarks (Professor Eliza Lee and Professor Ian Thynne, The University of Hong Kong). |
9.00am - 10.00am “The Motivational Bases of Public Service: Foundations for a Third Wave of Research”, by Professor James Perry, Indiana University, Bloomington. |
| 9.30am - 10.30am “Public Administration and the Rule of Law in Asia: Breadth without Depth?” by Dr. Bjoern Dressel, Australian National University. |
10.00am - 11.00am “Administrative Values in the Chinese and Hong Kong Public Services: A Comparative Analysis”, by Professor Gong Ting and Professor Ian Scott, City University of Hong Kong & The University of Hong Kong. |
| 10.30am - 11.00am Tea & coffee | 11.00am - 11.30am Tea & coffee |
| 11.00am - 12.00noon “Who Should be in Charge? Citizens’ Perceptions of Public Service Privatization in South Korea”, by Professor Heung-suk Choi, Korea University. |
11.30am - 12.00noon “Intellectual Disarray in Public Administration: A Challenge to Administrative Study in Southeast Asia”, tabled by Professor Shamsul Haque, National University of Singapore. |
| 12.00noon - 1.30pm Lunch (by invitation) | 12.00noon - 12.30pm Discussion of the Symposium publication; Closing remarks (Professor Eliza Lee and Professor Ian Thynne, The University of Hong Kong). |
| 1.30pm - 2.30pm “Capacity Building for Societal Governance: A Case of Collaborative Community Development in Taiwan”, by Professor Ching-Ping Tang, National Chengchi University. |
12.30pm - 2.00pm Lunch (by invitation) |
| 2.30pm - 3.30pm “The Increasingly Hollow State: Challenges and Dilemmas for Public Administration", by Professor Brinton Milward, University of Arizona. |
(End of Symposium) |
| 3.30pm - 4.00pm Tea & coffee | |
| 4.00pm - 5.00pm “Public Administration and the Promise of Evidence-based Policy: Experience in and beyond Australia", by Professor Brian Head, University of Queensland. |
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| 6.30pm - 9.30pm Symposium dinner (by invitation) |