嘉宾讲座 (仅提供英文版本)
IMCSP Special Guest Lecture
Asking Impactful Questions and Publishing Research
Date: 4 November 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Venue: LBYG01, G/F, B. Y. Lam Building, Lingnan University
Speaker: Professor Liam FOSTER (Professor in Social Policy and Co-Director of CIRCLE, University of Sheffield, UK)
This presentation will focus on two issues. Firstly, it will focus on asking questions, a key element of conducting impactful social research. It will then focus on publishing research, with a particular focus on academic outlets for social research. Conducting impactful social research for social and public policy is a challenging process. It involves considering originality, rigour, and significance. Broadly speaking, the first relates to the purpose of your research, the second relates to the methods you employ to 'find out', and the final principle is concerned with what your research is telling you in relation to the wider body of knowledge and the contribution it can make. Following a quick outline of these principles, the first part of the presentation will focus on a particular aspect of rigour, the need to ask questions in an appropriate manner. It will explore the need to ensure wording is suitable when asking questions, consider different types of questions, and discuss how to develop an interview schedule. It will then discuss the process of conducting a successful interview. Finally, it will return to the importance of asking questions in producing successful research. The second part of the presentation will consider the process of publishing. It will outline different options in relation to academic publishing and encourage participants to reflect on their own position in relation to publishing. It will then provide tips and hints regarding publishing and the publishing process. Finally, it will consider reviewer feedback and how to respond to it.
Distinguished Social Policy Seminar 2025
Active Ageing In Europe And China – A Political Economy Perspective
Date: 8 April 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Venue: MPL130567, Lingnan@WestKowloon, M+ West Kowloon Cultural District
Speaker: Professor Alan WALKER (Professor of Social Policy & Social Gerontology, University of Sheffield, UK)
The focus of this lecture is Active Ageing, and particularly the application of the concept in social policy. The lecture begins by examining the relationship between social policy and demography, showing that welfare regimes matter. Then it locates the concept of active ageing within its social scientific context, to clarify the ideas behind it. Then it describes how the concept was adopted and applied by policy makers in Europe – the world’s oldest region. However, because of the combination of neoliberal domination in policy processes and the failure to understand the life course nature of ageing, the application took a very narrow economistic form. The limits of this approach are discussed. Then attention turns to China and the limited steps it has taken so far towards adopting this strategy. Finally, the lecture demonstrates, using recent research evidence, how active ageing could both enhance older people’s lives and those who are ageing, and enable societies East and West to age sustainably.
SOC602 Dialogue with Policy Practitoners: Theory and Practice: Guest Lecture
The Paradigm of Data Protection: Are we heading in the right direction?