When the special era faces the rapid technological change, structural transformation, global COVID-19 pandemic and increasing political changes or conflicts, many cities share a constellation of challenges and these urban challenges take on a qualitatively new face at the scale of a megacity. It also poses fresh questions about how we view the role of social governance and social policy, which informs the academic and practical solutions for contemporary societies.
The conference invites researchers, practitioners and students from China and UK to reflect on megacity’s experiences and challenges from an international and comparative perspective, particularly in areas around pluralism governance, social and public service provision such as housing, education, family support, elderly care, environment etc. It sets out to facilitate scholarly discussion on social governance practice and social-value-oriented policy development in megacity, so as to promote urban resilience enabling sustainable development, well-being and inclusive growth.
Programme Rundown
| Opening Ceremony | ||
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13:30 - 13:45 |
Chair: Prof. Jun Tang, Head of Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, BJUT |
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| Keynote 1 | ||
| 13:45 - 14:05 |
Topic: The Connotation and Significance of Social Formation Change Speaker: Prof. Guangjin Chen, Director of Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, President of Chinese Sociological Association |
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| 14:05 - 14:25 |
Topic: The Risk of Metropolitan Uncertainty and its Governance Speaker: Prof Jun Wen, Dean of the School of Social Development, East China Normal University |
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| 14:25 – 14:45 |
Topic: Urban Social Governance: Philosophy and Path Speaker: Prof. Boqing Cheng, Dean of School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, Vice President of Chinese Sociological Association |
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| 14:45 – 15:05 |
Topic: Transformation and Realization Mechanism of Primary-level Governance in Mega Cities Driven by Citizens' demands Speaker: Prof. Feng Chen, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, BJUT |
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| Keynote 2 | ||
| 15:10 – 15:30 |
Topic: Neighbourhood Cohesion and Urban Life in the City of the Future: Shenzhen Speaker: Chair Prof. Joshua Mok Ka-ho, Vice-President of Lingnan University, Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Comparative Policy |
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| 15:30 – 15:50 |
Topic: Reflecting on the Social Governance in Public Health Emergencies from the Perspective of Social Capital Speaker: Prof. Wenhong Zhang, Dean of Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai University, Vice President of Chinese Sociological Association |
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| 15:50 – 16:10 |
Topic: “Social Domain" and Urban Governance Speaker: Prof. Shizheng Feng, Dean of the School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China |
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| 16:10 – 16:30 |
Topic: The Evolution of Governance of Informal Housing in China's Mega Cities Speaker: Prof. Junfu Li, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, BJUT |
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| Keynote 3 | ||
| 16:30 – 16:50 |
Topic: Rethinking Social Organizations’ Participation in Community Governance Speaker: Prof. Tianfu Wang, Vice Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Vice President of Chinese Sociological Association |
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| 16:50 – 17:10 |
Topic: New Urban Renewal and Primary-level Governance Innovation Speaker: Prof Xiaochun Huang, Dean of the School of Sociology and Political Science, Shanghai University |
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| 17:10 – 17:30 |
Topic: The Social Security of Gig Workers in the Digital Era Speaker: Prof. Guihong Yang, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, BJUT |
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| 17:30 – 17:50 |
Topic: Cross-border Residents and Social Policy in Hong Kong: Challenges in COVID-19 Pandemic Speaker: Prof. Genghua Huang, Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Policy Studies, Lingnan University |
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| Keynote 4 | ||
| 19:00 – 19:20 |
Topic: A Roadmap for Eradicating Inadequate Housing in Hong Kong Speaker: Prof. Yung Yau, Professor of Urban Studies, School of Graduate Studies, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University |
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| 19:20 – 19:40 |
Topic: Affordable Housing Supply and Mixed Tenure Communities: Challenges, Policy Debates and the case from Beijing Speaker: Dr. Min Wang, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Beijing University of Technology |
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| 19:40 – 20:00 |
Topic: New Town Development and Housing Affordability in Metropolis: Evidence from Hong Kong Speaker: Dr. Virginia, Yaoxuan Huang, Institute of Policy Studies, Lingnan University |
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| 20:00 – 20:20 |
Topic: Crowding Out or Crowding In? The Interaction Between Public Pensions and Private Transfers in China Speaker: Dr. Jiaxin Liu, Assistant Professor in Gerontology, University of Southampton |
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| Keynote 5 | ||
| 20:30 – 20:50 |
Topic: Understanding Barriers of Hong Kong Older Adults Retiring Across the Boundary in the Greater Bay Area Speaker: Dr. Cheng Shi, Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Policy Studies, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University |
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| 20:50 – 21:10 |
Topic: Comparing Families’ abilities to Provide Emotional Support to Young People in York and Scarborough Speaker: Dr. Atonnios Roumpakis, Associate Professor in Comparative Social Policy, Head of Social Policy, University of York |
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| 21:10 – 21:30 |
Topic: Accessibility to Early Intervention and Special Education: the perceptions and experiences of parents in Beijing and New York City Speaker: Dr. Xiaoran Wang, Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, BJUT |
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| 21:30 – 21:50 |
Topic: Understanding Vulnerability to the Net Zero Transition in the UK: A Conceptual Framework Speaker: Prof. Carolyn Snell, Reader in Social Policy, University of York |
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| Closing | ||
| 21:50 – 22:00 |
Speaker: Prof. Jun Tang, Head of Faculty of Social Science and Humanities |
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Contact
Dr Zhang Youliang | Email: youliangzhang@LN.edu.hk
