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Joan Y. H Leung is an Associate Professor in the Department. She holds two master degrees, MA in Comparative Asian Studies and MSocSc in Public Administration, and obtained her PhD from the University of Hong Kong. She received the FHS Contributions to Learning Award in 1998 and the CityU Teaching Excellence Award in 2003-04. Currently she teaches and research on public administration and policy issues in Hong Kong and Korea , and supervising graduate research students as well.

 Recent publications

  • "The Politics of Decentralization: A Case Study of School Management Reform in Hong Kong", Education and Society, Vol. 19 (2001), No. 3, pp. 17-36.
  • "State Capacity and Public Sector Reform in Post-crisis Korea", in Cheung, A.B.L. and Scott I. ed. (2003) Governance and Public Sector Reform in Asia: Paradigm Shifts or Business as Usual? London: Routledge Cuzon Press.
  • "Dysfunctional Elections and the Political System in Hong Kong" (with Ian Scott), Asian Journal of Political Science, Vol 12, No. 2, December 2004, pp. 1-28.

 Research interests

  • Politics and public sector management in Hong Kong
  • Education reform and school governance in Hong Kong and Macau
  • Governance in South Korea

 Teaching interests

  • Principles of Public Sector Management
  • Hong Kong Government and Politics
  • Education Policy and Administration

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Dr Joan Leung, Yin-hung
BA MA MSocSc CertEd HKU, PhD HKU
Associate Professor

Tel:       +852 2788 8757
Fax:       +852 2788 8926
Email:   sajoan@cityu.edu.hk
Room:   AC-B7408
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