Strategic Research Theme on Social and Public Policy The University of Hong Kong CALL FOR PAPERS Pop

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Strategic Research Theme on Social and Public
PolicyThe University of Hong KongCALL FOR
PAPERSPopulation and Urban Regeneration in Hong
Kong

• The SRT on Social and Public Policy will convene
  several forums on public policy in Hong Kong,
  with the first one scheduled for April 28, 2006.
  The forums will allow HKU researchers from
  different fields with research interests in
  public policy, particularly those involving
  population and urban regeneration, to raise
  awareness of their work and engage in dialogue
  with colleagues and stakeholders.
• The April forum will focus on HKU faculty and
  researchers together with a small number of
  policy makers and practitioners. It will focus
  on the auditing of current public policies
  involving either population or urban regeneration
  or both in Hong Kong comparative analysis of
  such policies with international case studies
  and identification of policy gaps in the local
  context. Potential policy areas include, but are
  not limited to

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CALL FOR PAPERSPopulation and Urban Regeneration
in Hong Kong

• Population change, problems arising from an
  ageing population (housing, medical care, MPF,
  insurance etc.)
• Falling fertility and family/household models,
  intersections between economic migration,
  education and employment, and a knowledge-based
  economy
• Housing, neighborhoods, social capital, urban
  renewal and quality of life/public health
  (environmental pollution, pedestrian space and
  physical activity etc.)
• The theoretical and conceptual framework
  informing these policy areas are policy
  processes. The first Forum is interested in the
  work of staff who focus on the above topics in
  relation to the following themes
• Macro-level analysis mapping linkages between
  different policy areas involving the same
  individuals, population groups or neighborhood
  communities
• Policy formulation how has policy been
  formulated? What conceptual frameworks or
  techniques have been used? What has been the
  role of, for example rational planning,
  competition, incrementalism, or user pressure?

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CALL FOR PAPERSPopulation and Urban Regeneration
in Hong Kong

• Policy implementation how is the policy
  implemented? For example, has it been top-down
  or bottom-up? Are networks used to assist
  implementation?
• Policy processes on population and urban
  regeneration in international context
• Work to be presented at these Forums may be
  existing work, that has been or is in the
  process of being published, or ongoing research.
• The first forum will be held on April 28, 2006 at
  Reading room, Centre of Asian Studies, HKU. This
  one-day forum is expected to identify key
  problems and opportunities in policy, and lead
  directly to specific policy recommendations for
  discussion in a forum in June, that will be open
  to key policy stakeholders such as government
  representatives. Policy reviews from the
  Strategic Research Theme April Forum are expected
  to be published in a policy audit report by HKU
  researchers and in any case be submitted to
  journals for publication.

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CALL FOR PAPERSPopulation and Urban Regeneration
in Hong Kong

• The SRT invites submission of Paper Proposals on
  the above themes. Proposals should not exceed
  1500 words. Please also submit a one-page CV,
  including a list of recent publications. For
  further details, please contact Dr Richard M.
  Walker (rwalker_at_hkucc.hku.hk) or Dr Wang Cangbai
  (wangcb_at_hkucc.hku.hk). The closing date is April
  12, 2006. E-mail applications are welcome.
• Please send paper proposals and CV to
• Anastasia Liu
• E-mail anastasia_at_hkucc.hku.hk
• Phone [phone]
• Centre of Asian Studies
• The University of Hong Kong
• Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong