Bingqin Li

Professor Bingqin Li’s research is on social policy and governance. Her current projects include governance of age-friendly community, local government motivation in delivering complex social programs, social inclusion and integration, urban governance, and social spending.

She has particular expertise on China, and works also on other countries in Asia, and on comparative studies of policies between Asia and the West. Her research has been published in academic journals in urban studies and social policy, such as Urban Studies, Environment & Urbanisation, Social Policy & Administration and Public Administration and Development.

Bingqin Li has played an important role in introducing social policy research to China, through editing two series of translated series of key texts.

Bingqin has also consulted international organisations, such as the World Bank, European Union, the WHO, UNESCAP, IIED, and the DFID. She is also on the advisory board of research centres in universities in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

She is frequently invited to give talks in universities and give public talks in Europe and Asia.

Research interests

• Urban governance in the context of urbanisation, aging society and fast economic growth
• Particular expertise on China’s development. Also works on other countries in Asia, and on comparative studies of policies between Asia and the West
• Social policy and community development of Chinese population in Australia as part of adaptive response to social policy in multi-cultural society

Awards

• (2018) Best Paper Award Annual Conference, Chinese Social Policy Association "Public Resources for Primary and Secondary Education, Economic Development and Educational Inequality Research") in collaboration with Huamin Peng, Lin, Qi and Wan, Guowei. Peng Huamin, Qi Lin, Wan Guowei (China)
• (2008) Intergenerational housing support in East Asia, STICERD young researcher's award, London School of Economics (UK)
• (2007) Low-Cost Urban Housing Markets: Serving the Needs of Low-Wage, Rural Urban Migrants? STICERD young researcher's award, London School of Economics (UK)
• (1998) An Zijie Research Encouragement Award on International Trade (China)

Grants

CALD social services and resilience in Australia

Urban food security for the vulnerable groups in global cities during COVID 19

Interregional governance to achieve sustainable development

Disability employment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Co-production and community development in China

Development coordination in China