Eliza Lee

Professor: She obtained her PhD from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. Her current research focuses on civil society, state-society relations, and the political régime characteristics of Hong Kong. She has published on various topics of Hong Kong politics and public administration, including political regimes, civil society, social movement, state-society relations, civic engagement, collaborative governance, public management, social policy development, and gender. She currently serves on the editorial board of Voluntas, International Review of Administrative Sciences, and Nonprofit Policy Forum, and was previously on the editorial board of Public Administration Review. She was head of the department from 2013-2016 and the director of Centre for Civil Society and Governance from 2010 – 2018. Prior to joining The University of Hong Kong, she taught at the Department of Government and Public Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a recipient of the China-U.S. Scholars Program Fellowship for Spring 2022. Her latest project is a book on the comparative-historical analysis of democratization in Hong Kong.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Syracuse University - Maxwell School (1986 — 1993)
• Bachelor’s Degree The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1982 — 1986)

Companies

• Professor The University of Hong Kong (2012)
• Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance The University of Hong Kong (2010)
• Master of Global Public Policy Programme Co-ordinator The University of Hong Kong (2015 — 2016)
• Department Head Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong (2013 — 2016)
• Director, Master of Public Administration Programme The University of Hong Kong (2012 — 2013)
• Associate Professor The University of Hong Kong (2006 — 2012)
• Associate Professor The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1998 — 2006)
• Assistant Professor The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1993 — 1998)