Academic staff in the Department of Social Sciences are actively engaged in research and scholarship in areas of key social concern in Hong Kong, China, and internationally. With each of us taking our own specific topical and methodological approaches, we share research expertise and interest in several core areas. See below for links to the profiles, projects, and publications of individual academic staff engaged in research on these areas of interest.
Business and Economics
Prof YU Wai Mui Christina
Professor (Practice)
Career and Life Planning Education
Field Experience in Teacher Education
Human Competence Conception, Development and Assessment
Business, Entrepreneurship and Personal Financial Education
Pedagogical Strategies and Online Learning Activities
Field Experience in Teacher Education
Human Competence Conception, Development and Assessment
Business, Entrepreneurship and Personal Financial Education
Pedagogical Strategies and Online Learning Activities
Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen
Chair Professor of Sociology
Hong Kong studies
Economic and development sociology
Youth studies (identities and school to work transition)
Social movements
Liberal Studies
Chinese medicine
Economic and development sociology
Youth studies (identities and school to work transition)
Social movements
Liberal Studies
Chinese medicine
Dr TAN Weiqiang
Associate Professor
Corporate Social Responsibility, Household finance, Financial Technology, Sustainable Finance
Dr LAW Kim Fai Eric
Senior Lecturer II
Knowledge Management
Learning Community
Personal Financial Management
Educational Leadership
Learning Community
Personal Financial Management
Educational Leadership
Dr CHU Man Ying Amanda
Assistant Professor
Data Privacy
Business Ethics
Risk Management
Applied Statistics
Business Ethics
Risk Management
Applied Statistics
Citizenship and Education
Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen
Chair Professor of Sociology
Hong Kong studies
Economic and development sociology
Youth studies (identities and school to work transition)
Social movements
Liberal Studies
Chinese medicine
Economic and development sociology
Youth studies (identities and school to work transition)
Social movements
Liberal Studies
Chinese medicine
Dr ZHAO Zhenzhou
Assistant Professor
Sociology of Education
Citizenship Studies
Cultural Diversity
Gender Studies
Citizenship Studies
Cultural Diversity
Gender Studies
Dr PAN Suyan
Associate Professor
Sociology of Education
Theories of Development (including Modernization, Dependency, World-System, and Globalization discourses)
International Academic Mobility
International Educational Relations
Governance, Legislation and Educational Policymaking
Citizenship and Citizenship Education
China Studies
Theories of Development (including Modernization, Dependency, World-System, and Globalization discourses)
International Academic Mobility
International Educational Relations
Governance, Legislation and Educational Policymaking
Citizenship and Citizenship Education
China Studies
Dr LAW Kim Fai Eric
Senior Lecturer II
Knowledge Management
Learning Community
Personal Financial Management
Educational Leadership
Learning Community
Personal Financial Management
Educational Leadership
Dr HUNG Chung Fun Steven
Assistant Professor
Education Policy of Universal Schooling
Education Policy of Civic Education
Student Movement and Political Participation
Hong Kong History with Contemporary China
History of Hong Kong Education and Education Policy
Sociology of Knowledge and Curriculum
Historical and Comparative Methodology
Education Policy of Civic Education
Student Movement and Political Participation
Hong Kong History with Contemporary China
History of Hong Kong Education and Education Policy
Sociology of Knowledge and Curriculum
Historical and Comparative Methodology
Dr Gregory Paul FAIRBROTHER
Associate Professor
Organizational legitimation
Moral-political and citizenship education in China and Hong Kong
Neo-institutional theory
Political Socialization and Youth Political Attitudes
Qualitative research methods
Moral-political and citizenship education in China and Hong Kong
Neo-institutional theory
Political Socialization and Youth Political Attitudes
Qualitative research methods
Politics and Governance
Prof HARRIS, Paul
Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies
Global environmental politics, policy and ethics.
Climate change, including international governance of climate change, climate ethics and justice, the politics and foreign policy of climate change, and American and Chinese climate change policies
Climate change, including international governance of climate change, climate ethics and justice, the politics and foreign policy of climate change, and American and Chinese climate change policies
Prof CHEUNG Tsan Yin Peter
Head of Department & Professor (Practice)
Public policy
Public policy process in Hong Kong
Politics and governance in China
Relations between Hong Kong and South China
Public policy process in Hong Kong
Politics and governance in China
Relations between Hong Kong and South China
Dr WONG Yee Hang Mathew
Assistant Professor
Income inequality
Comparative politics
Democracy
Asian politics
Youth development
Comparative politics
Democracy
Asian politics
Youth development
Dr MOK Ka Tung Francis
Assistant Professor
Moral responsibility of civilian participants in politics/political movements in totalitarian regimes.
The intellectual foundations of the idea of pragmatic politics.
The moral foundation of public support of homeownership.
The intellectual foundations of the idea of pragmatic politics.
The moral foundation of public support of homeownership.
Dr LI Yu Wai Vic
Associate Professor
International political economy of finance and financial regulation
Politics of China's financial opening
Currency internationalization of emerging economies
Environmental politics and policies of China
Politics of China's financial opening
Currency internationalization of emerging economies
Environmental politics and policies of China
Dr LAW Kam Yee
Associate Professor
Political sociology of East Asian societies
Geopolitics of Laos
Political relations between Hong Kong and Taiwan
Integration of South Asian population in Hong Kong
Geopolitics of Laos
Political relations between Hong Kong and Taiwan
Integration of South Asian population in Hong Kong
Dr HUNG Chung Fun Steven
Assistant Professor
Education Policy of Universal Schooling
Education Policy of Civic Education
Student Movement and Political Participation
Hong Kong History with Contemporary China
History of Hong Kong Education and Education Policy
Sociology of Knowledge and Curriculum
Historical and Comparative Methodology
Education Policy of Civic Education
Student Movement and Political Participation
Hong Kong History with Contemporary China
History of Hong Kong Education and Education Policy
Sociology of Knowledge and Curriculum
Historical and Comparative Methodology
Dr HO Ka Ki Lawrence
Assistant Professor
History and sociology of policing,
Comparative policing practices
Public order management
Criminal justice systems
Public policies
The politics and sociology of sports
Comparative policing practices
Public order management
Criminal justice systems
Public policies
The politics and sociology of sports
Urban and Environmental Affairs and Climate Change
Prof JIM Chi Yung, BH, JP
Research Chair Professor of Geography & Environmental Science
Urban ecology, urban biodiversity and nature conservation
Urban forest and soil management for arboriculture
Urban climate, thermal comfort and climate-change adaptation
Urban green infrastructure as nature-based solutions
Urban spatial-environmental planning
Urban forest and soil management for arboriculture
Urban climate, thermal comfort and climate-change adaptation
Urban green infrastructure as nature-based solutions
Urban spatial-environmental planning
Prof HARRIS, Paul
Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies
Global environmental politics, policy and ethics.
Climate change, including international governance of climate change, climate ethics and justice, the politics and foreign policy of climate change, and American and Chinese climate change policies
Climate change, including international governance of climate change, climate ethics and justice, the politics and foreign policy of climate change, and American and Chinese climate change policies
Dr WONG Kwan Lam Gwendolyn
Lecturer II
Geography and Geographical Education
Urban Planning and Urban Studies
Environmental Governance and Management
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Sustainable Development Policies
Land and Value Chain Management
Data Science
Research Methods
Urban Planning and Urban Studies
Environmental Governance and Management
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Sustainable Development Policies
Land and Value Chain Management
Data Science
Research Methods
Dr TAN Weiqiang
Associate Professor
Corporate Social Responsibility, Household finance, Financial Technology, Sustainable Finance
Dr PEI Qing
Associate Professor
Human and Environmental Geography
Environmental Humanities and Environmental Economics
Geo-Statistics and its Application
Environmental Humanities and Environmental Economics
Geo-Statistics and its Application
Dr MOK Ka Tung Francis
Assistant Professor
Moral responsibility of civilian participants in politics/political movements in totalitarian regimes.
The intellectual foundations of the idea of pragmatic politics.
The moral foundation of public support of homeownership.
The intellectual foundations of the idea of pragmatic politics.
The moral foundation of public support of homeownership.
Dr MA Kin Hang Matt
Lecturer II
Popular religion in south China
Death management in Hong Kong
Intangible cultural heritage
Social history of Hong Kong
Death management in Hong Kong
Intangible cultural heritage
Social history of Hong Kong
Youth, Gender and Social Transformation
Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen
Chair Professor of Sociology
Hong Kong studies
Economic and development sociology
Youth studies (identities and school to work transition)
Social movements
Liberal Studies
Chinese medicine
Economic and development sociology
Youth studies (identities and school to work transition)
Social movements
Liberal Studies
Chinese medicine
Dr ZHAO Zhenzhou
Assistant Professor
Sociology of Education
Citizenship Studies
Cultural Diversity
Gender Studies
Citizenship Studies
Cultural Diversity
Gender Studies
Dr TO Wai Chun Clara
Assistant Professor
Gender studies
Migration studies
Family studies
Chinese societies
Intergenerational relations
Migration studies
Family studies
Chinese societies
Intergenerational relations
Dr PAN Suyan
Associate Professor
Sociology of Education
Theories of Development (including Modernization, Dependency, World-System, and Globalization discourses)
International Academic Mobility
International Educational Relations
Governance, Legislation and Educational Policymaking
Citizenship and Citizenship Education
China Studies
Theories of Development (including Modernization, Dependency, World-System, and Globalization discourses)
International Academic Mobility
International Educational Relations
Governance, Legislation and Educational Policymaking
Citizenship and Citizenship Education
China Studies
