Call for Papers: China Policy Journal
Special Issue: “Combating COVID-19 in China: Technological Innovations and Governance Challenges”
COVID-19 pandemic has been threatening people in every corner of the globe. In China, innovations in public management and government have been playing a key role in avoiding more devastating outcomes. For example, governments have made considerable progress in making use of various technologies such as mobile internet, data analytics, and human intelligence to curtail the virus infection. The pandemic has also provided an opportunity to enhance the quality of governance through innovations in public-private partnership and collaborative governance. Efforts should be made to better understand not only the effectiveness and efficiency of such innovations but also their potential impacts on privacy and equity.
On the other hand, the pandemic is far from being over as the number of infections and death tolls continue to rise in many parts of the world. China’s policy responses to unprecedented challenges will have significant impacts on its future development as uncertainty unfolds. For example, while stringent containment measures can be effective in controlling and preventing the spread of the virus, there can be devastating economic and social consequences. While it might take years to fully assess the true impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, it is an urgent task to conduct rigorous analysis of the crisis responses and policy options, so that the government can be better informed as they contemplate various policy choices.
This special issue aims to bring together scholarly work in examining China’s responses to the unprecedented pandemic from the perspectives of public management and policy. Both quantitative and qualitative papers are welcome.
Submission Deadline: 15 September 2020
Editors of the Special Issue: Liang Ma (Professor, Renmin University of China) and Xun Wu, (Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Manuscript Submission
Articles should be submitted electronically as an email attachment, and editorial correspondence should be addressed to Dr. James Wong, Associate Editor of China Policy Journal at
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Review of Submissions
All submissions are subject to double-blind peer review. We will not review manuscripts that are currently under review for publication or that have been previously published. 2
About China Policy Journal
China Policy Journal (CPJ) is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of rigorous policy research and analysis with an emphasis on contemporary policy issues in Greater China under the aegis of the Policy Studies Organization (PSO). The journal encompasses systematic analysis of policy choices in dealing with key issues of science and innovation policy, environment, energy security, sustainability, infrastructure development, resource management, education, poverty reduction, and information technology, as well as rigorous evaluation of outcomes and consequences of policy change. The journal also aims to bring together manuscripts offering quality original research that makes a strong theoretical or empirical contribution to a better understanding of policy development process as well as the politics of policy-making in China.
The audience for CPJ comprises members of the academic community, as well as members of the policy community, including government officials, NGOs and advocacy groups, research institutes and policy analysts. CPJ is edited at the Institute for Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
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