MPUP is
honoured to have invited Professor Mary Feeney, Associate Professor and
Lincoln Professor of Ethics in Public Affairs, Associate Director of Center for
Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, School of Public Affairs,
Arizona State University and also the Editor of the Journal of
Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART),top-ranked
journal in the field of public administration and public management to
visit the University and the Programme in late March 2019.
On 29 March
2019 (Fri), Professor Feeney delivered a talk on “Engaging through
Technology: The Role of Administrative Culture and Mandates”.
Professor Feeney started her presentation with differentiating “Information
Communication Technologies (ICTs)” adoption from ICTs use and brought forth her
observation that governments had limited success in using ICTs to promote
public engagement. She further talked about, based on her research findings,
the factors behind the limited success of governments with ICTs in public
engagement and offered her insights into the critical role which
“administrative culture” played in using ICTs for participatory purpose.
After the
presentation, the audience discussed actively with Professor Feeney on her
research findings, research methods and gave some new insights into future
research.
Apart from
giving the talk, Professor Feeney also introduced JPART, including its
mission, objectives, submission
requirements, etc. to the audience and encouraged submissions from local
academics.
The whole session was a full house of local faculties and students from CUHK and other local institutions, who appreciated the valuable exchange with an experienced scholar in the field.