Fudan-LSE Lecture Series No.82

复旦—LSE讲座系列第82期

Title/题目: 

New Topics in Public Strategy: Purposeful Strategic Planning and Strategizing

公共战略新议题：目的导向的战略规划与策略布局

Speaker/主讲人: 

Prof. Bert George, City University of Hong Kong

Bert George教授 香港城市大学

Host/主持人: 

Prof. Yijia Jing, Fudan IGPP

敬乂嘉教授 复旦全球公共政策研究院

Discussants/评论人: 

Assoc. Prof. Ziteng Fan, Fudan IGPP

范梓腾副教授 复旦全球公共政策研究院

Time/时间: 

12:00-13:20, Oct. 13, Monday, 2025

2025年10月13日 周一 12:00-13:20

Venue/地点: 

Room 805E, 8th Floor, West Sub-building of Guanghua Towers

光华楼西辅楼8楼805E会议室

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主讲人介绍/ The Speaker：

Bert George is Professor of Public and Nonprofit Strategy at the Department of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong. He is also Associate Dean for Engagement and Knowledge Transfer and Director of the Research Cluster on Brain, Behavior and Society of City University of Hong Kong’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. As a public management scholar, Professor George especially applies theories, methods and concepts from economics and management to public administration and policy. He is most known for his work on strategic planning and management in government and the broader public sector, and more recently focuses on bringing neuroscience to public administration and policy. He is Co-Editor in Chief of Public Management Review and holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from Ghent University (Belgium). He is a Stanford top 2% Scientist and holds awards from the American Society for Public Administration and the European Group for Public Administration.

讲座内容/ Abstract:

Decades of public management research has shown that strategy matters for public service performance and public value creation. In this talk, Professor George will highlight how exactly strategy has played its part in public management and will outline two research avenues based on his recent work. First, Professor George will illustrate a shift in attention from strategy for organizational, corporate functions towards strategy for societal issues and challenges. Second, he will elucidate the new concept of strategizing, why it matters and how it can be measured. Finally, Professor George will lay out an agenda for the next decades of public strategy research. Through this talk, he hopes to encourage more scholars (and practitioners) to engage with public strategy, and elucidate how public managers, policymakers, public professionals and society at large can become better at strategic thinking, acting and learning to address contemporary challenges.