Autor: Dongtao Qi

Dongtao Qi, PhD, is Research Fellow in the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, and was Professor and Executive Dean (January 2014–April 2015) in the Institute of Public Policy, South China University of Technology. He conducts research on state–society relations, nationalism, social movement, social policy and higher education in Taiwan and mainland China. His publications have appeared in China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, International Journal of China Studies, East Asian Policy and so on. He co-edited two Chinese books: State of Rural China: Peasants, Agriculture and Rural Society in the Reform Era (Hong Kong: Tide Time Publishing) and Social Development and Social Policies: International Experiences and China”s Reform (Beijing: Dongfang Publishing), and published some book chapters on Chinese working class and trade unions, Taiwan”s politics, social movement and social welfare system, etc. He has consulted with governmental agencies and health care organizations on Taiwan”s talent deficit crisis and healthcare system, and also played the leading role in organizing four international conferences in the US, the UK and China. His current research projects try to understand better the resource allocation mechanisms in the Chinese higher education system, the Chinese government”s policy consulting processes, the role of think tanks in policy making, and development of the Taiwanese identity and nationalism.