The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) emphasizes academic rigor, professional relevance, and social impact in our research and development work. SSPS fosters multi-disciplinary research to expand the scope of disciplines, enrich research capacity, and deliver a more comprehensive approach to social issues and public policies. We strive to promote knowledge transfer for educational development, professional improvement, policy formulation, and community cohesion in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and Asia.
The Department's faculty members have been recognized for their scholarship with the award of various competitive, peer-reviewed grants, including grants from the Research Grants Council; Public Policy Research Grant and Strategic Public Policy Research Grant (Hong Kong); Australian Research Council (Discovery & Linkage Grant Scheme); National Natural Science Foundation of China; Ministry of Education Academic Research Grants Scheme (Singapore); and the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), among others.
| Year | Project investigator / Coordinator | Project Title | Funding source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dr PEI Qing | Climate Change and Northerly Agriculturalists’ Migration in South China During Ming and Qing Dynasties | Internal Research Grant | HK$80,000 |
| 2020 | Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen | Blocked Youth Social Mobility in Hong Kong: Myth or Reality? | Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | HK$500,000 |
| 2020 | Dr MOK Ka Tung Francis | A Critical Examination of The Democratic Stability Argument Regarding Admission and Rejection of Immigrants | Internal Research Grant | HK$79,370 |
| 2020 | Prof CHEUNG Tsan Yin Peter | “One Country, Two Systems” at the Cross-roads”: Crisis and Transformation in the Relations between Hong Kong and the Mainland since 2019 | Departmental Funding | HK$ 50,000 |
| 2020 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Urban Trees Uprooted by Typhoons: Root Causes and Preventive Measures | Block Grant Faculty Fund | HK$150,000 |
| 2020 | Dr TAN Weiqiang | The Effect of Terrorist Attack on Household Consumption | Departmental Funding | HK$50,000 |
| 2020 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Soil Properties and Management in Landscape Tree Planters | Research Matching Grant | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Site Requirements and Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Greening in Compact City | Research Matching Grant | HK$722,500 |
| 2020 | Dr. CHAN Kit Wa, Anita (Principal Investigator), Dr CHEUNG Ting On, Lewis, Dr. CHONG King Man, Eric, Dr LEE Man Yee, Karen, Dr Wong Yee Hang Mathew | Factors Shaping the Belongingness to Hong Kong: An Exploratory Study | Strategy Research Fund, FLASS | HK$630,000 |
| 2020 | Dr CHAN Kit Wa Anita | Remaking Chinese Families: Narratives and Practices of Adoptive Families in Hong Kong | General Research Fund | HK$567,900 |