RESEARCH FIELD

Social Organization and Community Governance, Non-profit Organizations and Charities

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

Ph.D The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2014-2017)

Master Renmin University of China (2009-2011)

Bachelor Shandong University (2005-2009)

TEACHING

China Charity, Management of Non-profit Organizations, Qualitative Research Methods(postgraduate)

Qualitative Research Methods, Special Topic on Non-profit Research(undergraduate)

RESEARCH

1.Peer Reviewed International Journal Publications

Lai, Weijun and Spires, Anthony. Marketization and Its Discontents: Unveiling the Impact of Foundation-Led Venture Philanthropy on Grassroots NGOs in China. The China Quarterly.2021, 245, 72-93

Guo, Chao and Lai, Weijun. Community Foundation in China: In Search of Identity?

Voluntas.2019, 30(4):647-663

Chan, Kinman and Lai, Weijun. Philanthropic Foundations in China: From Statist to Corporatism. American Behavioral Scientist.2018, 62(13): 1803-1821

2. Peer Reviewed Chinese Journal Publications

Lai, Weijun. Advocating Grant-Making Foundation Development in China - The Emergence of a New Organizational Field. Journal of Social Development. 2020(03) Page:111-134+244

Lai, Weijun. The State and Society in Public Fundraising Regulation: On Validities and Limitations of the Charity Law. China Nonprofit Review. 2019(01)

3.Peer-reviewed Academic/ Professional Meeting Proceedings

Lai, Weijun."Retrieving the community: historical experience, community identity and residents' self-organization development, "Urban Social Research Frontier Forum (2019), Guangzhou, China, Nov.22-24,2019

Lai, Weijun."The evolution of China's regulatory policies on charitable fundraising since the reform", Seminar on Social Change in China: Micro and Macro Observation, Shanghai, China, Nov.3-4,2018

Lai, Weijun."Research on the development of Chinese funded foundations from the perspective of organizational field construction", Seminar on Current Governance Transformation and Social Organization Development in China, Shanghai, China, Dec.18-19,2017

Lai, Weijun."Transcending the state and society: the market dimension in Chinese NGO research", Urban Social Research Frontier Forum (2017), Nov.11-12,2017