Yanling (Linda) He

Yanling (Linda) HE joins the Walter H.Shorentein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) during the 2013-14 academic year from Sun Yat-sen University, where she serves as Professor at the School of Government, and Co-Director of the Center for Chinese Public Administration Research (CCPAR).

Her research interests encompass topics of urban governance, Chinese political and administrative reform, and civil society development in China. During her time at Shorenstein APARC, Yanling will participate in a comparative study of social stability during China’s urbanization process.

Yanling is currently the co-director of the Center for Chinese Public Administration Research (CCPAR) at Sun Yat-sen University, which is strongly supported by the Ministry of Education and is the leading research center in development for public administration in China. Yanling also serves as one the chief-editors with the Journal of Public Administration, China. She is actively involved with the community as a public policy consultant in a number of local governments across China.

Yanling has a multi-disciplinary educational background: holding a PhD in Sociology; a MA in Public Administration; and a BA in Philosophy.