LIU Zejin
Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration
School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, 510275
Email: liuzj56@mail.sysu.edu.cn
EDUCATION
Public Administration, Ph.D., KU Leuven, Belgium
Public Administration, M.A., Nanjing University, China
Public Administration, B.A., Central South University, China
EMPLOYMENT
2023.03---Present, Assistant Professor, School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Development, Government-Nonprofit Relations
TEACHING
GOV337 Nonprofit Management (Undergraduate Students)
GOV6201 Organizational Theories and Behaviors (Graduate Students)
GOV6379 Nonprofit Management (International MPA Students)
PUBLICATIONS
5. Liu, Z. (2024). Institutional pressures and the prevalence of nonprofit sector support organizations. Public Administration Review. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13866
4. Liu, Z., & Van de Walle, S. (2023). A comparative analysis of resource networks of intermediary support organizations for nonprofit development: Evidence from incubators for nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 34(2), 371-391. http://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21569
3. Liu, Z., & Van de Walle, S. (2022). The role of demonstration projects as policy instruments in the development of nonprofit organizations: Beyond instrumentality. Public Administration and Development, 42(4), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.1984
2. Liu, Z., & Van de Walle, S. (2021). What determines the government’s policy instrument choice for steering nonprofit organizations? The role of government capacity and contextual complexity. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 16(2), 182-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2021.1991254
1. Liu, Z., & Van de Walle, S. (2020). Understanding policy instruments for steering nonprofit organizations in China: Only carrots and sticks?. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 31(4), 736-750. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-020-00231-8
RESEARCH GRANTS
National Social Science Fund of China, 2023.09-2026.12
Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Project, 2024.01-2025.12
New Faculty Start-Up Funding, Sun Yat-sen University, 2023.03-2025.12
