Professor Danny Lam

Wai-Fung (Danny) Lam is Head of the Department of Politics and Public Administration, Director of the Centre for Civil Society and Governance (CCSG), Co-Director of the Centre for Water Technology and Policy (CWTP) at The University of Hong Kong. He finished his undergraduate study at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and received a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Indiana University, Bloomington. Professor Lam is an expert in common-pool resource management, institutional analysis, sustainability, collaborative governance, and civil society. His research has focused on the design of institutional arrangements in fostering collaboration and effective governance of resources—a core issue in public administration, sustainable development, and civil society.