Fangda Ding is an assistant professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration. His research looks at how representation and diversity in the public and nonprofit workforce can be constructed to better serve the public. His research interests encompass public and nonprofit management, social equity, human resource management, environmental policy, institutional theory, and research methods.
Fangda received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark. Before that, He got two master degrees in Public Administration and Policy from the School of Government at Peking University and the Department of Government at London School of Economics and Political Science and completed his BA at Wuhan University.
Funded research projects
2024-2027 | Conditionality of female representation in China’s public sector: Institutional barriers, organizational inclusiveness, and social dynamicsPrincipal Investigator, Early Career Scheme (ECS), Research Grant Council (RGC), HK$ 471,344 |
2024-2025 | Study on Improving Social Wellbeing of Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong through Ameliorating the Digital DividePrincipal Investigator, Hong Kong Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), HK$ 474,655 |
2024-2027 | Research on the Collaborative Dilemma and Improvement Path of Government Data Sharing in the Context of Data Governance Institutional ReformCo-Investigator, National Social Science Fund Youth Project, RMB 200,000 |
2023-2025 | Gender bias in China’s public sector: are women discriminated against in promotion and hiring?Principal Investigator, URC Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff, The University of Hong Kong, HK$ 144,798 |
2023-2026 | Exploring the impacts of air pollution on Chinese women in rural areas: labor dynamic and income structurePrincipal Investigator, Social Sciences Internal Seed Grant Scheme, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, HK$ 148,780 |
Publications
- Ding, F. Forthcoming. Symbolic Effect of Bureaucratic Representation Under Labor Shortage. Review of Public Personnel Administration.
- Ding, F., & Riccucci, N. M. (2024). DEI and Representative Bureaucracy, in Elgar Handbook of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Administration, Elgar Publications.
- Ding, F., Wen, B., & Shon, J. (2023). Frontline Bureaucratic Attitude Towards Administrative Integration: Does Organizational ConfigurationMatter?. Administration & Society. 55(7): 1255-1289. doi:10.1177/00953997231165995.
- Ding, F. & Riccucci, N. M. (2022). How Diversity Affects Public Organizational Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Public Administration. 1-27. doi:10.1111/padm.12885.
- Ding, F., Riccucci, N. M., & Lu, J. (2021). How Bureaucratic Representation Affects Public Organizational Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Public Administration Review. 81(6): 1003-1018. doi:10.1111/puar.13361.
- Zhang, Y., Holzer, M., Mao, H., Ding, F., & Li, H. (2022). The Fruits of Diversity and Globalization: Participation and Contributions of East-Asian Scholars in Public Administration. Public Integrity. doi:10.1080/10999922.2022.2086739.
- Ding, F., & Riccucci, N. M. (2020). The Value of Alumni Networks in Responding to the Public Administration Theory and Practice: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in China. Administrative Theory & Praxis. 42(4): 588-603. doi:10.1080/10841806.2020.1798694.
