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Echo Wang is a political scientist with a specialisation in governance and public policy. She received her joint PhD degree in political science and China studies from the National University of Singapore and Kings College London in 2019 and worked as an adjunct lecturer and postdoctoral fellow at the National University of Singapore before joining XJTLU. She also has work experience in the finance, nonprofit, and business sectors. Her research interests include social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, nonprofit management, state-society relations, and governance challenges in the third sector.
Experience
Assistant professor, Department of China Studies, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University 2023 - present
Associate researcher, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 2021 – present
Adjunct lecturer, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore, 2022
Postdoctoral fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 2019 – 2021
Teaching
CCS407 Chinas Economy
CCS309 China and International Trade
CCS305 Research Skills and Methods (qualitative data analysis)
CCS108 Doing Business in China
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD (political science), National University of Singapore - King's College London
MSc (anthropology), London School of Economics
MSc (economics), University of London
Bachelor of Engineering, National University of Singapore
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Active
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Factors Contributing to Successful Social Entrepreneurship: A Cross-city Analysis in Asia
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Internal Research Project
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Research on the impact of social affordability on the drainage of social media platforms to Internet public fundraising platforms
1/01/24 → 12/12/27
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Absorptive Philanthropic Governance: The Resilience and Differentiation of Chinese Philanthropic Foundations Amidst the Pandemic
Wang, E. L., Qiaoan, R. & Zhu, J., Oct 2024, In: Voluntas. 35, 5, p. 903-915 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding regional growth of social enterprises: the art of the state
Song, C. C. & Wang, E., 2024, In: Management Decision. 62, 3, p. 986-1007Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Social Enterprise in China: State-Third Sector Relations and Institutional Effectiveness
Wang, E. L., 17 Jul 2023, 1st Edition ed. London/New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 177 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
From state partnership to social entrepreneurship: A top-down approach to social enterprise in China
Wang, E. L., Jun 2022, In: Asian Social Work and Policy Review. 16, 2, p. 152-164 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
新加坡组织实践与发展: The Practice and Development of Social Organisations in Singapore
Wang, E. & Zhu Lei, 2021, In: 中国第三部门研究(CSSCI). 21, p. 237 249 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Book Discussion on Social Enterprise in China: State-Third Sector Relations and Institutional Effectiveness
Echo Wang (Speaker)
13 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Absorptive Philanthropic Governance: the resilience and differentiation of Chinese philanthropic foundations amidst the pandemic
Echo Wang (Speaker)
6 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Presentation: Keeping under the Hat or Taking Off the Lid: Determinants of Social Enterprise Transparency
Echo Wang (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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International Seminar on Government-Nonprofit Relationships
Echo Wang (Speaker)
5 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar