​Politics is the Art of Compromise. ----Woodrow Wilson

The purpose of studying politics and public administration is to deepen knowledge and understanding of the most powerful forces affecting people, communities, and corporations today—government and politics. Doing so involves interactive conversations between students and instructors about current or historical events created by the actions (or inactions) of both elite and non-elite people in the course of their daily lives. My role as a teacher is to provide students the context in which to understand the motivations behind such decisions, critically evaluate those motivations, and assess the significance of the actions undertaken. More importantly, I hope my students understand, intellectually and emotionally, that their present lives are the result of a series of such actions taken by individuals who usually did not completely understand the implication of (or foresaw) the consequences. In addition to the cold rules and dirty business of politics, they can also find the glory of humanity deeply embedded in this history.

​List of Courses I have taught

Instructor
Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Macau
Spring 2019    Political Economy (Syllabus)
Spring 2019    Public Administration: Theory and Practice (Syllabus)

Tutor
Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong
Spring 2018    Introduction to Public Administration
Spring 2016    Introduction to Public Administration
Spring 2015    Introduction to Public Administration

Teaching Assistant
Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Spring 2013    Systematic Methods in Qualitative Research
Autumn 2012    The World of Politics
Summer 2012    Introduction to Economics
Spring 2012    Introduction to Sociology
Fall 2011    Introduction to Psychology