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WOO, Jun Jie

WOO, Jun Jie

WOO, Jun Jie
胡君杰

Senior Lecturer

Jun Jie (JJ) is a Senior Lecturer at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in the National University of Singapore, where he was also previously Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies. He has previously held faculty and research positions at the Education University of Hong Kong, Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore University of Technology and Design. From 2016 to 2017, he held the prestigious Rajawali Fellowship at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

JJ holds a PhD in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore and an MSc in International Political Economy from Nanyang Technological University. His research is centred on the study of global cities in Asia, with a strong focus on urban governance, policy design and economic development. He is the author of several books on the emergence and development of global financial hubs in Asia.  


Research Interest
Global Financial Hubs, Policy Design; Urban Governance; Economic Development 

18

Journal Articles

  • “The demand for IPE and public policy in the governance of global policy design”

    R. Higgott, J.J. Woo and T. Legrand (2021), “The demand for IPE and public policy in the governance of global policy design”, Policy & Society. 40(4): 449-466

  • “Pandemic, politics and pandemonium: political capacity and Singapore’s response to the Covid-19 crisis”

    J.J. Woo (2020), “Pandemic, politics and pandemonium: political capacity and Singapore’s response to the Covid-19 crisis”, Policy Design and Practice. 4(1): 77-93

  • “Policy capacity and Singapore’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic”

    J.J. Woo (2020), “Policy capacity and Singapore’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic”, Policy & Society. 39(3): 345-362

  • “The politics of policymaking: policy co-creation in Singapore’s financial sector"

    J.J. Woo (2019) “The politics of policymaking: policy co-creation in Singapore’s financial sector”, Policy Studies. 42(2): 210-227

  • “Practicing public policy in an age of disruption"

    Kris Hartley, Glenn Kuecker and J.J. Woo (2019), “Practicing public policy in an age of disruption”, Policy Design & Practice. 2(2): 163-181

  • “Urban innovation policy in the post developmental era: Lessons from Singapore and Seoul"

    K. Hartley, J.J. Woo and S.K.Chung (2018), “Urban innovation policy in the post developmental era: Lessons from Singapore and Seoul” Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies. 5(3): 599-614

  • "Institutional constituencies and transnational policy diffusion: The case of conditional cash transfers"

    D. Béland, R. Foli, M. Howlett, M Ramesh and J.J. Woo (2018), “Institutional constituencies and transnational policy diffusion: The case of conditional cash transfers”, Review of International Political Economy, 25(4): 463-482

  • "Designing policy robustness: outputs and processes"

    G. Capano and J.J. Woo (2018), "Designing policy robustness: outputs and processes", Policy & Society, 37(4): 422-440

  • “Educating the developmental state: policy integration and mechanism redesign in Singapore’s SkillsFuture scheme”

    J.J. Woo (2017), “Educating the developmental state: policy integration and mechanism redesign in Singapore’s SkillsFuture scheme”, Journal of Asian Public Policy, 11(3): 267-284

  • “Resilience and robustness in policy design: a critical appraisal”

    G. Capano and J.J. Woo (2017), “Resilience and robustness in policy design: a critical appraisal”, Policy Sciences, 50(3): 399-426

  • “Financial sector reform and policy design in an age of instability”

    C. Bakir and J.J. Woo (2016), “Financial sector reform and policy design in an age of instability”, Policy and Society, 35(3): 193-204

  • “Dynamics of global financial governance: Constraints, opportunities, and capacities in Asia”

    J.J.Woo, M Ramesh, Michael Howlett and Mehmet Kerem Coban (2016), “Dynamics of global financial governance: Constraints, opportunities, and capacities in Asia”, Policy and Society, 35(3): 269-282

  • “Explaining Dynamics without Change: A Critical Subsector Approach to Financial Policy-Making”

    J.J. Woo and M. Howlett (2015) “Explaining Dynamics without Change: A Critical Subsector Approach to Financial Policy-Making”, Journal of Asian Public Policy, 8(3): 312-328

  • “Legitimation Capacity: System-Level Resources and Political Skills in Public Policy”

    J.J. Woo, M. Ramesh and M. Howlett (2015), “Legitimation Capacity: System-Level Resources and Political Skills in Public Policy”, Policy and Society, 34(3-4): 271-283

  • “Beyond the Neoliberal orthodoxy: Alternative financial policy regimes in Asia’s financial centres”

    J.J. Woo (2015) “Beyond the Neoliberal orthodoxy: Alternative financial policy regimes in Asia’s financial centres”, Critical Policy Studies, 9(3): 297-316

  • “Policy relations and policy subsystems: Financial policy in Hong Kong and Singapore”

    J.J. Woo (2015), “Policy relations and policy subsystems: Financial policy in Hong Kong and Singapore”, International Journal of Public Administration, 38(8), 553-561

  • “From Tools to Toolkits in Policy Design Studies: The New Design Orientation and Policy Formulation Research”

    M. Howlett, I. Mukherjee, and J.J. Woo (2015), “From Tools to Toolkits in Policy Design Studies: The New Design Orientation and Policy Formulation Research” Policy & Politics, 43(2), 291-311

  • Singapore’s Policy Style: Statutory boards as policymaking units

    J.J. Woo (2014), Singapore’s Policy Style: Statutory boards as policymaking units, Journal of Asian Public Policy, 8(2), 120-133

9

Books

  • Building Immunity: Contagion and Crisis in the City State

    J.J. Woo (2022), Building Immunity: Contagion and Crisis in the City State. Singapore: World Scientific

  • Capacity-building and Pandemics: Singapore’s Response to Covid-19

    J.J. Woo (2021), Capacity-building and Pandemics: Singapore’s Response to Covid-19. London: Palgrave MacMillan

  • Governing Cities: Asia’s Transformation

    K. Hartley, G. Kuecker, W. Waschak, J.J. Woo and C.C.R. Phua (2020), Governing Cities: Asia’s Transformation. London: Routledge

  • Educating for Empathy: Service Learning in Public Policy Education

    J.J. Woo (2019), Educating for Empathy: Service Learning in Public Policy Education. Singapore: World Scientific.

  • The Evolution of the Asian Developmental State: Hong Kong and Singapore

    J.J. Woo (2018), The Evolution of the Asian Developmental State: Hong Kong and Singapore. London: Routledge.

  • 3-in-1: Governing a Global Financial Centre

    J.J. Woo (2017), 3-in-1: Governing a Global Financial Centre. Singapore: World Scientific.

  • Singapore as an International Financial Centre: History, Policy and Politics

    J.J. Woo (2016), Singapore as an International Financial Centre: History, Policy and Politics. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

  • Singapore and Switzerland: Secrets to Small State Success

    Y Guo and JJ Woo (2016), Singapore and Switzerland: Secrets to Small State Success. Singapore: World Scientific.

  • Business and Politics in Asia’s Key Financial Centres: Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai

    JJ Woo (2016), Business and Politics in Asia’s Key Financial Centres: Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. Heidelberg: Springer