ICCPS 2024|Ping Xu教授：跨越洲际：加强公共政策创新的全球伙伴关系

2024年6月15日，徐萍教授在首届中国公共政策研究国际学术会议“全球视野下的中国公共政策研究：理论与实践”上发表了题为“跨越洲际：加强公共政策创新的全球伙伴关系”的主旨演讲。

徐萍教授首先表示非常高兴能够参加首届中国公共政策研究国际学术会议。之后，徐萍教授谈及全球伙伴关系在公共政策研究领域之所以重要的原因。一是应对当前挑战的需要，包括气候变化、全球流行病及科学技术的飞速进步所带来的各种风险。二是针对科技进步带来的潜在问题，我们需要提出解决方案，以合乎伦理的方式开发和推进人工智能，解决自动化带来的社会影响，同时也要保护数据通信技术的隐私和安全。第三，获得多样化的专业知识，当来自不同国家的政策学者聚集在一起时，他们可以提出不同的政策问题和解决方案。第四，我们生活在一个政治紧张局势加剧、超级大国之间分歧加深的世界，政策学者需要走到一起，增进相互理解。一个国家制定的政策有时会被另一个国家深深误解甚至批评，此时，政策学者必须澄清这些政策并进行沟通，以便增进相互理解。此外，许多政策挑战超越了国界，没有一个国家可以提供所有的答案以及可以孤立地解决所有的政策问题，所以政策学者们走到一起相互合作和交流，是可取也是必须的。

关于如何加强公共政策研究领域的全球伙伴关系，徐萍教授提供了三种渠道。第一，合作研究和出版；第二，国际会议和交流；第三，参与及领导国际政策组织。徐萍教授通过收集关于顶级国际政策期刊中国际合作出版物百分比的数据，提出政策研究国际合作趋势日益增强。在过去的20年间，各类公共政策期刊的发表出版物由多国学者合作完成所占的比例逐年提高，比如：Policy Studies Journal，Policy and Politics，Journal of Public Policy和Review of Policy Research四大政策期刊中，由多国学者合作完成并发表的研究在2000年只有5%左右，但这一比例在2023年上升到了20% - 25% 。换句话说，截至今天，大约五分之一或四分之一的研究出版物由不同国家的研究人员合作完成。这一数据本身表明了学者进行国际合作的重要性，这也是公共政策研究的未来趋势。

其次，中国政策研究在国际期刊和国际会议上表现非凡，越来越多的中国政策研究被国际会议和国际期刊接受。徐萍教授收集了九大政策期刊上发表的中国政策研究的数据，这些期刊包括Policy and Society，Climate Policy，Policy Sciences，Policy Studies Journal，Journal of European Public Policy，Journal of Policy Analysis and Management，Policy and Politics，Journal of Public Policy和Review of Policy Research。从 2000 年到 2024 年，九大政策期刊上共发表了 154 篇关于中国政策研究的论文，每年平均增长率约为 7.3%，每篇论文平均被引用 20 次。中国政策研究在国际公共政策期刊上发表的数量增长非常明显， 2000年到2011年为初始阶段，这一阶段中国研究开始进入世界顶级政策期刊。2012年到2017年为扩展阶段，这一阶段有更多的中国政策研究论文在国际顶级政策期刊上发表。最后一个阶段是2018年到2024年，中国政策研究在这些期刊上发表数量的增长更为明显。其中，Review of Policy Research 发表的中国研究最多，有46篇文章，Policy and Society发表了28篇，Policy and Politics 和Climate Policy各发表了15篇。这些期刊都是对中国政策研究非常友好的国际政策期刊。

徐萍教授还收集了美国政治科学年会中接收了至少一篇中国政策论文的会议小组的数量。在2015年，美国政治科学年会大约有100个有关中国政策的会议小组，这一数字在2024年增加到200多个。也就是说，在过去10年中，有中国政策论文的会议小组数量增加了一倍，这是相当可观的数据。徐萍教授还收集了美国政治科学年会各个与公共政策有关的分会的论文接收情况。其中，公共政策分会、健康政治与政策分会、科技与环境政策分会、外交政策分会，在过去的十年间，接受中国研究论文的趋势持续上涨，特别是在近几年，涨势特别明显。

除此之外，中国各个大学和机构也在主办国际期刊方面做出了越来越多的努力，目前已有多个大学主办各类英文公共政策、公共管理类的国际期刊，成绩显著。另外，中国政策学者也在积极地参与并创建各类国际政策组织，在已有的各类国际政策组织中的参与度有很大提升，华人学者们在国际会议和组织中担任的领导角色也越来越多。

综上，徐萍教授表示，在过去二十年里，越来越多的中国研究发表在顶级国际政策期刊上，越来越多的中国论文被国际会议接收，中国机构和大学在主办国际期刊方面也做出了越来越多的努力，中国政策学者在各类国际政策组织中扮演更多的领导角色。这些和中国政策学者积极努力参与国际学术界，还有国际学术界有更多的兴趣了解中国并与其交流都分不开。最后，徐萍教授希望我们能够继续保持这个良好发展趋势，未来能够看到中国政策研究能更多出现在国际舞台上，也希望中国政策研究的学者们在国际舞台上发挥更重要的领导作用。以此，让世界更了解中国，也让中国更了解世界。

Professor Ping Xu made the keynote speech titled “Crossing the Continents: Strengthening Global Partnerships in Public Policy Innovation” on June 15 at the first International Academic Conference on China's Public Policy Research "China's Public Policy Research in a Global Perspective: Theory and Practice".

Professor Ping Xu first expressed her great pleasure to participate the conference. After that, she talked about why global partnerships were so important in the field of public policy research. Firstly, because we live a world with lots of challenges, whether it be climate change or global pandemics, or the various risks and challenges brought about by the rapid development of science and technology. Secondly, in response to the potential challenges brought by scientific and technological progress, we need to propose solutions to develop and advance artificial intelligence in an ethical manner, respond to the societal impact of automation on society, and also safeguard the privacy and security of data communication technology. Thirdly, global partnerships in the field of public policy are very important for us to obtain diverse expertise. When policy scholars from different countries come together, they can propose different policy issues and solutions. Fourthly, we live in a world with increasing political tensions and deepening differences between superpowers. Policy scholars need to come together to enhance mutual understanding. Policies formulated by one country are sometimes deeply misunderstood or even criticized by another country. At this time, policy scholars must clarify these policies and communicate in order to enhance mutual understanding. In addition, many policy challenges transcend national borders. No single country can provide all the answers, and no single country can solve all policy problems in isolation. Therefore, it is not only desirable but also necessary for policy scholars to come together to cooperate and communicate with each other.

Regarding how to strengthen global partnerships in the field of public policy research, Professor Ping Xu provided three channels, including research cooperation and publication, international conferences and networking, as well as strengthening the governance of international policy organizations. Firstly, Professor Ping Xu collected data on international collaboration from the articles published in the top international policy journals. By collecting data on the percentage of international cooperation publications in the top international policy journals, it can be seen that the trend of international cooperation in policy research is increasing. About 20 years ago, the percentage of internationally collaborated publications in the four major policy journals, including Policy Studies Journal, Policy and Politics, Journal of Public Policy and Review of Policy Research, was only about 5%, but this number increased to about 20% to 25% in 2023. In other words, as of today, about one fifth or one quarter of research publications are completed by scholars who collaborated with other researchers from a country. The trend itself shows the importance of international cooperation among scholars, which is also the future trend of policy research.

Secondly, China policy research has performed exceptionally well in international journals and international conferences. More and more China policy research has been accepted by international conferences and international journals. Professor Xu Ping collected data on China policy research published in nine major policy journals, including Policy and Society, Climate Policy, Policy Sciences, Policy Studies Journal, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Policy and Politics, Journal of Public Policy and Review of Policy Research. From 2000 to 2024, a total of 154 papers on China policy research were published in the 9 major policy journals, with a growth rate of about 7.3% annually, and each paper was cited an average of 20 times. The growth in the number of China policy publications is very obvious. The initial stage was from 2000 to 2011, during this period of time, China research began to make its way to the top policy journals. The second phase was from 2012 to 2017, or the expansion phase, during this period, more China policy research was published in these top journals. The last stage is from 2018 to 2024, which is an advancement phase, the growth in the number of publications is even more significant. Breaking down by journals, Professor Xu points out that Review of Policy Research published the largest number of China research, with 46 articles, Policy and Society published 28 articles, and Policy and Politics as well as Climate Policy published 15 articles respectively. These four journals therefore can be considered as very friendly to China policy research.

Professor Ping Xu also collected data on China research papers being accepted at international conferences. By using the American Political Science Association as an example, she collected data on the number of panels featuring at least one China policy paper at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. The number has increased from about 100 panels in 2015 to more than 200 panels in 2024. The number of panels with China policy papers has doubled in the past 10 years. She also looked at data on China policy research being accepted by different policy-related sections of APSA. For instance, the Public Policy Section, Health Politics and Policy Section, Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics Section, Foreign policy Section all saw an increasing trend of accepting China policy research papers, especially in recent years.

In addition, Chinese institutions have taken the lead to host international journals. China policy scholars have also stepped up and taken leadership roles in various international policy organizations.

In summary, Professor Ping Xu said that in the past two decades, we saw an increasing trend of international collaboration, more and more China research has been published in top international policy journals, more and more Chinese papers have been accepted by international conferences. At the same time, Chinese institutions and universities have made more and more efforts to host international journals. China policy scholars have played a more active and important role in creating and serving in international policy organizations. All these trends were due to two factors: on the one hand, China policy scholars have made more efforts to submit papers to international journals, conferences and to serve in international policy organizations. At the same time, the international academic community is also truly interested in learning about China and communicating with China. She hopes this trend will continue and would like to see more China policy research on the international stage in the future.

徐萍博士是罗德岛大学政治学系教授及研究生项目主任，美国政治学协会（American Political Science Association, APSA）公共政策部主席。她的研究兴趣包括福利政策、移民政策、政治经济学、公共舆论、政治传播等领域。她的成果发表在American Journal of Political Science, The Policy Studies Journal, The China Quarterly, New Media and Society, Telematics and Informatics, American Politics Research和Social Science Quarterly等期刊，以及Oxford Handbook of State and Local Politics等书籍中。

Dr. Ping Xu is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island and the Graduate Director of the MA in International Relations program. Currently, she is serving as the President of the Public Policy Section of American Political Science Association (APSA). Her research interests include welfare policy, immigration policy, political economy, Chinese politics, public opinion and political communication. Her work has been published in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, The Policy Studies Journal, The China Quarterly, New Media and Society, Telematics and Informatics, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, American Politics Research, and Social Science Quarterly, as well as in edited volumes like the Oxford Handbook of State and Local Politics.