Sicheng Chen
@sichengchen.bsky.social
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Management Tsinghua University
Organizational reputation should not be viewed solely as an accumulated institutional asset. It also functions as a strategic communication mechanism through which governments convey information about competence, fairness, integrity, and expertise @pmreview.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Organizational reputation should not be viewed solely as an accumulated institutional asset. It also functions as a strategic communication mechanism through which governments convey information about competence, fairness, integrity, and expertise @pmreview.bsky.social
New publication alert! 🚨
Our latest study in PMR examines how four types of reputation signals—performative, moral, procedural, and technical—differentially influence citizens’ coproduction willingness. DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2025.2591760
Our latest study in PMR examines how four types of reputation signals—performative, moral, procedural, and technical—differentially influence citizens’ coproduction willingness. DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2025.2591760
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
New publication alert! 🚨
Our latest study in PMR examines how four types of reputation signals—performative, moral, procedural, and technical—differentially influence citizens’ coproduction willingness. DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2025.2591760
Our latest study in PMR examines how four types of reputation signals—performative, moral, procedural, and technical—differentially influence citizens’ coproduction willingness. DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2025.2591760
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📢 New article
👥 Meng Qingguo, Chen Xiaoyang, Chen Sicheng & Tom Christensen (ISV)
👉 Reputation management and communication under political control: The case of China’s central bank
📗 Published in International Public Management Journal
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2503830
👥 Meng Qingguo, Chen Xiaoyang, Chen Sicheng & Tom Christensen (ISV)
👉 Reputation management and communication under political control: The case of China’s central bank
📗 Published in International Public Management Journal
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2503830
Reputation management and communication under political control: The case of China’s central bank
Central banks, under political influence, employ nuanced communication strategies within the framework of bureaucratic reputation to navigate external risks. This study of the People’s Bank of Chin...
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📢 New article
👥 Meng Qingguo, Chen Xiaoyang, Chen Sicheng & Tom Christensen (ISV)
👉 Reputation management and communication under political control: The case of China’s central bank
📗 Published in International Public Management Journal
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2503830
👥 Meng Qingguo, Chen Xiaoyang, Chen Sicheng & Tom Christensen (ISV)
👉 Reputation management and communication under political control: The case of China’s central bank
📗 Published in International Public Management Journal
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2503830
Reposted by Sicheng Chen
📢 New article 🌟
👥 Ma Liang, Liu Weixing, Chen Sicheng & Tom Christensen (ISV)
🔎 Where you are matters: Network position, designed network, and central government agency termination
📗 Published in Public Administration
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/padm...
👥 Ma Liang, Liu Weixing, Chen Sicheng & Tom Christensen (ISV)
🔎 Where you are matters: Network position, designed network, and central government agency termination
📗 Published in Public Administration
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/padm...
Where you are matters: Network position, designed network, and central government agency termination
This study synthesizes insights from collaborative network and agency termination theories to investigate how agencies' positions in designed networks impact their survival probability. Using longitu...
doi.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📢 New article 🌟
👥 Ma Liang, Liu Weixing, Chen Sicheng & Tom Christensen (ISV)
🔎 Where you are matters: Network position, designed network, and central government agency termination
📗 Published in Public Administration
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/padm...
👥 Ma Liang, Liu Weixing, Chen Sicheng & Tom Christensen (ISV)
🔎 Where you are matters: Network position, designed network, and central government agency termination
📗 Published in Public Administration
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/padm...
But, soon or late, it is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil.”
——The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Chapter 24, Concluding Notes
——The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Chapter 24, Concluding Notes
Our new article in Environmental Politics shows how market ideas, shaped China’s water market reforms (1998–2021).We trace how policy entrepreneurs and Party ideology forged a “two hands, multiple fingerprints” approach: state steering, local markets, and ideas as the glue.
‘Two hands, multiple fingerprints’: how ideology and politics shaped China’s water market reforms (1998–2021)
Water markets in China have received ample scholarly attention, but less is known about the political, ideological, and international influences that shaped their evolution. Using institutional ana...
doi.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
But, soon or late, it is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil.”
——The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Chapter 24, Concluding Notes
——The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Chapter 24, Concluding Notes
Our new article in Environmental Politics shows how market ideas, shaped China’s water market reforms (1998–2021).We trace how policy entrepreneurs and Party ideology forged a “two hands, multiple fingerprints” approach: state steering, local markets, and ideas as the glue.
‘Two hands, multiple fingerprints’: how ideology and politics shaped China’s water market reforms (1998–2021)
Water markets in China have received ample scholarly attention, but less is known about the political, ideological, and international influences that shaped their evolution. Using institutional ana...
doi.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Our new article in Environmental Politics shows how market ideas, shaped China’s water market reforms (1998–2021).We trace how policy entrepreneurs and Party ideology forged a “two hands, multiple fingerprints” approach: state steering, local markets, and ideas as the glue.
Reposted by Sicheng Chen
New publication in Public Administration Review (PAR)
We are delighted to share our interdisciplinary collaboration, co-authored by Moshe Maor, Dovilė Rimkutė,Tereza Capelos:
"Emotions and Reputation Learning by Audience Networks: A Research Agenda in Bureaucratic Politics"
📄 lnkd.in/eyHTeVAb
We are delighted to share our interdisciplinary collaboration, co-authored by Moshe Maor, Dovilė Rimkutė,Tereza Capelos:
"Emotions and Reputation Learning by Audience Networks: A Research Agenda in Bureaucratic Politics"
📄 lnkd.in/eyHTeVAb
July 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New publication in Public Administration Review (PAR)
We are delighted to share our interdisciplinary collaboration, co-authored by Moshe Maor, Dovilė Rimkutė,Tereza Capelos:
"Emotions and Reputation Learning by Audience Networks: A Research Agenda in Bureaucratic Politics"
📄 lnkd.in/eyHTeVAb
We are delighted to share our interdisciplinary collaboration, co-authored by Moshe Maor, Dovilė Rimkutė,Tereza Capelos:
"Emotions and Reputation Learning by Audience Networks: A Research Agenda in Bureaucratic Politics"
📄 lnkd.in/eyHTeVAb
Attended IPSA 2025 with great gains—joined 5/6 SOG panels, chaired and co-chaired 2 panels, present 2 papers and discussed 6 papers. Our China panel was a highlight: scholars used ML and experiments to localize and innovate reputation theory. #IPSA2025 #SOG #RC27 #GovReputation #ChinaStudies
July 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Attended IPSA 2025 with great gains—joined 5/6 SOG panels, chaired and co-chaired 2 panels, present 2 papers and discussed 6 papers. Our China panel was a highlight: scholars used ML and experiments to localize and innovate reputation theory. #IPSA2025 #SOG #RC27 #GovReputation #ChinaStudies
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🎉 So glad we could all come together at IJPA’s Happy Hours for Asian Stories at #PMRC2025!
Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by — great conversations, new ideas, and warm connections.
@mengye.bsky.social @sethjmeyer.bsky.social
Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by — great conversations, new ideas, and warm connections.
@mengye.bsky.social @sethjmeyer.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🎉 So glad we could all come together at IJPA’s Happy Hours for Asian Stories at #PMRC2025!
Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by — great conversations, new ideas, and warm connections.
@mengye.bsky.social @sethjmeyer.bsky.social
Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by — great conversations, new ideas, and warm connections.
@mengye.bsky.social @sethjmeyer.bsky.social
📷 PMRC 2025 Meritocracy Section! 📷 Wonderful catching up with old friends & meeting new ones. Gained so much! 📷 #PMRC2025 #PMRC2025 #KnowledgeGain
June 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
📷 PMRC 2025 Meritocracy Section! 📷 Wonderful catching up with old friends & meeting new ones. Gained so much! 📷 #PMRC2025 #PMRC2025 #KnowledgeGain
New paper in IPMJ explores how China’s central bank balances political influence & reputation management. Analyzing 2005–2021 data, we found the PBOC emphasizes expertise under reputational threat, then shifts to political discourse as risks ease. 📊⚡ #CentralBank #China #ReputationManagement
June 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
New paper in IPMJ explores how China’s central bank balances political influence & reputation management. Analyzing 2005–2021 data, we found the PBOC emphasizes expertise under reputational threat, then shifts to political discourse as risks ease. 📊⚡ #CentralBank #China #ReputationManagement
welcome to Beijing
📍 Our Co-Editor-in-Chief @ianelliott.bsky.social recently delivered the keynote on 'Public Administration in a Turbulent World' and represented PAD at the 'Meet the Editors roundtable' in the 2nd International Conference on China Policy Studies (ICCPS) 2025 at Beijing Normal University
June 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
welcome to Beijing
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A project that I wanted to do a long time ago - bridging hashtag#nonprofit and hashtag#coproduction research together. The first step is now out. The best part is that the corresponding author Xinyi Qiu is a brilliant master's student. ### Hint hint hint: She will apply for PhD programs.
Chengzhi Yi, Xinyi Qiu and @lihuafang.bsky.social present a systematic literature review to explore the roles of non-profit organizations in co-production www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A project that I wanted to do a long time ago - bridging hashtag#nonprofit and hashtag#coproduction research together. The first step is now out. The best part is that the corresponding author Xinyi Qiu is a brilliant master's student. ### Hint hint hint: She will apply for PhD programs.
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📢New Article
👥 Jostein Askim, @tobiasbach.bsky.social & Kristoffer Kolltveit
👉 The professional profile, competence, and responsiveness of senior bureaucrats: a paired survey experiment with citizens and elite respondents
📗Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social
👥 Jostein Askim, @tobiasbach.bsky.social & Kristoffer Kolltveit
👉 The professional profile, competence, and responsiveness of senior bureaucrats: a paired survey experiment with citizens and elite respondents
📗Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 9:10 AM
📢New Article
👥 Jostein Askim, @tobiasbach.bsky.social & Kristoffer Kolltveit
👉 The professional profile, competence, and responsiveness of senior bureaucrats: a paired survey experiment with citizens and elite respondents
📗Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social
👥 Jostein Askim, @tobiasbach.bsky.social & Kristoffer Kolltveit
👉 The professional profile, competence, and responsiveness of senior bureaucrats: a paired survey experiment with citizens and elite respondents
📗Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory @jpart1991.bsky.social
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📢 New article
👥 Tom Christensen & Per Lægreid
🔎 Reversing Government Reforms: Radical Change or Adaptive Adjustments?
📖 In Public Administration, @journalpa.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/padm...
👥 Tom Christensen & Per Lægreid
🔎 Reversing Government Reforms: Radical Change or Adaptive Adjustments?
📖 In Public Administration, @journalpa.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/padm...
Reversing Government Reforms: Radical Change or Adaptive Adjustments?
The novelty of this study is its focus on reversing government reforms, a topic that has received little attention in the literature. It focuses on what characterizes the reversal processes with resp...
doi.org
April 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
📢 New article
👥 Tom Christensen & Per Lægreid
🔎 Reversing Government Reforms: Radical Change or Adaptive Adjustments?
📖 In Public Administration, @journalpa.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/padm...
👥 Tom Christensen & Per Lægreid
🔎 Reversing Government Reforms: Radical Change or Adaptive Adjustments?
📖 In Public Administration, @journalpa.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/padm...
Reposted by Sicheng Chen
🚨 Issue 1, Volume 35 (2025) ➡️ “A reputational perspective on structural reforms: how media reputations are related to the structural reform likelihood of public agencies” by Jan Boon, Jan Wynen, Koen Verhoest, Walter Daelemans, and Jens Lemmens.🧵
February 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨 Issue 1, Volume 35 (2025) ➡️ “A reputational perspective on structural reforms: how media reputations are related to the structural reform likelihood of public agencies” by Jan Boon, Jan Wynen, Koen Verhoest, Walter Daelemans, and Jens Lemmens.🧵
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Plan your trip to Seoul ✈️
Preferential rates have been negotiated for #IPSA2025 World Congress #PoliticalScience participants. We invite you to book your hotel now to take advantage of these discounted rates.
wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/accommoda...
Preferential rates have been negotiated for #IPSA2025 World Congress #PoliticalScience participants. We invite you to book your hotel now to take advantage of these discounted rates.
wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/accommoda...
May 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Plan your trip to Seoul ✈️
Preferential rates have been negotiated for #IPSA2025 World Congress #PoliticalScience participants. We invite you to book your hotel now to take advantage of these discounted rates.
wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/accommoda...
Preferential rates have been negotiated for #IPSA2025 World Congress #PoliticalScience participants. We invite you to book your hotel now to take advantage of these discounted rates.
wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/accommoda...
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Want to talk about how you can target your research to JPART?
We are offering 1:1 meet the editors sessions at #ASPA2025 & #IRSPM2025 & #PMRC2025 & #EGPA2025
We start with ASPA in D.C. next week - book your time below:
calendar.app.google/Fh9YAJviLdwK...
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social
We are offering 1:1 meet the editors sessions at #ASPA2025 & #IRSPM2025 & #PMRC2025 & #EGPA2025
We start with ASPA in D.C. next week - book your time below:
calendar.app.google/Fh9YAJviLdwK...
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social
Appointments
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March 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Want to talk about how you can target your research to JPART?
We are offering 1:1 meet the editors sessions at #ASPA2025 & #IRSPM2025 & #PMRC2025 & #EGPA2025
We start with ASPA in D.C. next week - book your time below:
calendar.app.google/Fh9YAJviLdwK...
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social
We are offering 1:1 meet the editors sessions at #ASPA2025 & #IRSPM2025 & #PMRC2025 & #EGPA2025
We start with ASPA in D.C. next week - book your time below:
calendar.app.google/Fh9YAJviLdwK...
@sassmikkelsen.bsky.social
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Thanks a lot, Lars @tummers.bsky.social for a great seminar - our PhD students at the Department of Public and International Affairs (PIA) once again learned a lot from you!
Looking forward to presenting on public #leadership today at City University of Hong Kong, based on the book by Paul 't Hart and me.
April 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Thanks a lot, Lars @tummers.bsky.social for a great seminar - our PhD students at the Department of Public and International Affairs (PIA) once again learned a lot from you!
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We are running a workshop 'Best Practice in Experimental and Behavioural Public Administration' at Public Management Research Conference, SNU, June 2025 #PMRC2025 @ggvanryzin.bsky.social @nickpetrovsky.bsky.social @ksweissmueller.bsky.social
more info:
www.pmrc2025.org/pre-conferen...
more info:
www.pmrc2025.org/pre-conferen...
PMRC 2025
PMRC 2025
www.pmrc2025.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We are running a workshop 'Best Practice in Experimental and Behavioural Public Administration' at Public Management Research Conference, SNU, June 2025 #PMRC2025 @ggvanryzin.bsky.social @nickpetrovsky.bsky.social @ksweissmueller.bsky.social
more info:
www.pmrc2025.org/pre-conferen...
more info:
www.pmrc2025.org/pre-conferen...
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Check out our new publication with Adriana Cerdeira, 'Reputational Pragmatism at the European Central Bank,' in New Political Economy: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#RegulatoryGovernance #Reputation #GreenCentralBanking #sustainability #ECB #ClimateChange
#RegulatoryGovernance #Reputation #GreenCentralBanking #sustainability #ECB #ClimateChange
June 5, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Check out our new publication with Adriana Cerdeira, 'Reputational Pragmatism at the European Central Bank,' in New Political Economy: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#RegulatoryGovernance #Reputation #GreenCentralBanking #sustainability #ECB #ClimateChange
#RegulatoryGovernance #Reputation #GreenCentralBanking #sustainability #ECB #ClimateChange
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▶️ Saar Alon-Barkat and @mbusuioc.bsky.social put agency independence and regulatory credibility to the test 👇
Journal of European Public Policy
www.tandfonline.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
▶️ Saar Alon-Barkat and @mbusuioc.bsky.social put agency independence and regulatory credibility to the test 👇
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Scientific peer-review isn’t perfect. And federal agencies & non-profit funders have been working hard to test new models & approaches. I never imagined the result would be “run it be a 25yr old right-wing data junkie” to evaluate the science and public outcomes
Hearing now that every National Science Foundation grant is having to go through a new “DOGE review”. So existing grants and long term science and technology research having to undergo review by one of Elon’s interns. Huge percentage not passing their muster.
May 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Scientific peer-review isn’t perfect. And federal agencies & non-profit funders have been working hard to test new models & approaches. I never imagined the result would be “run it be a 25yr old right-wing data junkie” to evaluate the science and public outcomes