{"id":2668,"date":"2026-01-31T13:01:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/people\/professor-chow-po-chung\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:01:48","slug":"professor-chow-po-chung","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/people\/professor-chow-po-chung\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor CHOW Po Chung"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Professor CHOW Po Chung <\/h6>\n\n
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BA (CUHK), MA (Uni of York), PhD (LSE, London)<\/h4>\n \n
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PC Chow received his PhD from the London School of Economic and Political Science (LSE) in political philosophy in 2006.
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\nHe obtained his first degree in philosophy at CUHK and an MA in political theory at York. He has written several books on political philosophy, including the\u00a0recently published\u00a0Politics of Liberal Equality\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Political Morality: from a Liberal Point of View<\/em>.
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\nHis current research focuses on left-liberalism, political legitimacy, and the moral issues of freedom and equality. He is the editorial member of\u00a0Twenty-First Century Bimonthly<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Reflexion<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Research and Teaching Interests:<\/h4>\n \n
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  • Moral and Political\u00a0Philosophy<\/li>\n
  • Liberalism<\/li>\n
  • Theories of Social Justice<\/li>\n
  • Problems of Legitimacy and Justification<\/li>\n
  • Contemporary Chinese Political Thought<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Editorship<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Editorial Committee,\u00a0Twenty-First Century Bimonthly<\/em>\u00a0(2010-current)<\/li>\n
    • Editorial Committee,\u00a0Reflexion<\/em>\u00a0(2010-current)<\/li>\n
    • Editorial Board,\u00a0Fu Dan Political Philosophy Review<\/em>\u00a0(2009-current)<\/li>\n
    • Editorial Board,\u00a0Texts of Contemporary Western Political Philosophy<\/em>\u00a0(2008-current)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      University<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Member, Steering Committee for Promoting Personal Development through Social and Civic Engagement (2010-current)<\/li>\n
      • Chairman, Committee on University Lecture on Civility (2010-2014)<\/li>\n
      • Cabinet Member, Wu Yee Sun College (2011-current)<\/li>\n
      • Elected Member, Faculty Board of Social Science (2015-2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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        Awards and Honors<\/h4>\n \n
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        • 13th Hong Kong Book Prize for\u00a0Our Golden Times<\/em>, 2019<\/li>\n
        • International Scholar Fellowship, Meiji University, Japan, 2018<\/li>\n
        • Featured Author, Taipei International Book Exhibition 2018<\/li>\n
        • Exemplary Teaching Award, Faculty of Social Science, CUHK, 2018<\/li>\n
        • 10th Hong Kong Book Prize for\u00a0Philosophical Notes on The Little Prince<\/em>, 2017<\/li>\n
        • Secondary School Students\u2019 Best 10 Books Award for Philosophical Notes on\u00a0The Little Prince<\/em>, 2017<\/li>\n
        • Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Award (Social Science panel) for\u00a0Political Morality: From a Liberal Point of View<\/em>, 2017<\/li>\n
        • Hong Kong Book Prize for\u00a0Political Morality: From a Liberal Point of View<\/em>, 2015<\/li>\n
        • The Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Exemplary Teaching Award, CUHK, 2008<\/li>\n
        • Exemplary Teaching Award in General Education, CUHK, 2008-09<\/li>\n
        • Exemplary Teaching Award, Faculty of Social Science, CUHK, 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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          Teaching Courses<\/h4>\n \n
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          • Issues of Political Philosophy (GPAD1095)<\/li>\n
          • Values and Public Affairs (GPAD2065)<\/li>\n
          • Contemporary Political Philosophy (GPAD3070)<\/li>\n
          • The Idea of Freedom (GPAD3146)<\/li>\n
          • Reading Political Philosophy I: John Rawls (GPAD4200)<\/li>\n
          • Seminar in Political Theory (GPAD4077)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

            Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • \u201cPolitics of Liberal Equality in the Chinese Context\u201d, GRF Research Grant,\u00a02012-2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              Publications<\/h4>\n \n
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              Books:<\/p>\n

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              • Left-Liberalism: the Idea of a Fair Society<\/em>\u00a0(Taipei: SpringHill Publishing, 2024) (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • Our Golden Times<\/em>\u00a0(Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2019) (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • Hong Kong Umbrella Movement and Civil Disobedience<\/em>\u00a0(with \u77f3\u4e95\u77e5\u7ae0\u3001\u5009\u7530\u5fb9\uff0cTokyo\uff1a\u793e\u6703\u8a55\u8ad6\u793e\uff0c2019)\uff08in Japanese)<\/li>\n
              • To Care<\/em>\u00a0(Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2017). (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • Philosophical Notes on The Little Prince<\/em>\u00a0(Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2016; revised and expanded edition, 2017) Also published in Mainland China by Shanghai: SDX Publishing, 2018; in Taiwan by Taipei: Common Master Press, 2017; in Korea by Seoul: BACDOCI, 2018). (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • Political Morality\uff1afrom a Liberal Point of View<\/em>\u00a0(Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2014, expanded and revised edition, 2015; Seoul: Gilbut Publisher, 2017). (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • Politics of Liberal Equality<\/em>\u00a0(Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2015; Beijing: SDX Publishing, 2013). (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • Political Morality: From a Liberal Point of View<\/em>\u00a0(Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2015, expanded and revised edition). (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • The Way to Be<\/em>\u00a0(Beijing: SDX Publishing, 2012). (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • Encounter<\/em>\u00a0(Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2008). (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
              • A Dialogue of Political Philosophy<\/em>\u00a0(co-edited with Homan LO, 2004). (in Chinese)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                • \u201cMarket Order and Social Justice: a Rebuttal to Hayek\u2019s Theory (Part 1),\u201d China Journal of Democracy, vol. 2, no. 3 (2024), pp.100-115. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cDo We Still Have Reasons to be a Liberal?\u201d Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, 200, (December, 2023), pp.116-135. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cLiberal Patriotism,\u201d China Journal of Democracy, vol. 1, no. 4, (2023), pp.96-113. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cThe Idea of Public Philosophy,\u201d Reflection, 48, (2023), pp.191-213. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cJohn Rawls and Chinese Liberalism,\u201d Twenty-First Bimonthly, 185, (June,2021), pp.4-20. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cThe Idea of Left-Liberalism\u201d in\u00a0Twenty-First Bimonthly<\/em>, 149,\u3000(June 2015), pp.36-54. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cThe Priority of the Sense of Justice and Congruence,\u201d Societas:\u00a0a Journal for Philosophical Study of Public Affairs 30<\/em>, (2009), pp. 165-202. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cStability and Legitimacy,\u201d Open Times 198, (2008), pp.53-69. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cIs Capitalism the Best Way to Promote Freedom,\u201d\u00a0Open Times<\/em>\u00a0190, ( 2007), pp.72-86. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cLiberalism, Toleration and Nihilism,\u201d\u00a0China Scholarship<\/em>\u00a022, (2006), pp.1-39. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n
                • \u201cLiberalism, Equality and the Difference Principle,\u201d\u00a0Societas: a Journal for Philosophical Study of Public Affairs<\/em>, vol.8, (2004), pp.121-79. (in Chinese)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":2669,"menu_order":136,"template":"","people_category":[49],"department":[],"class_list":["post-2668","people","type-people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","people_category-academic-staff"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people\/2668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/people"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"people_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people_category?post=2668"},{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=2668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}