Hongtao Yi

Biography

Hongtao Yi, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Public Administration from Florida State University in 2012. Dr. Yi is professor and Reubin O’D Askew Eminent Scholar Chair at Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University. Before joining FSU in 2023, he was a faculty member at the Glenn College, OSU. His research focuses on the intersection of public administration, public policy, and energy and environment, with a research agenda on the role of networks as a governance mechanism and an empirical approach. He was awarded the Theodore J Lowi Best Article Award from American Political Science Association (APSA) and Sam Overman Award from American Society of Public Administration (ASPA). He currently serves as Division Chair of the Section on Public Policy at APSA. He also served as Co-chair for the APPAM Conference Program Committee’s Natural Resource, Energy, and Environment sub-committee, founding chair of Chinese Policy Scholars Group at APPAM, and was on several executive councils of APSA and ASPA. He published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in public administration and policy journals, including PAR, JPART, PA, Governance, and PSJ, among others. His research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Professor Yi currently serves as Editor of the Public Administration Review.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Public Administration, Florida State University, 2012
  • Global Sustainability Summer School, Santa Fe Institute, 2010
  • MA in Public Administration, Sun Yat-Sen University, 2008
  • BA in Political Science and Public Admin, Huazhong Univ. of Sci & Tech, 2006

Courses Taught

  • PAD 5035: Policy Development and Administration
  • PAD 5826: Intergovernmental Management and Relations
  • PAD 6025: Theoretical Perspectives on Public Policy
  • PAD 6102: Administrative Behavior in Public Organizations

Awards & Honors

  • 2024: Best Paper Award, International Chapter, American Society for Public Administration
  • 2022: Emerging Scholar Award, Section on Science, Technology and Environmental Politics (STEP), American Political Science Association
  • 2020: Sam Overman Best Paper Award, Section for Complexity and Network Studies, American Society of Public Administration
  • 2018: Best Conference Paper Award, Global Urban Governance Symposium, hosted by Shanghai Jiaotong University
  • 2017: Theodore J. Lowi Policy Studies Journal Best Article Award, Public Policy Section, American Political Science Association
  • 2012: Daisy Parker Flory Graduate Scholar Award, Phi Kappa Phi
  • 2008-2011: University Fellowship, FSU
  • 2010: Inducted to The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Professional Experience

  • 2024-now: Editor, Public Administration Review
  • 2023-2024: Division Chair, Section on Public Policy, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 2023-2024: Co-chair, Natural Resource, Energy, and Environmental Policy track, Conference Program Committee, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Conference
  • 2022-2023: Executive Council, Section on Public Policy, APSA
  • 2021-2023: Executive Committee, Section on Public Administration, APSA
  • 2020-2023: Executive Council, Section on Science, Technology and Environmental Politics (STEP), APSA
  • 2017-2022: Founder and Chair, Chinese Policy Scholars Group (CPSG), APPAM
  • 2020-2023: Executive Committee, Section for Complexity and Network Studies, American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)
  • 2017-2022: Conference Program Committee, APPAM Fall Conference

Selected Publications

  • Tang, Xiao, Yinglun Wang, Hongtao Yi†. 2023. Data Manipulation through Patronage Networks: Evidence from Environmental Emissions in China. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 33(2), 342-356.

  • Liu, Weixing, Hongtao Yi†. 2023. Policy Diffusion Through Leadership Transfer Networks: Direct or Indirect Connections? Governance. 36(2), 359-378.

  • Du, Juan*, Hongtao Yi†. 2022. Target Setting, Political Incentives, and the Tricky Tradeoff between Economic Development and Environmental Protection. Public Administration. 100(4), 923-941.

    •  Wiley Top Cited Article 2021-2022

  • Yi, Hongtao, Ivy Liu*. 2022. Executive Leadership, Policy Tourism, and Policy Diffusion among Local Governments. Public Administration Review. 82 (6), 1024-1041.

  • Yi, Hongtao, Catherine Chen*. 2022. A Vacancy Chain Model of Local Managers’ Career Advancement. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 32(3), 524-542.

  • Catherine Chen*, Tanya Heikkila, Christopher M. Weible, Hongtao Yi, Jennifer Kagan, Ramiro Berardo, Jill Yordy, and Tao Guo. 2022. Policy Composition and Adoption Duration: Capturing Conflicts in the Legislative Process. Policy Studies Journal. 50 (2), 407-431.

  • Huang, Chen, Wenna Chen*, Hongtao Yi. 2021. Collaborative Networks and Environmental Governance Performance: A Social Influence Model. Public Management Review 23(12), 1878-1899.

  • Yi, Hongtao, Wenna Chen*. 2019. Portable Innovation, Policy Wormholes, and Innovation Diffusion. Public Administration Review 79(5), 737-748.

    • 2020 Sam Overman Best Paper Award, Section for Complexity and Network Studies, American Society for Public Administration

  • Yi, Hongtao, Can Cui*. 2019. Coping with functional collective action dilemma: Functional fragmentation and administrative integration. Public Management Review 21(7), 1052-1075.
    • Best Conference Paper Award, Global Urban Governance Symposium, 2018
  • Heikkila, Tanya, Ramiro Berardo, Christopher Weible and Hongtao Yi. 2019. A Comparative View of Advocacy Coalitions: Exploring Shale Development Politics in the United States, Argentina, and China. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis 21(2), 151-166.
  • Tang, Xiao, Zhengwen Liu and Hongtao Yi†. 2018. Performance Ranking, Policy Feedback and Environmental Policy Implementation: An Empirical Study of the Mandatory Target System. Review of Policy Research 35(5), 750-772.  
  • Yi, Hongtao, Frances Berry, Wenna Chen*. 2018. Management Innovation and Policy Diffusion through Leadership Transfer Networks: An Agent Network Diffusion Model. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 28 (4): 457-474.
    •  Lead article
  • Yi, Hongtao. 2018. Network Structure and Governance Performance: What Makes a Difference? Public Administration Review 78 (2), 195-205.
  • Yi, Hongtao, and John T. Scholz. 2016. Policy Networks in Complex Governance Subsystems: Observing and Comparing Hyperlink, Media, and Partnership Networks. Policy Studies Journal, 44 (3):248-279.
  • Yi, Hongtao and Yuan Liu*. 2015. Green Economy in China: Policy Drivers and Regional Variations. Global Environmental Change, 31: 11-19.
  • Yi, Hongtao, 2014. Green Businesses in a Clean Energy Economy: Analyzing Drivers of Green Business Growth in U.S. States. Energy, 68: 922-929.
  • Yi, Hongtao, 2013. Clean Energy Policies and Green Jobs: An Evaluation of Green Jobs in U.S. Metropolitan Areas. Energy Policy, 56: 644-652.

Hongtao Yi

Professor, Askew Eminent Scholar Chair

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Areas of Interest: Public Administration, Public Policy, Energy and Environment, Network Governance

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