Integrated Care Reforms: Comparing Policies and Strategies in China and Norway

Lisheng Dong is Professor Emeritus at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. He was a visiting professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Professor of Asian Politics at the University of Tartu, Estonia, and a Marie Curie Professorial Fellow at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK. He has published 23 books and 60 refereed articles and was the 2012 co-recipient of the Pierre de Celles Award for Best Paper in Public Administration (International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration). His books include Public Administration Theories (Palgrave, 2015), Trump and the Hidden Empire (Springer, 2025), The Glory Trap (Palgrave, 2025), and China’s Path to Global Status (Palgrave, 2025).

Qun Cui is Associate Professor of Public Management at the Qingdao Institute of Administration, located in the eastern coastal region of China (since 2020). She earned her PhD in political science from the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS) and was a visiting scholar at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo (2014-2015). Her research interests include comparative politics between China and Europe, local politics and governance in China, crisis management in mega cities, and public service provision such as healthcare, long-term care, and social assistance.

Tom Christensen is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. He is also Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration, Tsinghua University. His main research interests relate to central civil service and comparative public reform studies. He has contributed significantly to major public administration journals, co-authored several books, and has published extensively in collaboration with Chinese scholars.