Research
SPIRIT3 builds on ongoing research by David A. Palmer on spiritual and religious movements in the Chinese world, and on volunteerism in the Chinese world. On the latter theme, the following projects have built a store of experience and data which serve as a foundation for the Spiritual Capital project:
Mobilizing, Managing and Building Capacity among Volunteers for Emergency Relief and Community Reconstruction. Principal Investigator: Dr. Albert Ko; co-investigator: Dr. David A. Palmer. HKU 5-12 Round Table Internal Seed Funding, 2009-2010.
Volunteerism in Contemporary China: Moral Discourse and Social Spaces. Principal Investigator: Dr. David A. Palmer. Hong Kong Research Grants Council GRF grant, 2011-2013.
Research papers are currently in preparation on the following topics:
- the concept of spiritual capital
- spiritual capital and faith-based organizations in Hong Kong
- case studies on the generation and application of spiritual capital among volunteers in selected organizations in Hong Kong, mainland China and overseas
Mobilizing, Managing and Building Capacity among Volunteers for Emergency Relief and Community Reconstruction. Principal Investigator: Dr. Albert Ko; co-investigator: Dr. David A. Palmer. HKU 5-12 Round Table Internal Seed Funding, 2009-2010.
Volunteerism in Contemporary China: Moral Discourse and Social Spaces. Principal Investigator: Dr. David A. Palmer. Hong Kong Research Grants Council GRF grant, 2011-2013.
Research papers are currently in preparation on the following topics:
- the concept of spiritual capital
- spiritual capital and faith-based organizations in Hong Kong
- case studies on the generation and application of spiritual capital among volunteers in selected organizations in Hong Kong, mainland China and overseas