Based in Chengdu, Ming Zhuang specializes in civic engagement, social equality, and poverty alleviation. He has worked in China for over 10 years in partnership with central and local government, NGOs, and international organizations including the World Bank, UNESCO, UNHABITAT, DIFD, SIDA, Oxfam, ActionAid, World Vision, and Mercy Corps.
Ming is the founder and director of the Social Accountability Knowledge Center in China. He is engaged in both research and action on concerns related to civil society, citizen participation, local governance, accountability, and transparency. With a focus on domestic rural migrants and rural community development in China, Ming has published papers on civil society development, citizen participation, poverty alleviation, and social inequality.
Ming has a master’s degree in sociology, and is a China Fellowship Program Ph.D. candidate of Public Policy at Beijing Normal University.