Bin Wu Books

Focusing on the response surface methodology (RSM), this book explores its applications in engineering reliability analysis, particularly in aircraft design. It delves into structural reliability challenges and computational issues related to finite element and Monte Carlo simulation techniques. The discussion highlights how RSM can enhance both accuracy and efficiency when applied to real aircraft models, making it a valuable resource for engineers interested in improving reliability in aerospace engineering.

This book explores performance management in public administration, focusing on its role in achieving government goals and enhancing efficiency. Using Hangzhou as a case study, it details the history, theories, and evolution of the system, emphasizing openness, democracy, and accountability. It highlights the significance of performance management in modernizing governance in China.

Against the bleak backdrop of pressing issues in today’s world, civil societies remain vibrant, animated by people’s belief that they should and can solve such issues and build a better society. Their imagination of a good society, their understanding of their engagement, and the ways they choose to act constitute the cultural aspect of civil society. Central to this cultural aspect of civil society is the “culture of democracy,” including normative values, individual interpretations, and interaction norms pertaining to features of a democratic society, such as civility, independence, and solidarity. The culture of democracy varies in different contexts and faces challenges, but it shapes civic actions, alters political and social processes, and thus is the soul of modern civil societies. The Culture of Democracy provides the first systematic survey of the cultural sociology of civil society and offers a committed global perspective. It shows that, as everyone is eager to have their voice heard, cultural sociology can serve as an “art of listening,” a thoroughly empirical approach that takes ideas, meanings, and opinions seriously, for people to contemplate significant theoretical and public issues.