Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong: Relational Dynamics between the Umbrella Movement and the Anti-Extradition...

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Francis L. F. Lee (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong

Relational Dynamics between the Umbrella Movement and the Anti-Extradition Protests

Francis L. F. Lee (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

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English

State University of New York Press
01 February 2025

Asian history; Ethical issues: censorship; Political structures: democracy; Civil rights & citizenship; Political activism

Series: SUNY series in New Political Science

Elucidates the political dynamics that link the Umbrella Movement to the anti-extradition protests and helps explain the key character of the latter movement.

Presenting an analytical account of the relational dynamics linking the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong, Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong aims to explain not only the relationship between two spectacular protest campaigns but also why the anti-extradition protests exhibited a high degree of internal solidarity and public sympathy toward confrontational and at times violent protest actions. The analysis moves beyond the typical focus on the peaks of social mobilization to examine the contingent and dynamic evolution of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Drawing upon a range of research materials, including in-depth interviews with protesters and leading activists, surveys of protesters conducted onsite, population opinion surveys, systematic analyses of media materials, and examination of the verdicts of protest-related court cases, Francis L. F. Lee offers theoretical insights on various important issues in the study of social movements, including, among others, the possibility of movement transformation during abeyance, the relationship between protest events and elections, the role of ideological brokers in movement dynamics, and the nature of spontaneous protests. Readers interested in Chinese and Hong Kong politics or interested in social movement studies and analyses of political dynamics in hybrid regimes will find value in Lee's analysis.

By: Francis L. F. Lee (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9798855801088
Series: SUNY series in New Political Science
Pages: 323
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Francis L. F. Lee is Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong. His previous books include Media and Protest Logics in the Digital Era and Memories of Tiananmen: Politics and Processes of Collective Remembering in Hong Kong, 1989–2019. He is an Elected Fellow of the International Communication Association and currently chief editor of the Chinese Journal of Communication.

Reviews for Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong: Relational Dynamics between the Umbrella Movement and the Anti-Extradition Protests

"""Why did a citywide pro-democracy uprising take place in Hong Kong in 2019? Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong deploys a wealth of research data from field observation, in-depth interview, telephone and on-site surveys, focus group discussion, and social media sources to examine the relational dynamics in the wake of the 2014 Umbrella Movement. Beneath the surface of the low tide, Francis L. F. Lee succeeds in locating the mechanisms of discursive and tactical radicalization that paved the way for the subsequent explosion."" — Ming-sho Ho, author of Challenging Beijing's Mandate of Heaven: Taiwan's Sunflower Movement and Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement"