Electoral Politics in Post-1997 Hong Kong Protest, Patronage, and th
This book offers a novel and parsimonious framework to help understand Hong Kong’s lengthy democratic transition by analyzing the electoral dynamics of the city’s competitive authoritarian political system, where pro-Beijing and pro-democracy parties have
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Electoral Politics in Post1997 Hong Kong Protest, Patronage, and the Media
Electoral Politics in Post-1997 Hong Kong
Stan Hok-Wui Wong
Electoral Politics in Post-1997 Hong Kong Protest, Patronage, and the Media
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Stan Hok-Wui Wong Department of Government and Public Administration Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR
ISBN 978-981-287-386-6 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-387-3
ISBN 978-981-287-387-3 (eBook)
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Acknowledgments
The conception of this book began over a casual lunch conversation with my colleague Ngok Ma, who made a thought-provoking claim, “One does not understand Hong Kong politics without knowing the political significance of the District Councils.” It is thought-provoking because as the lowest elected tier of Hong Kong’s political structure, the District Councils have long been perceived as powerless and hence politically inconsequential. Paradoxically, the resources that Beijingsponsored parties have invested in the District Councils are enormous. How can this happen? There are only two possibilities – either because these parties are hopelessly irrational or because the popular belief is fallacious. I tended to believe in the latter, although at that time I had no evidence to substantiate my conjecture. And so the journey of my research began. For this reason, my thanks first go to Ngok Ma, not only for the inspiration for this book but also for the countless stimulating lunch conversations we had over the past years. I am indebted to Barbara Geddes and Hiroki Takeuchi for their thoughtful and detailed comments on the previous drafts, not to mention their encouragement from the very beginning. I also r
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