Francis L F Lee, Joseph M Chan

Media, Social Mobilisation and Mass Protests in Post-colonial Hong Kong

The Power of a Critical Event

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Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses why the Hong Kong protest movement emerged at a specific time, how it developed from a single protest into a series collective actions, and how effective it has been in changing government policy. It argues that the news media has been crucial - more so than political parties or the movement's organisers - in determining how the protests have developed, and it examines the possible connections between the 1 July protests in Hong Kong and the pro-democracy protests in China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780415532303
• ISBN-10: 0415532302
• Artikelnr.: 57045898

Autorenporträt

Francis L. F. Lee is Associate Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Joseph M. Chan is Professor of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also served as the Changjiang Chair Professor of Journalism at Fudan University, Shanghai. The authors also co-edited Media and Politics in Post-handover Hong Kong (also published by Routledge, 2008).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: From a Critical Event to Ritualistic Protests 2. Public
Opinion on the Eve of Explosion 3. Organization, Communication, and
Mobilization 4. The Reshaping of Public Discourse 5. Constructing the Call
for Democracy 6. Contextual Changes and Strategic Responses 7. Development
of the Movement Organization 8. The Social Bases of Continual Protests 9.
Making Sense of Participation 10. The June 4 Connection