1st Edition
Rethinking the Occupy Movement in Hong Kong Origins, Processes and Consequences
By Shen Yang
Copyright 2025
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
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Yang examines the political process of the Occupy Movement spanning from January 2013, when the “Occupy Central with Love and Peace” (OCLP) campaign was initiated, to December 2014, when the Occupy Movement finally ended. This book adopts an actor-centered approach in the study of democratization and places civil society as the focus of the analysis.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The Initiation of the OCLP Campaign
3. Preference Formation in the Occupy Central: the DDays
4. The Showdown over Election Framework
5. The Outbreak of the Occupy Movement
6. The Dynamics of the Occupy Movement
7. Conclusion
References
Index
Biography
Shen Yang is an Assistant Professor at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. His research interests cover comparative politics, political economy, contentious politics, social identities, and public opinion. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals including China Journal, Law & Social Inquiry, Social Movement Studies, and Voluntas.
