Media, Social Mobilisation and Mass Protests in Post-Colonial Hong Kong: The Power of a Critical Event

ISBN-13: 9780415532303 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 288 str.

Francis L. F. Lee

Opis

This text discusses why the Hong Kong protest movement emerged at a specific time, how it developed from a single protest into a series of collective actions, and how effective it has been in changing government policy.

Spis treści

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 

O autorze

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).