Politics and Change in Singapore and Hong Kong : Containing Contention

ISBN-13: 9780415627528 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 240 str.

Stephan Ortmann

Opis

This text explains the changing pattern of contentious politics in the democratization process of the two city-states Singapore and Hong Kong. It explores the causal connections between popular contention and democratization by applying a multi-disciplinary approach.

Spis treści

1. Introduction and Methodology: Containing Contention in Hong Kong and Singapore  2. Modernization and the Political Process Model  3. Depoliticization and the Rise of Social Protest in Hong Kong during the 1970s  4. Expanding Political Opportunities and Limiting Institutional Structures in Singapore  5. Ruling Elite Groups in Hong Kong During the 1970s: Positive Non-Interventionism and the Rise of Contention  6. Ruling Elite Groups in Singapore: Strength through Cohesion  7. Oppositional Groups in Hong Kong: The Right to Protest  8. Oppositional Groups in Singapore: Contention Denied  9. Comparing Ruling Elite Strategies in Hong Kong and Singapore: Implications for the Future  Bibliography