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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459229703321

Autore

Lee Francis L. F (Francis Lap Fung)

Titolo

Media, social mobilization and mass protests in post-colonial Hong Kong : the power of a critical event / / Francis L. F. Lee and Joseph M. Chan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-86043-6

1-283-04247-9

9786613042477

0-203-83599-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Media, culture and social change in Asia ; ; 22

Altri autori (Persone)

ChanJoseph Man

Disciplina

303.60951/090511

Soggetti

Social movements - China - Hong Kong

Protest movements - China - Hong Kong

Press and politics - China - Hong Kong - History - 21st century

Mass media - Influence - China - Hong Kong

Electronic books.

Hong Kong (China) Politics and government 1997-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From a critical event to ritualistic protests -- Public opinion on the eve of explosion -- Organization, communication, and mobilization -- The reshaping of public discourse -- Constructing the call for democracy -- Contextual changes and strategic responses -- Development of the movement organization -- The social bases of continual protests -- Making sense of participation -- The June 4 connection -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Since 2003, Hong Kong has witnessed a series of large-scale protests which have constituted the core of a reinvigorated pro-democracy movement. What drove tens of thousands of citizens to the street on a yearly basis to protest? What were the social and organizational bases of the protest movement? How did media and public discourses affect the protests' formation and mobilization? How did the protesters understand their own actions and the political environment? This book



tackles such questions by using a wide range of methods, including population and protest onsite surveys, media content