Hong Kong's Indigenous Democracy

Origins, Evolution and Contentions
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-39713-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3551 g

Reihe: The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy

This book is a unique contribution to the study of democratization in Hong Kong, with chapters including the legal tradition in Hong Kong, the features of Hong Kong's indigenous democracy, the 2014 Umbrella Movement, and the evolution of the Chief Executive election.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lo, Sonny Shiu Hing

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Uniqueness of Hong Kong Democracy and Its Implications for Comparative Politics
1. Historical Origins of the Hong Kong Model of Democracy and Interactions with the China Factor
2. The Dual Development of Rule of Law and Judicial Independence
3. The Role of Independent Commission Against Corruption, Audit Commission, the Commissioner for Administrative Complaints, and the Equal Opportunities Commission
4. Perspectives on the Occupy Central Movement and Implications for Democratization 
5. The Chief Executive Election and Hong Kong's Indigenous Democracy 
6. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo is Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He formerly worked at the University of Waterloo, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Murdoch University, and the University of East Asia in Macau. He is an internationally recognized expert on the politics of Hong Kong and Macao.