We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Restructuring the Political Society during Autocratisation: The Case of Hong Kong.
- Authors
Ka-Ming CHAN
- Abstract
Hong Kong is undergoing an abrupt process of autocratisation. This essay highlights one aspect of this process that is often overlooked in the existing literature: the restructuring of political society. It argues that Hong Kong's political society was transformed by the National Security Law (NSL) of 2020 and the electoral reform of 2021. First, it analyses how the NSL trial against opposition activists has contributed to the disbandment of opposition parties. Next, it describes how the electoral reform has institutionalised a candidate-filtering tradition and explains why this reform presents the opposition camp with a lasting dilemma. Finally, it sheds light on how the restructuring can affect the establishment camp and the government.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); DICTATORSHIP; NATIONAL security laws; POLITICAL systems; ELECTORAL reform
- Publication
Made in China Journal, 2021, Vol 6, Issue 3, p62
- ISSN
2652-6352
- Publication type
Article