CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Halmai, Dzsenifer |
|---|---|
| Title | Hong Kong's Identity Formation in the Light of the Umbrella Revolution |
| Summary | Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution has suggested that unlike Tibet or Xinjiang, the city could become a pioneer in the fight for autonomy from the People’s Republic of China, and could start on the long road towards democracy. Protesters questioning the electoral method of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council and pushing for universal suffrage gathered on the streets in 2014 September to make their voices heard and advertise a new and different Hong Kong that decides for itself, a strengthening of Hong Kong identity. The thesis uses social media sources, blogs, forums and articles, and analyses surveys of the Hong Kong University Public Opinion Program to be able to measure whether Hong Kong people had or supported a strong sense of a separate identity that could efficiently help the protesters in creating a united opposition movement against the PRC. The thesis concludes that the lack of powerful social identity resulted in the weakening of determination of Hong Kong’s civil society during the Umbrella Revolution. Society is divided on major questions concerning the future of the city, such as the people’s trust in the Central and Hong Kong Government, in the one country-two systems politics, and in their perceptions of their ethnic belonging. |
| Supervisor | Youngmi Kim |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/halmai_dzsenifer.pdf |
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