CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Kostan, Roko |
|---|---|
| Title | Why did legitimacy crisis occur in Hong Kong but not in Macao? |
| Summary | After the handover of former colonies, Macao Special Administrative region of China, and Hong Kong Special Administrative region of China, exhibited different outcomes in terms of legitimacy crisis. This research aims to answer why the legitimacy crisis occurred in Hong Kong but not in Macao. As both SARs exhibit similarities with regards to colonial history, institutional arrangements and are in close proximity, Mill’s method of difference and most similar case design is applied in this research. Aim of this method is to establish a causal effect of the independent variables on the outcome. Legitimacy crisis is defined in a comprehensive way that includes popularity of the incumbent, diffuse and specific support. Special emphasis is put on the mass protests that frequently occurred in Hong Kong but not in Macao which was completely exempt from it. Explanatory research design is used in this research to look at the legitimacy crisis from three streams of scholarship. Findings show that the more state capacity the regime has, the more it is successful in the management of the crisis or it is possible to avoid it. The smarter the tactics of the united opposition, the more difficult it is for the regime to avoid the legitimacy crisis. Finally, the more profound emancipative and post-materialistic values, the more difficult it is for the regime to avoid a legitimacy crisis without accommodating those beliefs. Empirical evidence related to linkage was inconclusive and the hypothesis was not confirmed. |
| Supervisor | Melnykovska, Inna |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/kostan_roko.pdf |
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