Stephan Ortmann

Politics and Change in Singapore and Hong Kong

Containing Contention

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explains the changing pattern of contentious politics in the democratization process of the two city-states Singapore and Hong Kong. It explores the causal connections between popular contention and democratization by applying a multi-disciplinary approach, using theoretical insights from the political sciences, sociology and psychology. It argues that the differences in the strategies applied by the ruling elite in the city-states explain why members of the opposition were empowered or obstructed in challenging the government.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780415552912
• ISBN-10: 0415552915
• Artikelnr.: 27871844

Autorenporträt

Stephan Ortmann is Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany. He is the author of Managed Crisis: Legitimacy and the National Threat in Singapore (2009).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and Methodology: Containing Contention in Hong Kong and
Singapore 2. Modernization and the Political Process Model 3.
Depoliticization and the Rise of Social Protest in Hong Kong during the
1970s 4. Expanding Political Opportunities and Limiting Institutional
Structures in Singapore 5. Ruling Elite Groups in Hong Kong During the
1970s: Positive Non-Interventionism and the Rise of Contention 6. Ruling
Elite Groups in Singapore: Strength through Cohesion 7. Oppositional Groups
in Hong Kong: The Right to Protest 8. Oppositional Groups in Singapore:
Contention Denied 9. Comparing Ruling Elite Strategies in Hong Kong and
Singapore: Implications for the Future Bibliography