Shifting Strategies and Coalition Dynamics of the Pro-Democracy Movement in Hong Kong: The Role of Perceived Opportunities and Threats = 香港民主運動的策略與聯盟變化：感知政治機會與威脅的角色
Project title
Shifting Strategies and Coalition Dynamics of the Pro-Democracy Movement in Hong Kong: The Role of Perceived Opportunities and Threats = 香港民主運動的策略與聯盟變化：感知政治機會與威脅的角色
Principal Investigator
Department
Grant Awarding Body
Research Grants Council
Grant Type
Faculty Development Scheme
Project Code
UGC/FDS15/H12/19
Amount awarded
HK$792,498
Funding Year
2019-2020
Duration of the Project
24 months
Status
Completed
Abstract
This project aims to investigate the shifting strategies and coalition dynamics of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Scholarship on social movement has recently acknowledged the contributions of studying strategic choices and coalition formation to the broader literature on movement emergence and success. This project aims to address these neglected yet important research areas. This project examines the dynamics and evolution of the pro-democracy movement in the following ways: (1) it systematically traces the changes in the structure of political opportunity and threat in Hong Kong during the period between 1997 and 2021; (2) it examines the changes in perceptions of opportunity and threats among pan-democratic parties and activist groups in Hong Kong during the above period; (3) it analyzes how structural and perceived opportunities (and threats) shape choices of movement strategies between institutional and extra-institutional politics among pan-democratic parties and activist groups; and (4) it also analyzes how structural and perceived opportunities (and threats) facilitate or inhibit alliance formation or disintegration among these groups. To achieve the above research objectives, this project adopts three methods of data collection: archival research, in-depth interview, and field research.