Electoral politics in post-1997 hong kong : protest, patronage, and the media / Stan Hok-Wui Wong.

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Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1: Media Environment and Civil Society in Hong Kong -- 1.2: Elections in Hong Kong -- 1.3: The Puzzle -- 1.4: My Argument -- 1.5: Why Hong Kong? -- 1.6: The Methodology -- 1.7: Plan of the Book -- Chapter 2: Protest and Patronage: A Theory of Electoral Contest in Competitive Authoritarianism -- 2.1: About the Stakeholders -- 2.2: The Analytical Model -- 2.2.1: Baseline Model: Single Source of Protests -- 2.2.2: Multiple Sources of Protests -- 2.3: Conclusion -- 2.4: Appendix: Proofs -- Chapter 3: Birds in a Cage: Political Institutions and Civil Society in Hong Kong -- 3.1: Historical Background -- 3.2: Major Institutional Arrangements under the Basic Law -- 3.2.1: Relationship between the Central Government and the HKSAR -- 3.2.2: Judiciary -- 3.2.3: Civil Liberties -- 3.2.4: Chief Executive -- 3.2.5: Legislature -- 3.2.6: Interpretation and Amendment of the Basic Law -- 3.3: Last Years of the Colonial Administration -- 3.4: After 1997 -- 3.5: July 1, 2003 -- 3.6: Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Power to the People: Changing Electoral Strategies of the Pro-democracy Opposition Elite -- 4.1: Political Developments after the July 1, 2003 Protest -- 4.1.1: Emergence of New Parties -- 4.1.2: Rise of Contentious Politics -- 4.1.3: Rise of Internal Strife within the Opposition Camp -- 4.2: Key Developments of Civil Society -- 4.3: Conclusion -- Chapter 5: All Politics is Local: Grassroots Strategy of Beijing-sponsored Parties -- 5.1: The Pro-Beijing Camp: Changes and Continuities -- 5.2: Building a United Front at the Grassroots -- 5.3: Beijing-sponsored Parties’ Incentives -- 5.4: Beijing-sponsored Parties’ Grassroots Strategy in Action -- 5.4.1: Defending Their Own Turf -- 5.4.2: Invading Rivals’ Turf -- 5.4.3: Candidate Selection -- 5.5: "Independent" Candidates- 5.6: Redistricting -- 5.7: Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Surrounding the Cities from the Countryside: An Empirical Assessment of the Electoral Effects -- 6.1: The Causal Mechanisms -- 6.2: The Electoral Effects -- 6.2.1: A First Glance -- 6.2.2: A Closer Look -- 6.3: Conclusion -- 6.4: Appendix: Details on the Regression Discontinuity Design -- Chapter 7: Elephants versus Termites: Lessons from Hong Kong -- Appendix A Interviews Conducted -- bibliography -- Index.

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