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Chinese Name
袁瑋熙
Biography
Samson Yuen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science. He studies comparative politics, focusing on authoritarian and hybrid regimes with specialization in the Greater China region (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan). His research interests include local governance, civil society, NGOs, contentious politics and identity politics. His works are published or forthcoming in Political Studies, Journal of Contemporary China, China Information, China Perspectives and Twenty-First Century. He also wrote for The Diplomat, Initium Media, Mingpao, The Stand News, Hong Kong Economic Journal, and Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly. Prior to joining academia, he worked as a management consultant.
He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago and an M.Phil. in Politics from Oxford University, where he continued to obtain his D.Phil. in Politics.
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China
Social Sciences
Hong Kong
Social Sciences
protest
Social Sciences
repression
Social Sciences
civil society
Earth & Environmental Sciences
regime
Social Sciences
collective identity
Social Sciences
non-governmental organization
Social Sciences
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Projects 2019 2021
- 1 Active
Dynamics of participation: A study of youth political participation in post-handover Hong Kong
1/01/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Grant Research
Research Output 2013 2019
1989-2019: Perspectives on June 4th from Hong Kong
FLORENCE, É. (ed.), PERNIN, J., RICHBURG, K., FU, K., LIM, L., CHENG, E., YUEN, W. H. S. & YAU, W., Apr 2019, China Perspectives, 2019/2, p. 81-86.Research output: Other Publications › Other Article › Communication
Open Access
Hong Kong
student movement
massacre
repression
anniversary
Explaining Localism in Post-handover Hong Kong: An Eventful Approach
YUEN, S. & CHUNG, S., Sep 2019, In : China Perspectives. 2018, 3, p. 19-29 11 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › Research › peer-review
Hong Kong
regime
protest
event
repression
From Repression to Attrition State Responses towards the Umbrella Movement
YUEN, S., 24 May 2019, The Umbrella Movement : Civil Resistance and Contentious Space in Hong Kong. MA, N. & CHENG, E. W. (eds.). Amsterdam University Press, p. 185-208 (Global Asia).Research output: Book Chapters | Papers in Conference Proceedings › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
repression
regime
protest
tactics
group cohesion
Prizes
Press / Media
Inside the battle for Hong Kong
18/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
How Hong Kong fell from peaceful marches to violence, destruction and a divided society
10/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
加華青在港拍視頻 冒記者陷險境惹議 Chinese Canadian youth in predicament after stoking debate about Hong Kong violence with YouTube footage as a fake reporter
10/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer