Why ‘reunion in democracy’ fails? : The past and the future of a colonial city

Wing Sang LAW

doi:10.1080/09502386.2017.1375540

Why ‘reunion in democracy’ fails? : The past and the future of a colonial city

Wing Sang LAW

Department of Cultural Studies

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Abstract

This paper addresses the current political predicament in Hong Kong. However, rather than offering a casual political commentary on the current state of identity politics of Hong Kong, it offers a critical and historical evaluation of the ideas and practices of ‘Reunion in Democracy’ in the past decades.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	802-819
Number of pages	18
Journal	Cultural Studies
Volume	31
Issue number	6
Early online date	21 Nov 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09502386.2017.1375540
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Keywords

Hong Kong
anti-colonialism
localism
politics of identity
pro-democracy movement

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