Chan Wai Yin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6585213 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chan Wai Yin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chan Wai |
| FAMILY NAME | Yin |
| SIGNATURE | YIN C W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2300-8473 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Explaining spontaneous occupation: Antecedents, contingencies and spaces in the Umbrella Movement
This paper examines the antecedent and contingent causes sparking the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong. Spurred by two contingent events generating pre-emptive and backlash mobilization, the movement is a spontaneous transformation of the staged Occupy Central campaign. Based on an onsite survey (n = 1681) and in-depth interviews (n = 18), this paper demonstrates how protest experience and social media networked and rallied autonomous individuals f…
The Making of a Chinese Head of the Who: A Study of the Media Discourse on Margaret Chan's Contest for the who Director-Generalship and its Implications for the Collective Memory of Sars
In 2003, Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, former Director of Health of the Hong Kong government, was criticized for her unsatisfactory performance in handling the SARS outbreak. But three years later, she was celebrated for her success in the contest for the WHO director-generalship. How was she transformed from an incompetent official into an "honor winner" for China and Hong Kong? In what context was this made possible? How was the collective memory…
The provision of public goods by a local entrepreneurial state: The case of perservation of the Nanyue relics in China
In 1995, relics of the royal palace of the ancient Nanyue kingdom were, for the first time, excavated in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong in south China. As the site is situated at the very business centre of the city, preservation of the relics at the original location would be highly costly. Conflict thus emerged between archaeological consideration and economic calculation. In the end, the Guangzhou municipal government decided t…
Heritage preservation and sustainability of China's development
Under the influence of economic growth theories, the idea of sustainable development has been revised to sustainable economic development. As a result, cultural concern has often given way to economic calculation in the course of development. This has been evident in the case of China, where economic construction has destroyed a number of invaluable heritage sites. Development in China, therefore, may not be sustainable, since the major concern o…
Explaining spontaneous occupation: Antecedents, contingencies and spaces in the Umbrella Movement
This paper examines the antecedent and contingent causes sparking the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong. Spurred by two contingent events generating pre-emptive and backlash mobilization, the movement is a spontaneous transformation of the staged Occupy Central campaign. Based on an onsite survey (n = 1681) and in-depth interviews (n = 18), this paper demonstrates how protest experience and social media networked and rallied autonomous individuals f…
Heritage preservation and sustainability of China's development
Under the influence of economic growth theories, the idea of sustainable development has been revised to sustainable economic development. As a result, cultural concern has often given way to economic calculation in the course of development. This has been evident in the case of China, where economic construction has destroyed a number of invaluable heritage sites. Development in China, therefore, may not be sustainable, since the major concern o…
The provision of public goods by a local entrepreneurial state: The case of perservation of the Nanyue relics in China
In 1995, relics of the royal palace of the ancient Nanyue kingdom were, for the first time, excavated in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong in south China. As the site is situated at the very business centre of the city, preservation of the relics at the original location would be highly costly. Conflict thus emerged between archaeological consideration and economic calculation. In the end, the Guangzhou municipal government decided t…
Heritage preservation and sustainability of China's development
Under the influence of economic growth theories, the idea of sustainable development has been revised to sustainable economic development. As a result, cultural concern has often given way to economic calculation in the course of development. This has been evident in the case of China, where economic construction has destroyed a number of invaluable heritage sites. Development in China, therefore, may not be sustainable, since the major concern o…
The Making of a Chinese Head of the Who: A Study of the Media Discourse on Margaret Chan's Contest for the who Director-Generalship and its Implications for the Collective Memory of Sars
In 2003, Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, former Director of Health of the Hong Kong government, was criticized for her unsatisfactory performance in handling the SARS outbreak. But three years later, she was celebrated for her success in the contest for the WHO director-generalship. How was she transformed from an incompetent official into an "honor winner" for China and Hong Kong? In what context was this made possible? How was the collective memory…
Explaining spontaneous occupation: Antecedents, contingencies and spaces in the Umbrella Movement
This paper examines the antecedent and contingent causes sparking the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong. Spurred by two contingent events generating pre-emptive and backlash mobilization, the movement is a spontaneous transformation of the staged Occupy Central campaign. Based on an onsite survey (n = 1681) and in-depth interviews (n = 18), this paper demonstrates how protest experience and social media networked and rallied autonomous individuals f…
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · China (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Antecedent (behavioral psychology (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)