Sources of Public Support for the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement in Hong Kong

Localism or Others

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ID12422278
AuthorsKevin Wong (0000-0002-1820-7013, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, corresponding author), Victor Zheng (0000-0001-9640-2204, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Po-San Wan (Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Po‐san Wan (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Year2023
Volume33
Issue147
Pages432-447
Publication date2023-03-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10670564.2023.2187692
OpenAlexW4323666700
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Localism has been conventionally regarded as a major determinant of public support for Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement in 2019. The empirical evidence of the article did not provide support for such a reading. It found that localist orientation was positively correlated with supportive attitude towards the movement, but not correlated with supportive action for the movement, implying that localism had only limited power to motivate Hong Kong citizens to participate in the movement activities. On the other hand, negative attitudes towards Mainland China were found to have contributed to both supportive attitude towards and action for the movement. Localism and anti-Mainland China sentiments are not equivalent. It gives rise to confusion to label the movement a localist social movement based solely on its anti-Mainland elements

China · Localism · Mainland China · Movement (music · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sedition · Sociology · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law

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