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"From the Battle for Democracy to the Battle for Hong Kong": John Tsang and the Rise of Localism ... Luk, K. Y. S. (2018). "From the Battle for Democracy to ... Jumptonavigation MainmenuHome About Browse Collections Theses&Dissertations SearchCollections DigitalCollections YouarehereHome›Top-levelcollection›HonorsThesesBacktotop "FromtheBattleforDemocracytotheBattleforHongKong":JohnTsangandtheRiseofLocalism SearchforthispublicationonGoogleScholar Luk,K.Y.S.(2018)."FromtheBattleforDemocracytotheBattleforHongKong":JohnTsangandtheRiseofLocalism.Retrievedfromhttps://doi.org/10.14418/wes01.1.1704 /islandora/object/ir%3A1664/datastream/PDF/view HongKongwashandedovertoChinafromBritishcolonialrulein1997under"OneCountry,TwoSystems,"aconstitutionalarrangementthatensuredthecity'sseparateexecutive,legislative,legalandeconomicsystemsfromChina.Sincethehandover,democratsofthecityhavesoughttoexpandthegovernment'srepresentationtofulfilltheBasicLaw's(aconstitutionaldocumentdraftedinaccordanceto"OneCountry,TwoSystems")promiseforpeopletoenjoytherightstoelecttheirChiefExecutive—thecity'sleader—andthelegislature.TheireffortsculminatedintheUmbrellaMovementin2014,ademocraticmovementthatdemanded"genuineuniversalsuffrage"fortheChiefExecutive.IarguethattheUmbrellaMovementbecameasmuchalocalistprojectconcernedwithidentitycreationasitwasademocraticmovement,asitcreatedforHongKonganewcivicidentityalongsidedemandsfortheuniversalsuffrageofthecity'sleader.Inthewakeofthemovement,democratsadoptedalocalistoutlookandbecamemoreconcernedwithprotectingHongKong'sidentity,whicheffectivelytransformedtheirpreviousfightfordemocracyintoalargerstruggletoprotectthelocalidentity.Atthistime,newnarrativesoftheHongKongidentitypervadedsocietyandevencompetedwiththedominanceoftheUmbrellaMovement'scivicidentity.IntheChiefExecutiveelectioncampaignin2017,thefirstsincetheUmbrellaMovementfailedtoachievebreakthroughsinelectoralreforms,thecandidateJohnTsangreceivedthemostsupportfromdemocratsinthecitydespitehisconservativeviewsondemocraticdevelopment.IarguethatJohnTsang'spopularityamongdemocratswasemblematicofthecity'swidershiftfromthe"battlefordemocracytothebattleforHongKong."Duringthecampaign,TsangproducedacompellingrepresentationofHongKongthatsuccessfullyappealedtodemocratswithoutnecessarilyinvokingtheirdemocraticclaims.Thisthesis,therefore,attemptstounderstandTsang'srisebychartingthedevelopmentoflocalismsinceitsbeginningsin2006to2017,whentheChiefExecutiveelectiontranspired. Details Location WesleyanUniversityLibrary,WesleyanUniversity,Middletown,CT,06422,USA Title "FromtheBattleforDemocracytotheBattleforHongKong":JohnTsangandtheRiseofLocalism Author KayYuiStefanLuk ThesisAdvisor StephenAngle PeterRutland Extent 183 Dates 2018-04-15 Dates 2018 Genre theses Dissertation/Thesis Type text Language eng Copyright InCopyright–Non-CommercialUsePermitted(InC-NC) Notes 2018 OldURL:https://wesscholar.wesleyan.edu/etd_hon_theses/2038 Degree BachelorofArtswithDepartmentalHonors DegreeDiscipline CollegeofSocialStudies DOI https://doi.org/10.14418/wes01.1.1704 Backtotop