ISBN:
9781000160796
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 375 Seiten)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.095125
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Housing-China-Hong Kong
;
Social movements-China-Hong Kong..
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Urban Movements: Their Importance in Urban Politics -- The Significance of the Study of Urban Protests in Hong Kong -- Method and Data -- Structure of this Book -- Chapter 2: Theories of Social Movements: A Review of the Literature -- Introduction -- The Classical Perspective on Collective Action -- The Resource Mobilization Perspective -- The Social Construction of Protest -- Toward an Integrated Approach to Collective Action -- Chapter 3: The Changing Political Context in Hong Kong -- Introduction -- The Pre-democracy Stage: 1970-1980 -- The Stage of Transition to Democracy: 1981-1992 -- The Grassroots' Response to the Changing Political Structure in the 1980s -- Recapitulation -- Chapter 4: Public Housing Policy and Urban Minorities -- Introduction -- The Housing Provision Structure in Hong Kong -- Production and Allocation of Public Housing -- Public Housing Policy and Urban Minorities -- The Nature and Management of the Temporary Housing Areas -- Summary -- Chapter 5: A Brief Account of the Trajectory of the ATHA Protest -- Introduction -- The Aged Temporary Housing Areas Issue -- The Rise of the ATHA Protest -- The Actors Involved in the ATHA Protest -- The ATHA Residents -- Summary -- Chapter 6: No Through Road: Limited Political Opportunities for ATHA Residents -- Introduction -- Two Changing Processes in the Political Structure -- Who Cares about the Housing Movement? -- The ATHA Issue and the Actors in the Political Structure -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Every Person Counts: The Political Participation of ATHA Residents -- Introduction -- Forms of Political Participation in the Two ATHAs -- The Social Characteristics of Residents in the Two ATHAs.
