Five Demands and (Not Quite) Beyond Claim Making and Ideology in Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Bill Movement

This article examines the Anti-Extradition Bill (Anti-ELAB) Movement and uses claim making and claim transformation as a window to look at ideological struggle in Hong Kong. The analysis recounts the emergence of a specific configuration of movement claims: the supplementation of the moderate “Five...

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Published in:Communist and post-communist studies Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 22 - 40
Main Authors: LEE, FRANCIS L. F., TANG, GARY K. Y., YUEN, SAMSON, CHENG, EDMUND W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington University of California Press 01.12.2020
University of California Press, Journals & Digital Publishing Division
Subjects:
Activists
Cooperation
Demonstrations & protests
Extradition
Ideological struggle
Ideology
Independence
Legitimacy
Political activism
Radicalism
Social activism
SPECIAL SECTION ON HONG KONG PROTESTS
Transformation
Hong Kong China
China
ISSN:0967-067X, 1873-6920
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Summary:This article examines the Anti-Extradition Bill (Anti-ELAB) Movement and uses claim making and claim transformation as a window to look at ideological struggle in Hong Kong. The analysis recounts the emergence of a specific configuration of movement claims: the supplementation of the moderate “Five Demands” with the abstract slogan “Revolution of Our Times” and other, more radical demands. The development of the configuration is explained by the strategic interactions among movement actors, the state, and perceived political opportunities. The configuration is also treated as symptomatic of the situation in which “One Country, Two Systems” has lost its legitimacy and independence remains a perceived impossibility.
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ISSN:0967-067X
1873-6920
DOI:10.1525/j.postcomstud.2020.53.4.22