Hong Kong Politics after the National Security Law by Stephan... - 9781032932057

Hong Kong Politics after the National Security LawAutocratization and Its Consequences\nAuthor(s): Stephan Ortmann, Raymond Kwun-Sun Lau, Kenneth Ka-Lok Chan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032932057, 978-1032932057\nSynopsis\nOrtmann, Lau, and Chan together with the contributors provide an innovative assessment of the impact of the National Security Law on Hong Kong politics. The law was introduced by the Chinese government in 2020 and has since fundamentally transformed the political landscape of the former British colony. The book explores how Hong Kong's transformation in governance, law, education, and civil society has amounted to one of the most significant episodes of autocratization in the world in recent years.\n\nEach chapter provides theoretical and methodological approaches to capture the different dimensions of the influence of the National Security Law on Hong Kong politics. The trends discussed i.