Narratives, Politics, and the Public Sphere - Struggles Over Political Reform in Final Transitional Years in Hong

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Approaches to the Public Sphere 3. Narratives and Politics 4. Methodology 5. Historical Development of the Political Public Sphere in Hong Kong 6. Political-Cultural Context in the Early 1990s 10. The Final Sino-British Battle Over Democratic Reform (1992-94) 8. Discursive Formation (I): Democracy, Romanticism and Cynicism 9. Discursive Formation (II): Stability and Comic-Realism 10. The Changing Public in the Political Process 11. The Romance to Strike Back? 12. Conclusion.

About the author

Agnes S.M. Ku

Summary

Published in 1998, Dr. Ku invites readers to reconsider the contemporary form of politics in terms of the cultural and narrative logics of public discourse. A narrative theory of public credibility is empirically applied through analysis of the narrative contexts surrounding the controversy over governor Patten’s reform proposals in Hong Kong from 1992-1994.

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'[Her] analysis is systematically developed and well crafted.' The China Journal 'Agnes Ku's work reminds readers of the importance of agenda-setting and issue definition in the sphere of politics in general and the politics of reform in particular...this in-depth case study is a good qualitative work and will provide students with an alternative to elite-centric explanations of the politics of reform.' Journal of Asian and African Studies

Product details

• Authors: Agnes S. M. Ku, Agnes S.M. Ku
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781138323162
• ISBN: 978-1-138-32316-2
• No. of pages: 283
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Cultural Studies, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Politics and government, Political science and theory