Dynamics of Peaceful and Violent Protests in Hong Kong

Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo is Professor at HKU SPACE, Hong Kong. He was President of the Hong Kong Political Science Association from 2014 to 2018.Steven Chung-Fun Hung is Assistant Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong and his research focuses on Hong Kong’s education, politics, and cultural history.Jeff Hai-Chi Loo is a doctoral student at University of Waterloo, Canada, and his research interests include populism, social movement, Taiwan and Hong Kong politics.

• 1. Toward a Comprehensive Framework of Studying Peaceful and Violent Protests.- 2. The Legal and Political Origins of the Extradition Bill.- 3. From Protests in June to the Occupation of Legislative Council on July 1.- 4. The Politics of Policing Protests and Incidents of July 21 and August 31.- 5. National Security and Beijing’s Responses to the Hong Kong Crisis.- 6. Populist Protestors, October 1st Confrontation and Opposition to Anti-mask Law.- 7. Two Final Battles, District Elections, United States and Taiwan.- 8. Conclusion.