Politics and Public Administration Association SSS HKUSU
CONTENTS FOREWORD
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MAIN THEME: SOCIAL MOBILISATION Securitization of Hong Kong Politics: Debate on electoral reform and civil disobedience of 2014 Dr. Krzysztof Sliwinski
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Political Opportunities and Alliance-Making: A Case of Environmental Mobilization in China Dr. Setsuko Matsuzawa
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The State as the Mobilizer and De-mobilizer in China’s Nationalist Protests Professor Suisheng Zhao
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COMMENTARY 「評 — 監警會的權利與認可」 余曉晴 社會科學學士 二年級
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The Impact of Education on Social Mobility of Young People in Hong Kong Ng Tsun On, BSocSc II
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PAST ARTICLES Seeds of a Global Conflict? The Russian-Ukrainian Naval Clash: A Compact Analysis Tam So Yin, BSocSc (Govt&Laws) II
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Que Sera, Sera, What May be, Maybe: The Implications of the Brexit vote on Britain and Beyond Tam So Yin, BSocSc (Govt&Laws) II
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Understanding Britain’s Westminster System through Brexit Tam So Yin, BSocSc (Govt&Laws) II
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Understanding the Presidential System of the United States through the Federal Government Shutdown 2018-2019 Tam So Yin, BSocSc (Govt&Laws) II
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FUNCTIONS REVIEW
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EXECUTIVE REMARKS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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