POLITIKA -- Auual Journal Session 2018-2019
FOREWORD Founded in 1976 at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), POLITIKA is the first and leading academic journal in Hong Kong of its kind edited by university students. POLITIKA is committed to providing a stronger understanding of cutting-edge issues that lie at the nexus of various contemporary political science and international relations debates.
from other similar agencies worldwide. In the third part, past articles written by our session would be reviewed. The articles comprise many different topics. Seeds of a Global Conflict? The Russian-Ukrainian Naval Clash: A Compact Analysis , first published in late 2018, analyse the tension between Ukraine and Russia. Que Sera, Sera, What May be, Maybe: The Implications of the Brexit vote on Britain and Beyond , so as Understanding Britain’s Westminster System through Brexit, were written in early 2019, both concerning the Brexit dilemma, but understanding the issue via different perspectives. Understanding the Presidential System of the United States through the Federal Government Shutdown 2018-2019, also written in 2019, discuss the US Presidential System using a Question and Answering method.
In recent decades, the notion of social mobilisation has spanned from civil society to state-initiated attempts, and from liberal democracies to authoritarian states. Whether as a free expression of thought, or a strategy to stabilise a toppling regime, the notion has manifested in a wide spectrum of phenomena. In light of this, we have set the theme on ‘Social Mobilisation’ to explore this rich topic and the implications it holds for the future. We are honoured to invite Dr. Krzysztof Sliwinski, Dr. Setsuko Matsuzawa and Professor Suisheng Zhao as our contributors this year. In Securitization of Hong Kong Politics: Debate on electoral reform and civil disobedience of 2014, Occupying Central, or Umbrella Movement in 2014, is discussed by taking the Chinese factor in full consideration. In Political Opportunities and Alliance-Making: A Case of Environmental Mobilization in China, the more wide-spread social mobilisation due to environmental activism is considered, especially in the case of China, having Nu River anti-dam activism as a case study. Last but not least, in The State as the Mobilizer and De-mobilizer in China’s Nationalist Protests , the nationalist dilemma in China has been analysed by looking into the changing state’s choice of attitude in different events.
Apart from the featured articles, a functional review of our session’s past events would be made, along with the truthful words of all our Executive Committee members in the session. It is hoped that the Annual Journal can stimulate your interest in the covered topics and enable you to know more about our Association. It would be our biggest pleasure for you to find it an enjoyable read. Editor-in-Chief Meredith H. M. YIP Politics and Public Administration Association
SSS HKUSU
In the second part, two commentaries on recent and significant issues is discussed. The Impact of Education on Social Mobility of Young People in Hong Kong considered the relationship between education mobility and occupational mobility, which attempts to explain the challenge of social mobility faced by young people in Hong Kong. 「評 — 監 警會的權利與認可」, on the other hand, shed light on the IPCC, by comparing and distinguishing it 4