Essays about: "Pro-Democracy Protests"

Found 4 essays containing the words Pro-Democracy Protests.

1. 1. ‘A Taste of democracy’: Burmese Conception of Democracy in the Aftermath of the Coup

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Nitya Jadeja; [2022-11-03]
   Keywords : Democratic Theory; Military Coup; Myanmar; National League for Democracy; Pro-Democracy Protests; Tatmadaw;

   Abstract : In November 2020, the National League for Democracy, headed by Aung San Suu Kyi, won a landslide victory in the national elections in Myanmar. On February 1, 2021, before the first session of the parliament could convene, the military, known as the Tatmadaw, staged a coup and ousted the democratically elected government. READ MORE

3. 2. Hong Kong in Transition : The Hong Kong identity and value change in relation to the pro-democracy protests of 2003-2020

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jessika Larsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Hong Kong; Identity; Localism; Democracy; Protests; Social movement; China;

   Abstract : The importance of protecting democracy and free speech in the world has never been moreparamount than in a time like now, when pro-democracy and independence movements areon the rise and democracy is declining. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the potentialstrengthening of the local identity in Hong Kong in relation to the 21st centurypro-democratic protests and the postmaterialist generation. READ MORE

4. 3. Close to Home: The Effect of Proximity to Violent Protests on Hong Kong's 2019 Electoral Outcomes

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Matilda Fors; Andrea Schmidt; [2020]
   Keywords : democracy; election; Hong Kong 2019 pro-democracy protests; proximity; violent protests;

   Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the effect of violent pro-democracy protests on electoral support for pro-democracy candidates in the case of Hong Kong's 2019 District Council election. More specifically, we estimate the size of an effect resting on three theoretically and contextually informed microfoundations: violence in protests, geographical proximity of protests to voters' homes, and temporal proximity of protests to election day. READ MORE

5. 4. Politicians for Rent: An Investigation of the Financial Value of Rent Seeking Activities in Hong Kong

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jacob Lange; Martin Lans; [2020]
   Keywords : Rent seeking; Hong Kong; Protests; HKEX; Macrofinance;

   Abstract : The 2019 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong brought about a period of political turmoil in the city-state, with considerable effects on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In this paper, we use stock market data to investigate the degree to which investors have reassessed their valuations of rent seeking activities following the protests. READ MORE