Intermediation environments and election in Hong Kong |
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| Authors: | Kuan Hsin‐chi Lau Siu‐kai |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor and Head, Department of Government and Public Administration, and Director of the Universities Service Centre , Chinese University of Hong Kong;2. Professor and Head, Department of Sociology , same University and Associate Director of its Hong Kong Institute of Asia‐Pacific Studies |
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| Abstract: | The new Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held its first election in 1998. Based on data from a post‐election survey, this article charts the pattern of intermediation environments and their impact on electoral participation. An intermediation environment is a network of communicating information or points of view. This study focuses on the environments of primary social networks, secondary associations and the mass media. They are found to be influential in the diffusion of political knowledge and in mobilizing electoral participation. However, the majority of Hong Kong citizens are unembedded in these environments, thereby carrying negative implications for the democratic transition in Hong Kong. |
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