Introduction and methodology : containing contention in Hong Kong and Singapore -- Modernization and the political process model -- Depoliticization and the rise of social protest in Hong Kong during the 1970s -- Expanding political opportunities and limiting institutional structures in Singapore -- Ruling elite groups in Hong Kong during the 1970s : positive non-interventionism and the rise of contention -- Ruling elite groups in Singapore : strength through cohesion -- Oppositional groups in Hong Kong : the right to protest -- Oppositional groups in Singapore : contention denied -- Comparing ruling elite strategies in Hong Kong and Singapore : implications for the future
Summary
Explains the changing pattern of contentious politics in the democratization process of the two city-states Singapore and Hong Kong. This book explores the causal connections between popular contention and democratization by applying a multi-disciplinary approach, using theoretical insights from the political sciences, sociology and psychology
