RT Article
T1 The rise and ongoing legacy of localism as collective identity in Hong Kong: Resinicisation anxieties and punishment of political dissent in the post-colonial era
JF Punishment & society
VO 23
IS 5
SP 650
OP 674
A1 Adorjan, Michael
A2 Khiatani, Paul Vinod
A2 Chui, Wing Hong
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1781985138
AB China’s new National Security Law, enacted in Hong Kong on 30 June 2020, has amplified widespread concerns among the city’s population regarding the implications of this law. These concerns have at root anxieties related to Hong Kong’s resinicisation, referring to anxieties over Hong Kong's political and economic dependence on mainland China, including loyalty and patriotism towards the motherland. This paper explores these developments in relation to the ongoing legacy of localism, argued to be instilled as a colonial project to help secure the populations’ identification with Hong Kong. Seen as ‘criminals’ from the perspective of mainland Chinese authorities, many of those involved in today's protests (many of whom include young people) see themselves as engaging in legitimate forms of civil disobedience. First explicating the context of Hong Kong's colonial history in order to help make sense of present-day turmoil, we turn to recent trends in arrests related to the protests, as well as evidence of rapidly declining trust in the Hong Kong Police Force, seen by some as increasingly beholden to the interests of mainland China. Implications for these trends going forward are considered, with a discussion of the need for greater attention to colonial histories and post-colonial ramifications.
K1 Post-colonial
K1 Political dissent
K1 Punishment
K1 Resinicisation anxieties
K1 Collective identity
K1 Hong Kong
DO 10.1177/14624745211040308