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Tang, Kin Yat Gary. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 215-231). ; Abstract also in Chinese. ; Table of content ; TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.I ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.IV ; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS --- p.V ; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES --- p.VII ; ABSTRACT --- p.IX ; Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 ; Research Background and Objective --- p.1 ; Research Design --- p.4 ; Research Significance --- p.5 ; Plan of Dissertation --- p.7 ; Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- ELECTORAL COORDINATION: BACKGROUND OF FURTHER EXPLORATION --- p.9 ; What is the Pro-democracy Camp? --- p.9 ; Electoral Coordination in a Competitive Authoritarian Regime --- p.13 ; Literature Review: Factors behind Performance of Electoral Coordination --- p.23 ; Summary --- p.32 ; Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- THEORY AND HYPOTHESES --- p.33 ; What is Electoral Coordination? Conceptualization and Operationalization of Dependent Variables --- p.33 ; Identifying Independent Variables --- p.38 ; Further Analytical Dimensions --- p.47 ; Research Method --- p.51 ; Summary --- p.52 ; Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- 1998 & 2000 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS --- p.54 ; Background of Elections --- p.54 ; Candidate Lists --- p.62 ; Electoral Platform --- p.64 ; Practice of Vote Division --- p.68 ; Election Forum at Mass Media --- p.73 ; Summary --- p.81 ; Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- 2004 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION --- p.84 ; Background of Election --- p.84 ; Background of Strategic Coordination --- p.90 ; Strategic Coordination and Mission of The pro-democracy camp --- p.92 ; Decision-Making Mechanism of Strategic Coordination --- p.94 ; Result of Strategic Coordination --- p.95 ; Summary --- p.122 ; Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- 2008 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION --- p.125 ; Background of Election --- p.125 ; Candidate Lists --- p.133 ; Electoral Platforms --- p.136 ; Practice of Vote Division --- p.141 ; Electoral Forum in Mass Media --- p.144 ; Dispute about Support of Anson Chan --- p.152 ; Summary --- p.153 ; Chapter ...

Ng King Sau. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-147). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.iii ; 論文摘要 --- p.iv ; Acknowledgements --- p.v-vi ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction ; Chapter 1.1 --- Research Background --- p.1-3 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Research Questions --- p.3-5 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significance --- p.5-7 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Overview of the Research --- p.7-9 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review ; Chapter 2.1 --- Definition of Civil Society --- p.10-16 ; Chapter 2.2 --- The Idea of Global Civil Society --- p.16-19 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Development of Chinese Civil Society --- p.19-23 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Development of Global Civil Society in China --- p.23-26 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Analytical Framework and Methodology ; Chapter 3.1 --- Structural Level of Analysis --- p.21-29 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Organizational Level of Analysis --- p.29-33 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Individual Level of Analysis --- p.33-34 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Definition of Culture --- p.34-40 ; Chapter 3.5 --- Methodology --- p.40-45 ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Global Civil Society: The case of Greenpeace ; Chapter 4.1. --- A History of Greenpeace --- p.46-47 ; Chapter 4.2. --- The Mission of Greenpeace --- p.47 ; Chapter 4.3 --- The Resources of Greenpeace --- p.48-49 ; Chapter 4.4. --- Organizational Structure of Greenpeace: a M-form organization --- p.49-52 ; Chapter 4.5. --- Global Strategy of Greenpeace --- p.52-56 ; Chapter 4.6 --- Background of Establishment of China Office --- p.56-57 ; Chapter 4.7 --- Greenpeace China I: An Introduction to the Hong Kong Unit --- p.57-58 ; Chapter 4.8 --- Greenpeace China II: An Introduction to the Beijing Unit --- p.58-60 ; Chapter 4.9 --- Greenpeace China III: An Introduction to the Guangzhou Unit --- p.60-62 ; Chapter 4.10 --- Conclusion --- p.62-63 ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- Guangzhou Unit: Process and Mechanisms of Cultural Diffusion ; Chapter 5.1 --- Structural Level of Analysis: An Introduction of Guangzhou --- ...

Introduction -- The Conceptualisation of Mothering -- Sociological Imagination and Psychological Sensitivities: Research Methods Matter -- Growing-up as a Girl: Experiences across Three Generations -- From 'Liberated Woman', 'Virtuous Wife and Good Mother' to Full-time Mother -- Intergenerational Transmissions across Three Generations of Women -- Discussion and Conclusion.

The study of Chinese labour politics has returned to the centre of scholarly interest as China has increasingly become involved in global production and trade. As the incidence of labour dispute and workers' strikes continued to soar, ubiquitous cases of labour rights abuse have been widely reported by international media and academics. The literature of Marxist international political economy has long predicted the insurgency of the Chinese working class resulting from rising inequality, global capital movement and labour division. In contrast, traditional Chinese labour studies are inconclusive as to whether the Chinese working class has gained enough class consciousness to become a cohesive agent for social and political change. This research examines how rising economic, social and political inequalities have impacted on the Chinese working class's agency. The research shifts the focus from top-down structural analysis to workers' agency itself, with an emphasis on their cognitive strength. The research was undertaken via a two-case comparative study of the Chinese working class in four megacities and four smaller cities. Data came mostly from statistics and field interviews. This two-case comparative study concludes that, overall, the Chinese working class had a weak behavioural strength, as manifested by inconsistent wildcat-style strikes, which had no clear political strategies. This research also concludes that the working class's cognitive agency is weak and conservative, as manifested by a weak class identification, their poor understanding of democracy, their low willingness to participate in collective action, and their weak sense of class solidarity. I argue that inequalities and capital movement do not have a simple and unidirectional relationship with the working class's collective agency. On the one hand, inequalities and capital movement can arouse the working class's behavioural strength quickly. On the other hand, workers' cognitive strength is more inert and does not correspond neatly to these two factors. The research findings show that the megacities are more economically developed, with higher inequalities, but with considerably weaker and more conservative working class agency; whereas the smaller cities are less economically developed, with lower inequalities, but with less weak and conservative working class agency. The addition of cognitive strength as a new dimension of working class study provides a pluralist analytical framework for the study of Chinese labour. The new Chinese working class are better educated and more individualised with three main characteristics - occupation-based, precarious, and conservative - which distinguish them from the older generations of workers who had a clear group identification, such as the SOE workers in the 1990s, and the rural migrant workers in the 2000s. These theoretical and empirical findings open up possibilities of new strategies for effective labour organisation that should be considered by labour NGOs, civil society and the government. These players not only need to manage the working class action carefully, but also need to better understand the workers' complex cognitive situations.

Chan Chi Yuen. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 246-265). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Acknowledgements --- p.i ; Table of Contents --- p.iii ; Abstract --- p.vii ; Chapter Chapter 1: --- Politics of Political Accountability in Hong Kong 一 The Research Puzzle and Questions --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- "Research Puzzle: Different Conception of ""Political Accountability""?" --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Research Questions and Design --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Study --- p.6 ; Chapter Chapter 2: --- The Concept of Accountability - the Normative and Theoretical Issues --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Accountability - Ideals and Actualities --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Why Political Accountability? The Ideal of Rendering Account --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.2.1 --- The need of limited government --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.2.2 --- Concept of Accountability - a Kind of Political Control --- p.15 ; Chapter 2.2.3 --- "Rendering Account - Information, Reason and Sanctions" --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Representation and Accountable Government: a Comparative Approach --- p.20 ; Chapter 2.4 --- The Desirability of Accountability - the Tactful Balance --- p.25 ; Chapter 2.5 --- The Limitation of Accountability - Informational Barrier --- p.34 ; Chapter Chapter 3: --- The Concept of Accountability 一 the Organizational Issues --- p.37 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Structural Components of Accountability --- p.37 ; Chapter 3.2 --- The Formal Organizational Components of Democratic Accountability --- p.40 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Vertical and Horizontal Accountability --- p.43 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Typology of Accountability --- p.46 ; Chapter 3.4.1 --- Classical dichotomy of political and administrative accountability --- p.46 ; Chapter 3.4.2 --- Political Accountability ´ؤ Vertical Accountability Agents --- p.49 ; Chapter 3.4.2.1 --- Elections/ Electoral sanctions --- p.51 ; Chapter 3.4.2.2 --- Other Popular Mechanisms --- p.57 ; Chapter 3.4.2.2.1 --- Pressure groups --- p.57 ...

Li, Ho Fai. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-117). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Acknowledgements --- p.i ; English and Chinese Abstracts --- p.ii ; List of Contents --- p.iv ; "Index of tables, figures, and diagrams" --- p.vi ; Lists of abbreviations and acronyms --- p.vii ; Notes --- p.ix ; Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Research Background and Research Question --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Methodology --- p.3 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significance --- p.5 ; Chapter 1.4 --- "Theoretical Frameworks, Central Arguments and Organization of the Thesis" --- p.6 ; Chapter 2. --- Theoretical Frameworks and Literature Review --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Historical Institutionalism --- p.8 ; Chapter 2.2 --- The Study of Heritage Conservation --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.3 --- The Study of Civil Society --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Political Economy of Built Heritage Conservation --- p.14 ; Chapter 2.5 --- State-Civil Society Relations in Post-Independence Malaysia --- p.16 ; Chapter 3. --- "Case Study of George Town in Penang, Malaysia (1957-2008)" --- p.24 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Genesis of George Town as a British Colonial Town --- p.24 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Development of George Town in 1950s-1970s --- p.25 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Development of George Town in 1980s-2008 --- p.32 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Updates of Development of George Town since 2008 --- p.60 ; Chapter 4. --- "Analysis of the case of George Town in Penang, Malaysia" --- p.66 ; Chapter 4.1 --- A Path of Institutional Change towards Heritage Conservation --- p.67 ; Chapter 4.2 --- Structural Basis for Civil Society-state Synergy --- p.69 ; Chapter 4.3 --- Conceptualizing the Constructability of Civil society-state Synergy --- p.77 ; Chapter 4.4 --- "Identification of ""Critical Juncture"" in the Developmental Path" --- p.82 ; Chapter 4.5 --- Sustainability of Civil society-state Synergy --- p.83 ; Chapter 5. --- Conclusion and Discussion --- p.88 ; Chapter 5.1 --- Brief Review of the ...

Chung, Lok Wai. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 254-271). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract / --- p.i ; Acknowledgments/ --- p.iii ; Table of Content / --- p.iv ; List of Tables / --- p.ix ; Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1. --- Theoretical background --- p.2 ; Chapter 2. --- Research questions --- p.6 ; Chapter 3. --- Explanatory Variables and Hypothesis: --- p.7 ; Chapter 4. --- Main Findings --- p.9 ; Chapter 5. --- Research methodology --- p.10 ; Chapter 6. --- Research significance --- p.11 ; Chapter 7. --- Structure of the thesis --- p.12 ; Chapter Chapter One: --- Literature Review --- p.15 ; Chapter 1. --- Debate between ideas and interests in International Relations --- p.16 ; Chapter 1.1. --- Conceptualization --- p.17 ; Chapter 1.2. --- How idea affects policy: three pathways? --- p.19 ; Chapter 1.3. --- Interest matter? --- p.20 ; Chapter 1.4. --- How is it formed? --- p.22 ; Chapter 1.5. --- End of idealism and rationalism debate? --- p.23 ; Chapter 2. --- Debate between epistemic community with other communities --- p.28 ; Chapter 2.1. --- How expert group works --- p.31 ; Chapter 2.1.1. --- Uncertainty --- p.31 ; Chapter 2.1.2. --- Cause and effect relationships --- p.32 ; Chapter 2.1.3. --- Define self-interests --- p.33 ; Chapter 2.1.4. --- Formulate policy --- p.33 ; Chapter 2.2. --- Difference between epistemic community with other groups --- p.33 ; Chapter 2.3. --- How to affect policy --- p.35 ; Chapter 2.4. --- Transnational Advocacy Network --- p.38 ; Chapter 2.4.1. --- What is network --- p.38 ; Chapter 2.4.2. --- What is transnationalism --- p.40 ; Chapter 2.4.3. --- What is transnational advocacy network? --- p.42 ; Chapter 2.4.4. --- How Transnational Advocacy Network works? --- p.44 ; Chapter 2.4.5. --- What conditions do advocacy networks have influence? --- p.46 ; Chapter 3. --- Application to the North Korea case --- p.47 ; Chapter Chapter Two: --- North Korea Economy: General Review and Trend ...

Tsui, Sing Yan Eric. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-145). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 1. --- Concern on State-Business Relations ; Introduction: Political Debates on State-Business Relations ; Theorietical Debates on State-Business Relations ; Cipher State Models ; Guardian State Models ; Partisan State Models ; Theories on Hong Kong´ةs Situation ; Synarchy and Administrative Absorption ; Boundary Politics and Bureaucratic Politics ; Overview ; Chapter Chapter 2. --- Power and Network ; The Problem of Power ; Dahl and his Critics ; Power and Networks ; "Power, Brokerage and Closure" ; Centrality and Power ; Lessons from Social Capital Studies ; Brokerage and Closure as Indicators of Power ; Conclusions ; Chapter Chapter 3. --- Methodology and Research Design ; Concepts of the Study ; Data Collection and Research Design ; Executive Council as Decision Making Network ; Measuring Social Linkages ; "Measuring Brokerage, Closure and Power" ; Assessing the Business Community ; Comparing State and Business Power ; Chapter Chapter 4. --- Research Findings ; The Network of Executive Councilors ; The Network of HSIC firms ; HSIC firms´ةs representative in Executive Council ; Comparing the Power of the State and Prominent Business ; Summary of Findings ; Chapter Chapter 5. --- State-Business Relations from 1982 to 1988: On the Edge of Transformations ; Findings in the Period ; Events in the Period ; The Problem of Political Future ; Beijing-Business Relations ; Localization of the Business Community ; Impacts of the Events ; Impacts from the role of Sovereigns ; Impacts from Localization of the Business Sector ; Summary ; Chapter Chapter 6. --- State-Business Relations from 1989 to 1996: Transition and Transformations ; Findings in the Period ; Events in the Period ; Changes in British Policy ; The Strengthening of Beijing-Business Alliance ; Impacts of the Events ; The Pushing Effect of London´ةs Policies ; The Pulling ...

Chan Chi Kan. ; "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2007-2008, design report." ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter 1.0 --- Synopsis --- p.5 ; Chapter 2.0 --- Research studies - City scale --- p.6 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Review of industrial development in Hong Kong ; Chapter 2.2 --- Location of current industrial fabric ; Chapter 3.0 --- Research studies - Building scale --- p.8 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Typology of industrial buildings in Hong Kong ; Chapter 4.0 --- Research studies - Industry in Hong Kong --- p.9 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Traditional industry ; Chapter 4.2 --- OBM and ODM industry ; Chapter 5.0 --- Importance of flatted factory --- p.11 ; Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction of flatted factory ; Chapter 5.2 --- Occurrcncc of flatted factory ; Chapter 5.3 --- Comparison of flatted factory and Mark ; Chapter 5.4 --- Architectural quality of flatted factory ; Chapter 6.0 --- Case Study - Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings --- p.17 ; Chapter 6.1 --- Lingotto Factory ; Chapter 6.2 --- Tate Modern ; Chapter 6.3 --- Apartment building gasometer ; Chapter 6.4 --- "Beijing, Factory 798" ; Chapter 7.0 --- Establishment of thesis statement --- p.21 ; Chapter 7.1 --- Political point of view ; Chapter 7.2 --- Conservation point of view ; Chapter 7.3 --- Summary of thesis statement ; Chapter 8.0 --- Experimental site --- p.24 ; Chapter 8.1 --- Introduction of San Po Kong as experimental site ; Chapter 8.2 --- History of site ; Chapter 8.3 --- Current situation of site ; Chapter 8.4 --- Current condition of site ; Chapter 8.5 --- Current condition of existing building ; Chapter 9.0 --- Derivation of program --- p.31 ; Chapter 9.1 --- New program in San Po Kong ; Chapter 9.2 --- Case study of Fontanian ; Chapter 9.3 --- Case study of Hong Kong Jockcy Club Creative art centre ; Chapter 10.0 --- Key issues of design --- p.34 ; Chapter 10.1 --- Vision for future ; Chapter 10.2 --- Idea of publicncss ; Chapter 10.3 --- ...

Tang, Li. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 130-137). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Subaltern Public Sphere --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.1.1 --- Public Sphere: Liberal Model --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.1.2 --- Criticism on Unitary Public Sphere --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.1.3 --- Subaltern Public Sphere --- p.12 ; Chapter 2.1.4 --- Criteria for Subaltern Public Sphere --- p.14 ; Chapter 2.1.5 --- External Parties --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.1.6 --- Public Sphere in the Cyberspace --- p.17 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Public Sphere in Contemporary China --- p.19 ; Chapter 2.2.1 --- Application of the Concept of Public Sphere in China --- p.19 ; Chapter 2.2.2 --- Dominant Public Sphere in China --- p.21 ; Chapter 2.2.3 --- Subaltern Groups in China --- p.23 ; Chapter 2.2.4 --- Subaltern Public Spheres in Chinese Cyberspace --- p.25 ; Chapter 2.2.5 --- HBV Carriers Group and the Forum --- p.28 ; Chapter 3 --- Research Design --- p.32 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Overall Conceptual Framework --- p.32 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Research Questions --- p.33 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Research Methods --- p.36 ; Chapter 3.3.1 --- Textual Analysis --- p.36 ; Chapter 3.3.2 --- Interviews --- p.39 ; Chapter 4 --- Brief Overview of the Forum --- p.43 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Overall Development --- p.43 ; Chapter 4.2 --- Structure --- p.46 ; Chapter 4.3 --- Users --- p.50 ; Chapter 5 --- Empowerment on the Discursive Level --- p.53 ; Chapter 5.1 --- Characteristics of the Forum --- p.53 ; Chapter 5.1.1 --- Alternative Topic --- p.53 ; Chapter 5.1.2 --- Alternative Information of HBV --- p.54 ; Chapter 5.1.3 --- Discourse of Self-Narrative --- p.59 ; Chapter 5.1.4 --- Forum Accessibility --- p.61 ; Chapter 5.1.5 --- Relative Equality --- p.62 ; Chapter 5.2 --- Rhetoric of Innocence --- p.64 ; Chapter 5.2.1 --- Attribution of the Spread of HBV --- p.65 ; Chapter 5.2.2 --- Attribution of Discrimination --- p.68 ; Chapter 5.3 --- ...

Chan Chun Kit. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 248-255). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.i ; Acknowledgements --- p.v ; Content --- p.vi ; List of Charts and Tables --- p.xii ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction: The Change of Attitude --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Research Background and Research Question --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Theoretical Framework --- p.3 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significance --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Plan of the Thesis --- p.7 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review: Concerning Political Participation and Emigration --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.9 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Emigration --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.2.1 --- Literature of Emigration --- p.10 ; Chapter 2.2.2 --- Emigration in Hong Kong --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.2.3 --- Lesson from the Emigration Literature --- p.15 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Political Participation --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.3.1 --- Meaning of Political Participation --- p.16 ; Chapter 2.3.2 --- The Culturalist Theory --- p.19 ; Chapter 2.3.3 --- Political Participation in Hong Kong --- p.22 ; Chapter 2.3.4 --- Limitations of Culturalist Theory --- p.25 ; Chapter 2.4 --- An Alternative Approach: Hirschman's theory --- p.27 ; Chapter 2.4.1 --- Introduction to Hirschman's Theory --- p.28 ; Chapter 2.4.2 --- Relationship between Exit and Voice --- p.29 ; Chapter 2.4.3 --- The Idea of Loyalty --- p.30 ; Chapter 2.4.4 --- Amendment and Critiques of Hirschman's Original Theory --- p.32 ; Chapter 2.4.5 --- Other Literatures of Loyalty and Loyalty in Hong Kong --- p.39 ; Chapter 2.4.6 --- The Different Role of Loyalty between Hirschman´ةs Literature and Cultualist Theory --- p.41 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Conclusion --- p.42 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Historical Review: Acting between Exit and Voice --- p.44 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.44 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Push Factors --- p.45 ; Chapter 3.2.1 --- Political Situation before 1997 --- p.45 ; Chapter 3.2.2 --- Economic Situation before 1997 --- p.47 ...

Despite the differences in our cultural, economic, and political systems China and Australia are societies sharing rapidly urbanising futures. This presents significant challenges for urban planning, placemaking, and the sustainability of livable, urban communities. Using Chongqing as a case study, metaPLACE is an experimental project investigating how participatory urban media (large and small interactive screens, installations, façades, and devices) can act as a co-designed interface between diverse community, industry, and government stakeholders. The empirical data gathered from a co-design workshop held in Chongqing in 2019 indicates there are a range of opportunities and concerns related to equitable placemaking, the environment, the nature of interfaces and participation, ownership and management of data, large and small screens, and cultural and generational considerations. Our critical and comparative analysis of the research design and cultural factors influencing the co-design process, reveal deficiencies in widely accepted models of user experience design and design process used across industry and design research. This has significant implications for transcultural and interdisciplinary co-design and the establishment of a viable Sino-Australian design ecosystem.

Leung, Ka Kuen. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 167-180). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Chapter Chapter 1 - --- Introduction --- p.1 ; The Global Rise of Internet Independent Media --- p.1 ; Hong Kong - The Rise of Internet Activism --- p.4 ; Direction of the Study --- p.6 ; Structure of the Thesis --- p.9 ; Chapter Chapter 2 - --- Literature Review --- p.11 ; Radical Democracy Citizenship --- p.11 ; Citizens' Media as Political Space --- p.17 ; Transition from Radio to Internet Radio --- p.23 ; Chapter Chapter 3 - --- "Hong Kong Civil Society, Citizenship and Radio Industry" --- p.31 ; Hong Kong Civil Society and Citizenship --- p.31 ; The Political Inclination of Hong Kong Radio Broadcasting --- p.35 ; Chapter Chapter 4 - --- Research Design and Methods --- p.40 ; One-Case Design --- p.40 ; Research Questions --- p.41 ; Research Methods --- p.42 ; Chapter Chapter 5 - --- The Denial of Radio Broadcast Rights in Hong Kong --- p.48 ; Government Control of Broadcasting Policies --- p.49 ; Powerlessness of the Political Society --- p.51 ; Failed Promise of the Mainstream Media --- p.54 ; Chapter Chapter 6 - --- The Rise of PRHK as Political Struggle --- p.57 ; The Emergence of Internet Politics in 2003 --- p.58 ; Anti-Tung Solidarity: Continuation of People Power --- p.62 ; Internet Radio as Hot Property from 2003 to 2004 --- p.65 ; Action-Reaction: Internet Radio as Transitional Project --- p.68 ; Chapter Chapter 7 - --- PRHK as Radical Democratic Media Association --- p.72 ; PRHK as Participatory Citizens' Media --- p.72 ; PRHK as Self-managed Media Association --- p.84 ; Chapter Chapter 8 - --- PRHK as Radical Democratic Media Site --- p.98 ; Positioning of PRHK Media Operation --- p.98 ; Independent Internet Radio Programs --- p.113 ; Citizens Matter More Than the Platform --- p.123 ; Chapter Chapter 9 - --- Conclusion and Discussion --- p.129 ; Summary of Findings --- p.129 ; Broader Implications --- p.134 ; Limitations of the ...

Lui, Hor Yan Joyce. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-184). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; English Abstract --- p.i ; Chinese Abstract --- p.iii ; Acknowledgements --- p.v ; List of Tables --- p.vi ; List of Figures --- p.vii ; Table of Contents --- p.viii ; Chapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Research Area and Objectives --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Background and Conceptual Framework --- p.2 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Research --- p.6 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Research Methodology --- p.9 ; Chapter 1.5 --- Chapter Organization --- p.9 ; Chapter Chapter Two: --- Hong Kong in the Midst of its Transformation --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.1 --- A State of Euphoria: Prelude to the Crisis --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Post 1997 Crisis --- p.18 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Development of Social Security in Hong Kong --- p.20 ; Chapter 2.4 --- The Paradox --- p.26 ; Chapter Chapter Three: --- Welfare Debate --- p.28 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Social Democratic Welfare Regimes --- p.29 ; Chapter 3.1.1 --- Essential Characteristics --- p.29 ; Chapter 3.1.2 --- The Rise and Fall of the Welfare State --- p.30 ; Chapter 3.2 --- The New Right --- p.31 ; Chapter 3.3 --- The Social Development Approach as an Alternative --- p.34 ; Chapter Chapter Four: --- Governments' Responses in the West --- p.39 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Workfare Programs Gaining Currency --- p.39 ; Chapter 4.1.1 --- Origin and Development of Workfare Programs in the West --- p.41 ; Chapter 4.1.2 --- Debates in the Rhetoric of Workfare --- p.44 ; Chapter 4.1.2.1 --- Mandatory versus Voluntary --- p.45 ; Chapter 4.1.2.2 --- Work-first versus Education-first --- p.47 ; Chapter 4.1.3 --- Common Goal shared by various Emphases --- p.50 ; Chapter 4.1.4 --- Effectiveness of Workfare Programs --- p.50 ; Chapter 4.1.1.1 --- The Bright Side --- p.51 ; Chapter 4.1.4.2 --- The Dark Side --- p.52 ; Chapter Chapter Five: --- Hong Kong Government's Responses to the Paradox --- p.54 ; Chapter 5.1 --- ...