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Stateless nation within a nationless state: The political past, present, and future of Hongkongers, 1949–2019
Author(s) -
Fong Brian C H
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nations and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1469-8129
pISSN - 1354-5078
DOI - 10.1111/nana.12556
Subject(s) - stateless protocol , politics , state (computer science) , identity (music) , china , sociology , political economy , political science , media studies , law , aesthetics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science
Abstract Hongkonger identity has been a popular research topic for social scientists worldwide. Drawing upon contemporary theories of stateless nation, this article goes beyond the existing “local vis‐à‐vis national identity” paradigm and re‐articulates the political past, present, and future of the Hongkongers as a stateless nation. The article argues that political future of Hong Kong should be re‐thought within the framework of China's political trajectory as a nationless state.