Yellow Vests: Anti-austerity, pro-democracy, and popular (not populist) by Michael J. Carpenter, Benjamin Perrier

“…Difficult to classify, we understand the Yellow Vests as an instantiation of “popular politics”, or an atypical social movement, primarily defined by and significant for its ardent anti-austerity and pro-democracy positions. The movement is only misleadingly labeled populist or associated with populism; there is a collective intellectual awakening of political consciousness, with participants and supporters articulating their structural dispossession and setting out to strengthen their common good through collective action and more direct democracy, not through party politics or existing institutions, nor through charismatic leadership or other forms of centralized or top-down politics. …”
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Corrigendum: Yellow Vests: anti-austerity, pro-democracy, and popular (not populist) by Michael J. Carpenter, Benjamin Perrier

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The Hong Kong Pro-democracy Movement: Challenges and Divisions in the Past Decade by Joseph Yu-shek Cheng

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Stagnated Democracy: The Rise of Formal Democracy in the Wake of Oligarchy Rules and Weak Pro-Democracy Movements by Hiariej, Eric

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Anders Uhlin, Indonesia and the 'Third Wave of Democratisation': The Indonesian Pro-Democracy Movement in a Changing World by Andrew MacIntyre

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Bahrain's Arrested Revolution by Stephen Zunes

“…This article provides an overview and analysis of the 2011 pro-democracy struggle in Bahrain, focusing in particular on the role of strategic nonviolent action and the foreign policy of the United States. …”
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The process of democratization during Najib Razak’s time by Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Yusoff, Mohammad Agus

“…During Najib Razak‟s time government has met the demands of certain pro-democracy groups and boosted the democratic process in Malaysia.…”
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On the Necessity of Ritual Sensibility in Public Protest: A Hong Kong Perspective by Bryan K. M. Mok

“…Whereas ritualized protest is a long-term political practice in the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement that has considerable influence, skepticism about it has grown remarkably within the radical faction of the movement. …”
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The Mobilization of Memory and Tradition: Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement and Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Movement by Johan Lagerkvist, Tim Rühlig

“…The 2014 Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong has been the most important pro-democracy protest on Chinese soil since the rise and fall of the Tiananmen Movement of 1989. …”
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Resurgent Triads? Democratic mobilization and organized crime in Hong Kong by Varese, F, Wong, RWY

“…On 3 October 2014, peaceful pro-democracy protestors were attacked by thugs in Mong Kok, a working-class neighbourhood of Hong Kong. …”

Organised labour and democratic struggles in Nigeria by Tar, Usman A.

“…The paper shows that the Nigerian labour is a forerunner of socio-economic and pro-democracy struggles in the country, providing the foundation for efflorescence civil society. …”
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Between High Autonomy and Sovereign Control in a Subnational Island Jurisdiction: The Paradox of Hong Kong Under 'One Country, Two Systems' by Samson Yuen, Edmund W. Cheng

“…It argues that the PRC’s central government, prompted by the city’s rising pro-democracy activism and its nascent pro-independence force, has put intensifying emphasis on the ‘one country’ principle by blurring the boundaries between the offshore enclave and the mainland through economic integration, connective infrastructures and legal harmonization. …”
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Democracy, Governance and Economy: How EaP States Have Evolved in the Last Decade? by Ramona ŢIGĂNAŞU, Anatolie CĂRBUNE

“…The research results underline if the measures implemented by these countries were in accordance with the pro-market and pro-democracy principles, based on good governance. In addition, the identification of some vulnerabilities might allow the outlining of policy recommendations, for an increased adaptability of these economies to future crises.…”
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Why There Has Been No Anti-Regime Movement on College Campus in China for Three Decades? A Survey Study at Thirty-Five Universities (2015–2018) and Its Implications by Wanfa Zhang, Sugumaran Narayanan, Feng Sun

“…Since the suppression of the student movement in 1989, there has not been any anti-regime or pro-democracy student movement for over three decades in China. …”
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Islam and Foreign Policy: Turkey’s Ambivalent Religious Soft Power in the Authoritarian Turn by Ahmet Erdi Ozturk

“…Although the pro-democracy agenda of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (<i>Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi</i>, AKP) gained significant domestic and international credibility throughout the early 2000s, the party has, since approximately 2010, experienced a dramatic process of democratic decline. …”
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Transit usage in social shocks: a case study of station-level metro ridership in anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong by Chan, H-Y, Ma, H, Zhou, J

“…It is found that, across metro stations, political orientation (percentage of votes to pro-democracy camp in the 2019 Election of District Councils), law enforcement (permission from the police to protest), land use type (especially for commercial and open space), population age and income, as well as transit/road network characteristics and intermodal connectivity, significantly influence the ridership of metro stations during protest days. …”

Kim Dae Jung and the Sunshine Policy: an appealing policy option for Inter-Korean Relations by Govindasamy, G.

“…Kim Dae Jung, an opposition leader who later became the president of South Korea in 1998 is celebrated for his progressive outlook that facilitated engagement with North Korea.Kim's harsh political experience as a persecuted pro-democracy crusader at the hands of authoritarian South Korean regimes contributed to his more progressive political orientation towards North Korea compared to his predecessors.Changes in the global environment that included the end of Cold War and the Asian financial crisis are also important in understanding Kim's approach towards North Korea. …”
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Rethinking Linkage To The West: What Authoritarian Stability In Singapore Tells Us by Su, Mei Ooi

“…Recent regime change literatures compellingly assert that linkage to the West has been a significant factor in democratisation where the organisational capacity of authoritarian incumbents has overwhelmingly weakened pro-democracy forces. Detailed case studies confirming these findings have not included Singapore although high levels of linkage to the West suggest that democratisation should have taken place there. …”
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Islam and foreign policy: Turkey’s ambivalent religious soft power in the authoritarian turn by Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…Although the pro-democracy agenda of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) gained significant domestic and international credibility throughout the early 2000s, the party has, since approximately 2010, experienced a dramatic process of democratic decline. …”
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Computational propaganda in China: An alternative model of a widespread practice by Bolsover, G

“…However, I find that issues associated with anti-state perspectives, such as the pro-democracy movement, contain a large amount of automation, dominating Chinese language information in certain hashtags associated with China and Chinese politics on Twitter.…”