Book contents
- Reviews
- The Making of Leaderful Mobilization
- Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
- The Making of Leaderful Mobilization
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Context
- Part II Episodes
- 4 No Leaders, Only the Masses
- 5 Synchronizing Threats
- Part III Mechanisms
- Appendices
- References
- Index
4 - No Leaders, Only the Masses
from Part II - Episodes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2025
Book contents
- Reviews
- The Making of Leaderful Mobilization
- Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
- The Making of Leaderful Mobilization
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Context
- Part II Episodes
- 4 No Leaders, Only the Masses
- 5 Synchronizing Threats
- Part III Mechanisms
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4 explores the complex dynamics and profound consequences of the 2014 Umbrella Movement. We illustrate how its spontaneous eruption led to a hybrid organizational structure comprising a formal leadership and self-mobilized protesters who saw themselves as leaderless, and how such dynamics eventually led to the division and fragmentation of the opposition.
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- The Making of Leaderful MobilizationPower and Contention in Hong Kong, pp. 91 - 111Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025