Abstract
The Democratic Party (DP) has been the flagship party for pan-democracy voices in Hong Kong since 1994. With an ideology of opposing Beijing authoritarian measures and fighting for further democratic developments in Hong Kong, the DP gains wider public support and achieves the status of being the largest opposing political party in Hong Kong. However, the party has suffered from intra-party conflicts seriously and this competitive factionalism is not correspondingly addressed. This paper will explore: (i) the evolution of intra-elite conflict within the DP since its establishment; (ii) the key factors leading to such confrontation among the political elites; and (iii) the profound implications of the conflicts for Hong Kong’s political development, especially how the intra-party confrontation in the DP influence the political democratization processes in Hong Kong. Copyright © 2018 HKPSA Annual Conference.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2018 |
| Event | Hong Kong Political Science Association Annual Conference 2018 - The City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 03 Nov 2018 → 03 Nov 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | Hong Kong Political Science Association Annual Conference 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| Period | 03/11/18 → 03/11/18 |
