Abstract
The capacity of governments to respond to public opinion is essential to democratic theory and its practice. However, previous research examining the relationship between public opinion and government attention dominantly focuses on Western societies. Consequently, we know little about such relationship in non-western societies. Drawing upon time series data of public opinion polls and governmental press releases, this study examines the causal relationship between public opinion and government attention in post-handover Hong Kong. The findings demonstrate that public opinion drives government attention and such “democratic influence” varies across issue domains and is subject to the exercise of political sanctions such as mass demonstrations.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
| Event | 101st Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference (AEJMC 2018) - Renaissance Hotel Downtown, Washington, United States Duration: 6 Aug 2018 → 9 Aug 2018 http://aejmc.org/events/dc18/ http://aejmc.org/events/dc18/schedule/ http://www.aejmc.org/home/2018/06/2018-abstracts/ |
Conference
| Conference | 101st Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference (AEJMC 2018) |
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| Abbreviated title | AEJMC 2018 |
| Place | United States |
| City | Washington |
| Period | 6/08/18 → 9/08/18 |
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