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為什麼要佔領街頭？從太陽花、雨傘，到反送中運動
太陽花、雨傘、反送中，這三場台港近年來規模及後續效應超乎預期的社會運動，究竟為什麼出現？對兩地的公民社會造成怎樣的改變？又是如何將東亞匯入全球21世紀抗爭風潮當中？
在行動當下，我們並無法預知，這個行動會對未來造成如此翻天覆地的改變。
佔領，是台灣與香港2014年的關鍵字；在這一年之後，也成了兩地公民社會的抗爭意象。在這一年的年初、年末，兩座命運相似卻又不同的島嶼，不約而同地經歷了一場翻天覆地的改變。
2014年3月18日到4月10日，台灣出現一場長達24天的佔領立法院行動，爭議的焦點是將大幅開放台灣與中國雙邊投資與移民的服貿協議。由於一位花店老闆的捐贈，媒體使用「太陽花學運」來稱呼這場受到全國與國際關注的抗爭行動。
該年稍晚，香港也出現了一場密切相關的抗議。9月26日，香港學生黃之鋒帶著群眾衝入立法會大樓與行政長官辦公大樓之間的空地，隨即有上百名參與者跟著加入這場「重奪公民廣場」行動。9月28日下午，警察開始投擲催淚彈，但卻引發更多香港市民站出來聲援，最後形成了金鐘、銅鑼灣與旺角的佔領地，正式宣告雨傘運動的登場。雨傘運動持續了79天，當時是香港回歸中國主權後，規模最大的抗爭行動。
台灣與香港在這兩場運動之後都經歷了重大的政治與社會變遷，更多的社會運動登場，並且蔓延至新的議題；許多年輕人決定參與政治，他們成立新的政黨，並且投身於選舉。2016年5月，台灣出現了第三次政黨輪替，民進黨取得總統大位與立法院多數，首度完全執政。在雨傘運動之後的香港，儘管有不少運動參與者被判刑入獄，但追求獨立的呼聲也首度公然躍上檯面。
2019年6月9日，100萬香港人走上街頭反對逃犯條例修正，「反送中」運動登場，之後幾乎每週都有大型集會行動，截至11月24日區議會選舉為止，這場反送中運動已經轟轟烈烈持續了168天，規模遠超過五年前為期79天的雨傘運動。儘管香港政府已經在9月4日正式宣告撤回逃犯條例，但香港人民的抗爭仍未止息。後續發展？尚未可知。
太陽花、雨傘、反送中都屬於一種罕見的社會運動類型，其特點在於未預期的爆發、大規模而且密集的參與、有深遠影響的後果。社會學家認為，某些特殊的抗爭事件，在行動當下或許成敗未知，但若由後見之明觀之，這些事件將會徹底扭轉既有的政治格局，開啟前所未有的行動可能性。他們將其稱為「翻轉歷史的抗爭」。
發生於台灣與香港的這三場運動，更有其社會脈絡下的特殊之處。華人文化向來服從政治權威，為何會上演這般高度衝擊性群眾抗爭？這幾場抗爭的成功機率幾乎為零，兩地參與者為何會參與一場看似不可能成功的行動？公民團體與政治人物都在這幾場抗爭中被邊緣化，太陽花與雨傘的運動領導者甚至是學生，我們要如何解釋這種不尋常的運動領導者？如此大規模的集體行動，究竟是如何產生，並且長期維繫？
本書田野及理論並行，一方面透過一百多次的訪談，試圖描繪運動參與者的所言所行，賦予這幾場近年來對台港兩地造成巨大影響的抗爭運動，更立體的樣貌。另一方面則試圖就社會運動研究者的角度，解釋台灣與香港幾場翻轉歷史的抗爭之起源、過程與後果。
走上街頭，並不是認為自己有可能贏
而是感受到威脅。擔心自己若不行動，將會失去某些更重要的東西
在行動當下，我們並無法預知，這個行動會對未來造成如此翻天覆地的改變。
佔領，是台灣與香港2014年的關鍵字；在這一年之後，也成了兩地公民社會的抗爭意象。在這一年的年初、年末，兩座命運相似卻又不同的島嶼，不約而同地經歷了一場翻天覆地的改變。
2014年3月18日到4月10日，台灣出現一場長達24天的佔領立法院行動，爭議的焦點是將大幅開放台灣與中國雙邊投資與移民的服貿協議。由於一位花店老闆的捐贈，媒體使用「太陽花學運」來稱呼這場受到全國與國際關注的抗爭行動。
該年稍晚，香港也出現了一場密切相關的抗議。9月26日，香港學生黃之鋒帶著群眾衝入立法會大樓與行政長官辦公大樓之間的空地，隨即有上百名參與者跟著加入這場「重奪公民廣場」行動。9月28日下午，警察開始投擲催淚彈，但卻引發更多香港市民站出來聲援，最後形成了金鐘、銅鑼灣與旺角的佔領地，正式宣告雨傘運動的登場。雨傘運動持續了79天，當時是香港回歸中國主權後，規模最大的抗爭行動。
台灣與香港在這兩場運動之後都經歷了重大的政治與社會變遷，更多的社會運動登場，並且蔓延至新的議題；許多年輕人決定參與政治，他們成立新的政黨，並且投身於選舉。2016年5月，台灣出現了第三次政黨輪替，民進黨取得總統大位與立法院多數，首度完全執政。在雨傘運動之後的香港，儘管有不少運動參與者被判刑入獄，但追求獨立的呼聲也首度公然躍上檯面。
2019年6月9日，100萬香港人走上街頭反對逃犯條例修正，「反送中」運動登場，之後幾乎每週都有大型集會行動，截至11月24日區議會選舉為止，這場反送中運動已經轟轟烈烈持續了168天，規模遠超過五年前為期79天的雨傘運動。儘管香港政府已經在9月4日正式宣告撤回逃犯條例，但香港人民的抗爭仍未止息。後續發展？尚未可知。
太陽花、雨傘、反送中都屬於一種罕見的社會運動類型，其特點在於未預期的爆發、大規模而且密集的參與、有深遠影響的後果。社會學家認為，某些特殊的抗爭事件，在行動當下或許成敗未知，但若由後見之明觀之，這些事件將會徹底扭轉既有的政治格局，開啟前所未有的行動可能性。他們將其稱為「翻轉歷史的抗爭」。
發生於台灣與香港的這三場運動，更有其社會脈絡下的特殊之處。華人文化向來服從政治權威，為何會上演這般高度衝擊性群眾抗爭？這幾場抗爭的成功機率幾乎為零，兩地參與者為何會參與一場看似不可能成功的行動？公民團體與政治人物都在這幾場抗爭中被邊緣化，太陽花與雨傘的運動領導者甚至是學生，我們要如何解釋這種不尋常的運動領導者？如此大規模的集體行動，究竟是如何產生，並且長期維繫？
本書田野及理論並行，一方面透過一百多次的訪談，試圖描繪運動參與者的所言所行，賦予這幾場近年來對台港兩地造成巨大影響的抗爭運動，更立體的樣貌。另一方面則試圖就社會運動研究者的角度，解釋台灣與香港幾場翻轉歷史的抗爭之起源、過程與後果。
走上街頭，並不是認為自己有可能贏
而是感受到威脅。擔心自己若不行動，將會失去某些更重要的東西
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First published January 25, 2019
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April 28, 2022
Read this for my thesis, it's good. Nice and clear writing. Can't really recommend it as light reading though.
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October 21, 2023
The author presents the material within a research framework, exploring the limitations of current approaches to social movements. He offers several concepts to help enhance this field of study.
He uses two major disruptive and spontaneous protests, the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan (2014 March 18 to April 10, where students occupied the legislative yuan) and the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong (2014 September 26 to December 15, where students and others occupied three areas of Hong Kong). He gives the background of each movement, argues that these were spontaneous events, brought about by the separate administrations’ actions that made the protesters, mostly students, realize much was to be lost if they took no actions.
A strength of this book is the detail the author provides on the activities, by day, the different actors involved in the protests and in the government. The missteps by the government created sympathy for the protesters.
The author also contrasts events, planning, organization, and personalities in Taiwan and Honk Kong, the outcomes achieved by each protest, and residual energy from the protests impact on politics in each society. For example, in Taiwan, the students reinvested their gained experiences in anti-nuclear protests. And Taiwan’s DPP in Taiwan benefited from this protest, winning both the presidency and legislature in 2016.
In Taiwan, the Sunflower Movement, though not achieving the explicit objectives it wanted, managed to halt the implementation of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA).
Lurking in the background of the activities is Beijing’s strategies of trying to co-op leaders in each jurisdiction to do its bidding. As Beijing realized that only a minority of people were being won over, and the vast majority opposed its involvement, it changed tactics, and become more militant in its approaches to interfere in Hong Kong’s and Taiwan’s civil societies.
The author finished writing the book on August 2018. Since then, Beijing’s strong armed approach is obvious in Hong Kong, silencing any dissent.
And we are seeing a more belligerent China towards Taiwan, with military encroachments and a ramp-up of disinformation ahead of the January 2024 election.
Finally, the author undertook a great deal of work to pull this narrative together, with many interviews with people. That was very impressive.
FB. A well researched book on the causes, actions, and consequences of two major unplanned protests in Asia: the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong and Sunflower Movement in Taiwan. Part of the book addresses existing and proposed researched frameworks for studying such protests. The book's strength is his description of the events, the actors and their rationale, and the consequences to some participants.
He uses two major disruptive and spontaneous protests, the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan (2014 March 18 to April 10, where students occupied the legislative yuan) and the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong (2014 September 26 to December 15, where students and others occupied three areas of Hong Kong). He gives the background of each movement, argues that these were spontaneous events, brought about by the separate administrations’ actions that made the protesters, mostly students, realize much was to be lost if they took no actions.
A strength of this book is the detail the author provides on the activities, by day, the different actors involved in the protests and in the government. The missteps by the government created sympathy for the protesters.
The author also contrasts events, planning, organization, and personalities in Taiwan and Honk Kong, the outcomes achieved by each protest, and residual energy from the protests impact on politics in each society. For example, in Taiwan, the students reinvested their gained experiences in anti-nuclear protests. And Taiwan’s DPP in Taiwan benefited from this protest, winning both the presidency and legislature in 2016.
In Taiwan, the Sunflower Movement, though not achieving the explicit objectives it wanted, managed to halt the implementation of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA).
Lurking in the background of the activities is Beijing’s strategies of trying to co-op leaders in each jurisdiction to do its bidding. As Beijing realized that only a minority of people were being won over, and the vast majority opposed its involvement, it changed tactics, and become more militant in its approaches to interfere in Hong Kong’s and Taiwan’s civil societies.
The author finished writing the book on August 2018. Since then, Beijing’s strong armed approach is obvious in Hong Kong, silencing any dissent.
And we are seeing a more belligerent China towards Taiwan, with military encroachments and a ramp-up of disinformation ahead of the January 2024 election.
Finally, the author undertook a great deal of work to pull this narrative together, with many interviews with people. That was very impressive.
FB. A well researched book on the causes, actions, and consequences of two major unplanned protests in Asia: the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong and Sunflower Movement in Taiwan. Part of the book addresses existing and proposed researched frameworks for studying such protests. The book's strength is his description of the events, the actors and their rationale, and the consequences to some participants.
June 19, 2020
This is a really good, detailed analysis of two protest movements from 2014. The author goes into great detail about the forces and public sentiment leading up to each event, the details of the events themselves, and the after effects. This book is politically neutral; it manages to do a great job exposing and analyzing the politics at play without showing support for or criticism of the governments or protesters.
The insights in this book are particularly relevant now in understanding the current issues facing Hong Kong in particular.
This is a fascinating book.
The insights in this book are particularly relevant now in understanding the current issues facing Hong Kong in particular.
This is a fascinating book.
May 6, 2021
“在本書修訂的此刻，香港警察動用各種致命武器攻擊大學，學生挺身捍衛校園的安全，香港的學生「昂首拒默沉，吶喊聲響透」，掀起一股時代革命的巨大浪潮”
學術研究也是一種社會行動
學術研究也是一種社會行動
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