To many Hong Kong locals, Prof. Ma Ngok needs no introduction. Well known and respected for his commentary on Hong Kong politics and academic archievement in political science, Ma is Associate Professor of the Department of Government and Public Administration of CUHK. His research areas include party politics and elections in Hong Kong, social movements and state-society relations in Hong Kong, comparative politics, and democratization. He has published five books, more than 20 journal articles and 20 book chapters on Hong Kong politics.

 

Ma's new book 反抗的共同體 The Resistant Community (tentative English title) is one of the most anticipated works in Post-Protest Hong Kong. Through narrating the events in the 2019-2020 Hong Kong Protest, the book tells a history of how a "resistant community" came into being in Hong Kong. For those are interested in the politics of CCP, the book also provides commentary on how the Protest shaped and reshaped the Chinese government's policy towards Hong Kong, Taiwan and the World.