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SUMMARY:The Logic of Provocative Propaganda in the Shadow of Democratic Up
 risings: Evidence from Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Movement - Dr Eddy S
 . F. Yeung (University of Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:Where democratic uprisings have gained momentum\, some autocra
 cies respond by disseminating propaganda that taunts and mocks their polit
 ical opponents. Instead of diverting citizens’ attention away from oppos
 ition voices\, such propaganda directs its rhetoric and public attention t
 oward the anti-regime movement. What is the logic behind it? Dr Yueng prop
 oses a theory of propaganda as provocation. By using provocative propagand
 a to radicalize protesters in social movements\, autocrats can discredit r
 egime opponents and dissuade others from joining forces with the oppositio
 n. Thus\, provocative propaganda can help delegitimize the opposition and 
 impede democratic uprisings. Dr Yeung experimentally tests the psychologic
 al microfoundations in Hong Kong\, showing that regime opponents became mo
 re angered\, disgusted\, and supportive of protest violence upon exposure 
 to provocative propaganda. Dr Yeung offers additional evidence by tracing 
 the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill movement\, illustrating the s
 trategic dynamics of provocative propaganda and the delegitimizing impact 
 of protest radicalization –consistent with the logic of propaganda as pr
 ovocation.\n\nEddy S. F. Yeung is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Univers
 ity of Oxford and an incoming Assistant Professor in the Bush School of Go
 vernment & Public Service at Texas A&M University. He studies how politica
 l communication and elite strategy shape democratic legitimacy under autoc
 racy and the psychology of conflict escalation and de-escalation\, with a 
 focus on East Asia\, the United States\, and their interactions. A committ
 ee member of the Global Research Association of Politics in Hong Kong (GRA
 PH)\, he has published in journals such as British Journal of Political Sc
 ience\, Comparative Political Studies\, International Organization\, Scien
 ce\, and The Journal of Politics.\n\nSpeakers:\nDr Eddy S. F. Yeung (Unive
 rsity of Oxford)
LOCATION:Dickson Poon Building (Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre)\, Canterbury
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