Board #45 - External Influences On Social Movements: A Comparison Between Hong Kong And Nepal

• In Event: 75-301 - Poster Session: Using Social Media to Organize Protests

Brief Overview

Why did the Hong Kong protests fail? A comparison with the successful 2025 Gen Z Nepal protests reveals that the primary cause of collapse lies in external factors, not in the internal composition, as previous literature suggests.

Authors

• Jingrui Yang, University of Michigan

• Kaitlyn Gastineau, University of Michigan