Social Movements and Religion in Hong Kong: The Rise of Nationalism and the Role of Religion

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K12956
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 01030:Religious studies-related
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University (2020-2022); Nagasaki University (2019)
• Principal Investigator: NG KA SHING 北海道大学, 文学研究院, 准教授 (90808487)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 社会運動 / 宗教 / ナショナリズム / 香港

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project was condcuted when Hong Kong was facing three important changes in its history, namely the anti-extradition bill protests, COVID-19, and the implementation of the National Security Law. This research examined, during these turbulent times, how has religion, especially Christianity, responded to the rising nationalistic ideas and movements. One of the most important findings of this study is that, there is a minority of the Christian community that proactively embraced nationalistic ideas, interpreting nationalim based on their understanding of Christian teachings, forming a kind of "Christian Nationalism".

Free Research Field

社会学、地域研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、返還後の香港社会において、社会・政治運動に長く関わってきた香港のキリスト教は、どのように高まるナショナリズムの意識・運動に対応しているのかを解明したことにより、返還後の香港における政教関係や、信教の自由、宗教の社会・政治運動の在り方の変化に重要な知見を与えた。また、本研究は、香港の事例を通して、ナショナリズムの形成とキリスト教とのかかわりを解明し、宗教の視点からナショナリズム研究に貢献できた。