Personal profile
Chinese Name
Biography
I am a political scientist who is interested in contentious politics, civil society, political behaviour, and health politics with a regional focus on Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China. My current research focuses on youth politcs, community participation, and the nexus between social media and popular protests.
Research Interests
Youth politics, community participation, and the nexus between social media and popular protests.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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The Legacies of Political Violence: How do Violence in Protests Shape Citizen Attitudes in Hong Kong?
YUEN, S. (PI)
1/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project
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Loss of Innocence: Participation of Secondary School Students in Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement
YUEN, S. (PI)
17/04/20 → 16/12/20
Project: Research project
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Ripple Effects of Social Movements: Initial Biographical Consequences of Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement
YUEN, S. (PI)
17/04/20 → 16/12/20
Project: Research project
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Dynamics of participation: A study of youth political participation in post-handover Hong Kong
YUEN, S. (PI)
1/01/19 → 31/03/22
Project: Research project
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Braking bad: how internal brakes restrain violent tactics in leaderless protests
Yuen, S., 20 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Peace Research. 63, 1, p. 41-54 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Loyal to What and Whom? Relational Loyalty and Migration Decision-Making in Hong Kong
Yuen, S. & Tang, G., 12 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Migration Review. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Adaptation and Resilience: How Pro-democracy Protesters Respond to Autocratisation in Hong Kong
Lee, F. L. F., Yuen, S. & Tang, G. K. Y., 20 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Contemporary Asia. 55, 5, p. 801-821 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus) -
Citizens in transit: diasporic citizenship of Hongkongers living as British national overseas migrants in the United Kingdom
Ho, S. Y. K., Yuen, S. & Tang, G., 30 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Asian Ethnicity. p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Echoes of silence: how social influence fosters self-censorship under democratic backsliding
Yuen, S. & Lee, F. L. F., 4 Jul 2025, In: Democratization. 32, 5, p. 1213-1238 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Stanford University’s list of the world’s top 2% of scientists
YUEN, S. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Stanford University’s list of the world’s top 2% of scientists
YUEN, S. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Comparative Governance and Policy Research Centre Research Seminar 2024-2
SHIM, J. (Organiser) & YUEN, S. (Organiser)
11 Apr 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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To Condemn or Condone? Exploring Public Tolerance towards Protester Violence through a Survey Experiment
YUEN, S. (Organiser)
Mar 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Comparative Governance and Policy Research Centre Research Seminar 2024-1
SHIM, J. (Organiser) & YUEN, S. (Organiser)
18 Jan 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Comparative Governance and Policy Research Centre Research Seminar 2024-3
SHIM, J. (Organiser) & YUEN, S. (Organiser)
9 May 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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The nexus between trust, transparency and Covid-19 management and vaccination: Evidence from Europe and Asia
YUEN, S. (Speaker)
24 May 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU