Lecturer in International Communications, University of Florida
Kelly Chernin has a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University (2017). Her research focuses on the memory of social movements, and how this memory influences future democratic change in the wake of mass occupations.
She has spent time in Hong Kong and China focusing on the Tiananmen Movement of 1989 and Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement.
Kelly is currently a lecturer at the University of Florida. She is also interested in International student education.
Mass protests protect Hong Kong's legal autonomy from China – for now
Jun 19, 2019 02:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Protesters in Hong Kong have achieved a major victory in their fight to protect their legal system from Chinese interference. On June 15, in response to massive popular resistance, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced...
Hong Kong's democratic struggle and the rise of Chinese authoritarianism
Jul 25, 2017 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In July, a Hong Kong court purged four pro-democracy politicians from its Legislative Council. This move comes after two other Hong Kong lawmakers were expelled from the Legislative Council earlier this year and at the...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well