China’s rise to power has become one of the most discussed
questions in both International Relations Theory (IRT) and Foreign
Policy circles. Although power has been a core concept of IRT for a
long time, the faces and mechanisms of power as it relates to
Chinese foreign policy making has reinvigorated and changed the
contours of that debate. With the rise of China and other powers
across the global political arena comes a new visibility for
different kinds of encounters between states, particularly between
China and other Global South states. These encounters are made more
visible to IR scholars now because of the increasing influence and
impact that rising powers are making in the international system.
This book shows foreign policy encounters between rising powers and
Global South states do not necessarily exhibit the same logics,
behaviors, or investment strategies of Euro-American hegemons.
Instead, they have distinctive features that require new
theoretical frameworks for their analysis. Shaping the Future of
Power probes the type of power mechanisms that build, diffuse, and
project China’s power in Africa. It is necessary to take into
account the processes of knowledge production, social capital
formation, and skills transfers in Chinese foreign policy toward
African states to fully understand China’s power building
mechanisms. These elements are crucial for the relational power
framework to capture both the material aspects and ideational
people-centered aspects to power. By examining China’s
investments in human resource development programs for Africa, the
book examines a vital, yet undertheorized, aspect of China’s
foreign policy making.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2020 |
Authors: |
Lina Benabdallah
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
204 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-07454-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-472-07454-7 |
Barcode: |
9780472074549 |
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