Essays about: "Belt and Road Initiative"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words Belt and Road Initiative.

1. 1. Bridging inter-narrative tensions : Emplotting Chinese state identity in BRI narratives for domestic and foreign audiences

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Märit Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : strategic narratives; state identity-building; China; Belt and Road Initiative; narrative emplotment;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the literature on strategic narratives by investigating how China navigates tensions between its projected identities in Belt and Road Initiative narratives relatingto Italy, the United Kingdom, and India aimed at domestic and international audiences. Usinga modified version of Colley’s (2019) method of narrative analysis, the thesis traces how Chinese state identity is emplotted in narratives aimed at domestic and international audiences, respectively. READ MORE

3. 2. The Hungarian Self and the Chinese Other in the BRI

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emma Karlström; [2023]
   Keywords : Identity; Hungary; China; Belt and Road Initiative; Poststructuralism; Discourse analysis.;

   Abstract : This study examines the representations of identities of the Hungarian Self and the Chinese Other in the Hungarian official foreign policy discourses surrounding the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This research paper uses Lene Hansen’s poststructuralist discourse analysis to examine how Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán represents Hungary’s identity in relation to the Chinese one since 2013 when the agreement on the BRI was signed. READ MORE

4. 3. A Power in Transition? An Analysis of the EU´s Role Conception through the Global Gateway Initiative

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Klara Stecker; [2023]
   Keywords : European Union; Role Conception; Global Gateway Initiative; Geopolitics; Belt and Road Initiative; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Born into the context of tense geopolitical competition, the Global Gateway Initiative has shown the motivation of the European Union to take on a more ambitious role as a global actor. A trend in the academic literature hints at a shift towards a more pragmatic and geopolitically oriented paradigm in the EU´s foreign policy. READ MORE

5. 4. When Dragon meets Nāga, the study of strategic narratives of China’s Buddhist Diplomacy in Thailand after the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Chinnapong Chullanandana; [2023]
   Keywords : Sino-Thai relations; soft power; public diplomacy; Belt and Road Initiative; Southern Buddhism; Strategic narratives; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the strategic use of narratives in Chinese Buddhist public diplomacy to support the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Thailand. This study examines the different levels of narrative formation, including system, identity, and issue narratives, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms that drive communication, persuasion, and influence in international affairs. READ MORE

6. 5. From Colonial Past to Colonial Future? : A Case Study of the Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Jonathan Lindstén; [2023]
   Keywords : Belt and Road Initiative; Kazakhstan; China; neocolonialism; postcolonialism;

   Abstract : Since its independence almost three decades ago, the nation-state of Kazakhstan has been nestled in a search for identity and unity. Located in a geographically strategic location between two of the world's most significant actors, and with a colonial history to one of them —the Soviet Union— the country's strive for identity in a self-determined world continues. READ MORE