Essays about: "Constructivism in China"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words Constructivism in China.

  1. 11. Lord of the Nile : Explaining how the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has affected Ethiopian Foreign Relations

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Joseph Lindqvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Constructivism; Hydro-Hegemony; Nile River; Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam; GERD; East Africa; China; Ethiopia.; Konstruktivism; Nilen; Stora Etiopiska Renässansdammen; Östafrika; Kina; Ethiopien;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to examine how the foreign relationships of Ethiopia has developed as a result of the construction and filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam between 2011 and 2021. This essay therefore asks: How has Ethiopia’s foreign relations with the EU, Egypt, Sudan and China changed, have those relationships become more conflictual or cooperative, and how could potential changes be explained using a constructivist perspective? Constructivism is used as a means of explaining changes in the statements, positions and policies of these countries through concepts such as “norms” and “identities”. READ MORE

  3. 12. Swedish Foreign Policy and China : A cas e study of Sweden’s foreign policy ideationalfoundation toward China during the period 2015 2020

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Javiera Victoria Ortega Zepeda; [2021]
    Keywords : Sweden-China; Foreign Policy; Ideational foundation; Social Constructivism; VDP-triad method.;

    Abstract : The bilateral relations between Sweden and China have been characterized by strong trade relations over the years. Nonetheless, several events between 2015 and 2020 have led the diplomatic relations between Sweden and China to take a different turn. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Uyghurs of China: A Genocide in the Making - Tracking the Stages of Genocide

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Henrietta Störig; [2020]
    Keywords : China; Uyghur; ethnic groups; historical process research; genocide; identity;

    Abstract : Recent reports on the forced sterilization of Uyghur women in the People’s Republic of China prompted experts to recognize the on-going situation as genocide. The aim of this thesis is to examine the different events that constitute the current genocide of the Uyghur nation in China, what led to it, and how it is likely to further develop. READ MORE

  5. 14. Constructed Threats : Analyzing how China and North Korea are securitized in Japanese conservative newspapers in relation to the topics of Japan’s constitutional amendment

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

    Author : Zijian Lin; [2019]
    Keywords : Japan; International Relation; Constructivism; Securitization; Conservative newspapers; North Korea; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Achieving constitutional amendment has been a goal for the Japanese conservatives for a long time, especially after the Cold War, because Japan’s peace identity has been perceived increasingly “abnormal” by the conservative elites in Japan. It thus engendered the heated debates surrounding whether Japan should change its peace identity via controversial constitutional amendment, which conflicts against established the norm of peace. READ MORE

  6. 15. China Enters the Arctic : Icelandic Newspapers and Their Coverage on China’s Arctic Policy

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

    Author : Ívar Vincent Smárason; [2019]
    Keywords : China; Iceland; The Arctic; International Relations; Social Constructivism; Qualitative Content Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis draws attention to China’s information management of its Arctic policy, and the way in which China has left out information in official English-language publications that could be deemed sensitive by Western actors. This thesis examines how the news media of Iceland has reported on China’s Arctic policy over two different periods, dating from 2012 - 2013 and 2018 - 2019, in order to measure whether the Chinese state has been successful in their efforts. READ MORE