Essays about: "china foreign"

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  1. 1. A qualitative study of foreign aid and China’s role in economic and human development in Zambia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Sue-Ellen Njekwa Ryberg; [2024-01-26]
    Keywords : Zambia; foreign aid; development; dependency; debt trap; Chinese loans;

    Abstract : The precedent of unrivaled lending in Zambia, to a great degree, and courtesy to the World Bank, has generated a normative and financial frame that puts forward economic prosperity as only being made manifest through lending in perpetuality. Zambia has in recent decades found itself in between both West and East spheres of power in terms of foreign aid and this has had an impact on its development. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Polar Bear and the Ice Dragon : Examining Russia's Foreign Policy Towards China in the Arctic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

    Author : Bartlomiej Mancewicz; [2024]
    Keywords : Arctic; Russia; China; think tanks; foreign policy; IR; constructivism; content analysis;

    Abstract : The Arctic is a region which has been historically and is contemporary important for Russia. The Arctic is a matter of concern not only for the states bordering it but has also garnered attention from China. It demonstrated its interest by releasing its policy on the region for the first time in 2018. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Foreign Direct Investment, a blessing, or a burden for African states in terms of corruption?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kajsa Nebrelius; [2023]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; corruption; state fragility; Africa; Botswana; Zambia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The development in Africa has for a long time been harmed because of its high corruption levels. During the last decades, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) have increasingly flown into African states as an attempt to strengthen the societies. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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