Conditioning China's Influence

Intentionality, Intermediaries, and Institutions
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-90-485-6003-5
Verlag: Pallas Publications

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Politics and International Relations in Asia

This edited volume contributes to debates about China’s influence, and explores three specific themes in the context of global China: the effects of (un)intentional influence and influence externalities; the role of intermediaries, the sub-state and non-state actors that are conduits for influence; and the conditioning effects of host country institutions.

The work advances conversation of public and academic interest by problematizing existing conceptualizations of China’s influence and offering a fresh approach. Existing research has paid surprisingly little systematic attention to how local, national, and global factors outside of China–and beyond its control–condition whether and how China’s investments in global influence bear fruit. A central claim of the book is that scholars need to pay more careful attention to how these external factors create unexpected consequences for influence-seeking states. This book explores three specific themes in the context of global China: the effects of (un)intentional influence and influence externalities; the role of intermediaries, the sub-state and non-state actors that are conduits for influence; and the conditioning effects of host country institutions.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian Studies, Politics, Regional Studies, and International Relations.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Strange, Austin

Fung, Courtney J.

Han, Enze

Quek, Kai

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I) Introduction Section  Introduction, Courtney J. Fung, Enze Han, Kai Quek, and Austin Strange  II) Intentionality  Chapter 1. The Power of Influence and the Influence of Power in China-Africa Relations, Lina Benabdallah  Chapter 2. Disaggregating ‘Chinese Influence’: Concepts, Practices and Effects of PRC Overseas Political Activities, Andrew Chubb  III) Intermediaries  Chapter 3. Hirschmanesque Effects: Typology, Scope Conditions, and A Case Study of the Koizumi Administration’s China Policy, Ronan Tse-min Fu  Chapter 4. Hydro-hegemony and Chinese Influence, Selina Ho  Chapter 5. Grand Strategy’s Domestic Underpinnings: A Dynamic Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Min Ye  IV) Institutions  Chapter 6. The Limits of Chinese Influence in the Philippines, Andrew Yeo and Enrico Gloria  Chapter 7. ‘Chinese influence’ in Central and Eastern Europe? Diffusion of a meme, Anastas Vangeli and Richard Q. Turcsanyi  Chapter 8. Technical standardization – a power source for rising China?, Tim Nicholas Rühlig  V) Conclusion and Reflections  Reflections on the Study of Influence, Steve Chan

Über Autor(innen)

Courtney J. Fung is Associate Professor in the Discipline of Security Studies in the School of International Studies at Macquarie University, Australia.

Enze Han is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Kai Quek is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Austin Strange is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China