Sökning: "one belt one road"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 uppsatser innehållade orden one belt one road.

  1. 1. The Hungarian Self and the Chinese Other in the BRI

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

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

    Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Författare :Jonathan Lindstén; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Belt and Road Initiative; Kazakhstan; China; neocolonialism; postcolonialism;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Chinese neocolonialism : A comparative study of Chinese expansionism through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Författare :Mario Jimeno Bennassar; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Neocolonialism; Soft Power; Smart Power; Hard Power; Belt and Road Initiative BRI ; One Belt One Road OBOR ; Debt Trap Diplomacy; China; Influence; Chinese neocolonialism; “String of pearls”; China-Pakistan Economic Corridor CPEC ;

    Sammanfattning : In the context of Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, this paper provides a comparative analysis of China's neocolonialism and smart power strategies through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The study analyzes the economic, political, and social consequences of China's growing presence in these nations and offers a deeper comprehension of their position in the region by drawing on a wide range of theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Reinventing the Middle Kingdom : A case study of Chinese spread of authoritarianism through International Organizations

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Författare :Anton Altgård; [2022]
    Nyckelord :ASEAN; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; authoritarianism; Belt and Road Initiative; China; democracy; democratization; democratic backsliding; international organizations; liberalism; one-China Policy; realism; rational actor theory;

    Sammanfattning : The liberal theory of international relations primarily associates international cooperation with liberal democratic states, to the point that a theory of scholars Poast and Urpelainen claim that international cooperation with consolidated democracies through international organizations may boost the democratization of or at least prevent democratic backsliding in non-consolidated democracies. This paper investigates the possibility of decoupling these theories from democracies and democratizing by examining whether Chinese efforts within the framework of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt and Road foreign policy project have a similar but reverse effect on its target states, prompting developments in authoritarian directions. LÄS MER

  5. 5. The impact of planetary urbanization on the citizen’s everyday life

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Författare :Saeid Pira; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Planetary urbanization theory; Chinese Belt and Road Initiative BRI ; Amirabad port; Housing.; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The Chinese government has been working on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for the past 20 years to further its goal of expanding global hegemony. It attempts to increase its economic and political influence in the BRI destinations through several projects and six main corridors. LÄS MER