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China on the Rise The Transformation of Structural Power in the Era of Multipolarity
This book analyses China’s multidimensional rise in the context of the international political economy, drawing on Susan Strange’s concept of ‘structural power.’
Examining the sources of Chinese power along with its geopolitical, economic, and cultural reflections, the authors consider how China’s rise is linked with the incremental process of multipolarization in world politics.
Providing a systematic, analytical, and empirically rich account of China's surge in the international political economy, this study will appeal to scholars, policy-makers, and students with interests in China studies, international political economy, and international relations.
Introduction 1. The Economic Dynamics of China’s Rise: Making Sense of the “Chinese Miracle” 2. China’s Ascent in the Financial Domain: Exploring its Economic and Institutional Foundations 3. Navigating the Evolving Strategic Landscape: China's Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Security Architecture 4. Unveiling China's Ascendant Power in the Knowledge Structure: A Cultural and Technological Perspective 5. China's “Multilateral” Rise to Power: Examining Secondary Power Structures and Post-Hegemonic Governance Conclusion
Biography
Efe Can Gürcan is Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as Research Associate at the University of Manitoba’s Geopolitical Economy Research Group and Associate Professor at Istinye University. He is author of Imperialism after the Neoliberal Turn and Multipolarization, South–South Cooperation and the Rise of Post-Hegemonic Governance. His latest co-authored book is Collective Empowerment in Latin America: Indigenous Peasant Movements and Political Transformation.
Can Donduran is Assistant Professor of International Relations, the Vice Director of the Institute of Graduate Education, and the Director of the Center for Belt and Road Studies at Istinye University, Turkey.
"This book adapts Susan Strange’s framework of structural power to analyse China’s growing importance in the global political economy. Especially impressive is their treatment of China’s advancing footprint in the knowledge structure, which Strange would also have highlighted. Professors Gürcan and Donduran have made a welcome contribution which will be of interest to anyone concerned with the direction of world politics today."
Randall Germain, Department of Political Science, Carleton University
"This is an excellent account of China’s rise to become a global power, which offers an effective and innovative application of Susan Strange’s under-utilised concept of “structural power”. By integrating analysis of the different components of structural power, Gürcan and Donduran are able to offer a nuanced account of areas where China’s power has grown, the challenges it still faces, and the differentiated approaches which China’s leadership take to global affairs."
Tim Summers, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Author of China’s Regions in an Era of Globalisation
"China on the Rise: The Transformation of Structural Power in the Era of Multipolarity" offers an original perspective on the complexities of China's rise in the global political economy. Employing Susan Strange's structural power theory, Efe Can Gürcan and Can Donduran analyze China's ascent in security, production, finance, technology and international institutions. They contribute to a multifaceted understanding of China's influence on the global stage as well of its possible limits."
Matteo Dian, Associate Professor of International Relations and History of East Asia, University of Bologna. Author of New Regional Initiatives in China’s Foreign Policy
"This book is a timely addition to the study of China’s rise and is set to be a standard reference for scholars of international relations. It uniquely blends historical contexts and contemporary dynamics in providing comprehensive and critical analysis of the theoretic perspectives and issues related to China’s rise."
Niall Duggan, University College Cork. Author of Competition and Compromise among Chinese Actors in Africa: A Bureaucratic Politics Study of Chinese Foreign Policy Actors
