1st Edition

Chinese Energy Companies in Africa Implications for the Foreign Policy of an Authoritarian State

By T. Kasandra Behrndt-Eriksen Copyright 2021
294 Pages 53 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 53 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 53 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Over the last decade, Chinese energy companies have engaged in the acquisition of oil and gas in Africa. This book investigates the activities of Chinese energy companies throughout a number of African countries, including Nigeria, Angola, Sudan and Tunisia. Based on seven years of empirical research and hundreds of interviews with Chinese government and company representatives, Chinese Energy... Read more

1. Chinese Energy Companies’ Acquisitions Abroad  2. The Foreign Policy of an Authoritarian State  3. The Chinese Energy Sector  4. Nigeria: from "Angola Model" to "Addax Model"  5. Angola: Independent NOCs Impacting Foreign Policy  6. Sudan: A Change of Foreign Policy  7. Tunisia: Chinese Companies Involved for Profit  8. Mini-Cases  9. Conclusion

Biography

T. Kasandra Behrndt-Eriksen is Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen. She researches and teaches on China’s foreign policy.