1st Edition
Political Trust and the Politics of Security Engagement China and the European Union in Africa
By Benjamin Barton
Copyright 2018
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The EU and China are often characterised as parties whose bilateral political differences still remain too large to bridge, so that they have failed to convert rhetorical promises into tangible results of cooperation, particularly with regards to the field of international security. Yet in terms of their bilateral interaction on security risk management in Africa; EU and Chinese naval officers... Read more
1. Contrasted Approaches to Security Management 2. The Concept of Political Trust in IR 3. The Rise of China’s Security Engagements in Africa 4. A Paradigmatic Change: China and the Darfur Conflict 5. China’s Shift from the Periphery to the Heart of Counter-piracy Efforts in the Horn of Africa 6. Failing Institutional Memories: Libya and Mali 7. Cognitive-based Trust as a Research Agenda
Biography
Benjamin Barton is currently a Project Manager for a consultancy in Paris, France, and recently graduated with a joint Ph.D. in War Studies from King’s College London, UK, and the University of Hong Kong.
