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Power, Perception and Foreign Policymaking US and EU Responses to the Rise of China

By Scott Brown Copyright 2018
260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the changing dynamics of power in the international arena since the end of the Cold War. Brown engages in analysis of how the United States and the European Union have responded to the so-called rise of China through an examination of how policymakers’ perceptions of China have changed over time and influenced their policy choices. This study undertakes rigorous analysis of how... Read more
1. Introduction: Handling China’s Rise

2. Interpreting the ‘Rise’ of China

3. Debating the Rise of China in US Foreign Policy

4. Debating the Rise of China in European Foreign Policy

5. Explaining the Transatlantic Arms Embargo Debate: Contesting the Rise of China

6. China’s Rise, Continued: US and EU Responses 2009-2016

7. Conclusions

Biography

Scott A.W. Brown is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

"...this is a valuable book, particularly in providing an authoritative account of American and European policy debates on China in the first two decades after the end of the Cold War."

Tim Summers, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Chatham House, Hong Kong

"Overall, it is an effective and clearly written book that takes a novel approach to a topical issue...It is a worthwhile and important read for anyone interested in a more nuanced view of China’s rise and key actors response to it."

David A. Beitelman, Dalhousie University