1st Edition
Power and Resistance in Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Algorithmic Colonialism
Part I: Epistemic Foundations and the Architecture of Power 1: Algorithmic Governmentality and the Dual Nature of AI Governance 2: The New Leviathans: Private Sector Power and Regime Complexes Part II: Contested Terrains: Sovereignty, Democracy, and Sustainability 3: Techno-Nationalism, Sovereign AI, and Infrastructure Dependencies 4: The Anatomy of the Megamachine: Thermodynamic Violence and Planetary Exhaustion 5: The Jurisprudential Crisis of Automated Governance Part III: Counter-Hegemonic Models and the Global South 6: Algorithmic Colonialism: Data Extraction and Epistemic Violence 7: Rising Powers and Institutional Entrepreneurship: The BRICS and Beyond 8: Public AI and Endogenous Innovation Pathways Part IV: Reconfiguring Global Governance for a Sustainable Future 9: Institutional Design for Pluralistic and Sustainable AI Governance 10: Toward a Post-Westphalian AI Order: Planetary Solidarity
Biography
Zhiyi Liu is a leading Chinese AI scientist specializing in multimodal large models, agent systems, and reinforcement learning. He is Chief Scientist at Beihang University, Forbes China “Top 10 AI Influencer” (2024) and “Industry Pioneer” (2025).






