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Chinese (Non-)Interventions

A Comparative Analysis of Chinese Interventions in the Middle East and Africa
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Copyright year
2022
Publication date
30.11.2022
ISBN-Print
978-3-8487-7455-5
ISBN-Online
978-3-7489-3247-5
Publisher
Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series
Comparative Politics - Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Volume
11
Language
English
Pages
314
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  1. Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access 1 - 20
    1. 1.1. Outline of the Argumentation No access
    2. 1.2. Setting the Stage: China in Conflict-Affected States No access
    3. 1.3. Peace and Conflict in Africa and the Middle East No access
    4. 1.4. Structure of the Study No access
    1. 2.1. China’s (Non-) Intervention Policy No access
    2. 2.2. Understanding State Interventions in Conflicts No access
      1. 2.3.1. Beijing’s Rhetoric: Between Military Strength and Harmony No access
      2. 2.3.2. Tianxia: A Chinese Concept of World Order No access
    4. 2.4. Summary of Context and Discourse No access
    1. 3.1. Analysing (Chinese) Foreign Policy No access
    2. 3.2. Approaches to Conflict Resolution No access
    3. 3.3. Military Diplomacy and Conflict Mediation No access
      1. 3.4.1. The Concept of Soft Power No access
      2. 3.4.2. Comprehensive National Power No access
      1. 1. China aims at changing the international power equilibrium of states by taking on leading roles in conflict resolution within the UN framework. No access
      2. 2. China uses UN peacekeeping missions to promote the country’s soft image and proclaim the foreign policy narrative of a “peaceful rise”. No access
      3. 3. China puts a regional focus on the MENA region and Africa to emerge as a regional hegemonic power and guarantor of regional security and stability while, at the same time, establishing strategic st... No access
      4. 4. China intervenes in conflicts if they are relevant for the realisation of the Belt and Road Initiative and if the countries involved host a large number of Chinese citizens. No access
    6. 3.6. Summary of the Theoretical Framework No access
    1. 4.1. Introduction of the Research Design: Qualitative Comparative Analysis No access
    2. 4.2. The Added Value of Process Tracing No access
    3. 4.3. The knowledge gained from a keyword analysis No access
    4. 4.4. Summary of the Methodology No access
    1. 5.1. Concept Development No access
      1. 5.2.1. Further Regional Conflicts since 2013 No access
    3. 5.3. Summary of the Operationalisation No access
      1. 6.1.1. Special Relationship No access
      2. 6.1.2. Regime Type No access
      3. 6.1.3. Civil War No access
      4. 6.1.4. Self-Defence No access
      1. 6.2.1. Resource Wealth of the Conflict-Affected Country No access
      2. 6.2.2. Trade Balance between China and the Conflict-Affected Country No access
      3. 6.2.3. Financial Relations between China and the Conflict-Affected Country No access
      4. 6.2.4. Infrastructural Projects with Chinese Participation in Conflict-Affected Countries No access
      1. 6.3.1. Number of Chinese Citizens Abroad No access
      2. 6.3.2. The Question of Taiwan No access
      1. 6.4.1. Country Location No access
      2. 6.4.2. Situation in Neighbouring Countries No access
      3. 6.4.3. Conflict Involvement by Other States or Parties No access
      4. 6.4.4. Multilateral or International Conflict Intervention No access
      5. 6.4.5. Chinese Official Development Aid No access
    5. 6.5. Summary of the drivers for intervention No access
      1. 7.1.1. Evidence from the Synchronic Comparison No access
      2. 7.1.2. Evidence from the Dyachronic Comparison No access
      3. 7.1.3. Overall Findings of the QCA No access
    2. 7.2. Summary of the QCA No access
      1. 8.1.1. Morocco 1991 No access
      2. 8.1.2. DR Congo 2003 No access
      3. 8.1.3. Liberia 2003 No access
      4. 8.1.4. Ivory Coast 2004 No access
      5. 8.1.5. Lebanon 2006 No access
      6. 8.1.6. Sudan 2007 No access
      7. 8.1.7. South Sudan 2013 No access
      8. 8.1.8. Mali 2013 No access
      9. 8.1.9. Israel/Palestine 1990 No access
    2. 8.2. Identifying Causal Factors No access
    3. 8.3. Summary of the Process Tracing No access
    1. 9.1. Analysis of UN Security Council Resolutions No access
    2. 9.2. Analysis of Security Council Meeting Records No access
    1. 10.1. Development of a Causal Model No access
      1. 2. China uses UN Peacekeeping missions to promote the country’s soft image and proclaim the foreign policy narrative of a “peaceful rise”. No access
      2. 3. China puts a regional focus on the MENA region and Africa to emerge as a regional hegemonic power and guarantor of regional security and stability while, at the same time, establishing strategic st... No access
      3. 4. China intervenes in conflicts if they are relevant for the realisation of the Belt and Road Initiative and if the countries involved host a large number of Chinese citizens. No access
      1. 1. China aims at changing the international power equilibrium of states by taking on leading roles in conflict resolution within the UN framework. No access
      1. 10.4.1. China’s Placement in International Relations No access
      2. 10.4.2. China’s Quest for a Military (Soft) Power Status No access
    5. 10.5. Summary of Results and Implications No access
    1. 11.1. Empirical Findings: Introducing China’s Road Map to Peace No access
    2. 11.2. Filling Methodological Gaps: Identifying China’s Drivers No access
    3. 11.3. Theoretical Contributions: Understanding Chinese Soft Power No access
    4. 11.4. Outlook No access
    1. Annex 1: Background Information on Synchronic Control Cases No access
    2. Annex 2: Background Information on Diachronic Control Cases No access
  14. REFERENCES No access 267 - 314

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