Purpose: The article discusses the relationship between the human resource traditions of
the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and those supported by the Belt and …

This updated and expanded fourth edition of Chinese Foreign Policy seeks to examine the
decision-makers, processes, and rationales behind China's expanding international …

The way external forces influence political and economic outcomes in developing countries
is an ongoing concern of scholars and policymakers. In the 1970s and 1980s, dependency …

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to integrate Africa into an ambitious Chinese-
constructed infrastructure network that seeks to link the economies of participating countries …

The debate triggered by recent publications and research justifying colonialism demands an
intellectual engagement with the histories of colonialism, and their impact on postcolonial …

Over the last five years, as Africa-China relations have moved beyond the honeymoon
period and into a more complex stage, a number of incidents have exploded into global …

Propelled by a commodities boom and expanding South–South investment, mega-projects
have reshaped the politics of labour in many African settings. Reflecting on such dynamics …

This book examines how China's international political communication of the Belt and Road
Initiative comprises narratives about infrastructure and the Silk Road. By carefully selecting …

In the emerging Africa–China studies, ethnography has been employed to demystify the
monolithic Chinese presence in Africa. Drawing on recent concerns about “discourse” in …

The multipolarisation of the international system and the rise of nations from the global
South opened new avenues for Africa and increased its role in global politics. Power …