Isaac Owusu Frimpong

Gebundenes Buch

China's Emerging Security Diplomacy in Africa

Beschreibung

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of China s evolving security engagement in Africa, a dimension often overshadowed by earlier studies focusing on economic and political aspects. As China s global ambitions expand, its involvement in African security across bilateral, regional, and multilateral levels has intensified, challenging its longstanding principle of non-interference. The book explores why China is shifting from a policy of non-interference to one of non-indifference and details the actions supporting this change. Employing neoclassical realist theory, it examines systemic factors, domestic influences, and the role of President Xi Jinping in shaping China s security strategy. By adopting a three-dimensional approach to Sino-Africa relations and categorizing the reasons for China s policy shift into strategic culture, superpower ambitions, operational motives, and reputational concerns, the book offers fresh insights into China s security diplomacy. It contributes to the broader discourse on China s changing stance and its implications for international relations, highlighting the need for attention in both academic and policy circles.

Autor

Dr. Frimpong is a lecturer in International Relations and Political Science at the Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Relations from the University of Western Australia, a master’s degree in international relations from Jilin University, China and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in political science from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and the director for Research and Development for the Organization of African Communities in Western Australia.  Dr. Frimpong is also an ambassador of Curtin University’s Emerging Leaders in Australia-Africa Diplomacy (ELAAD) program and a member of Curtin University's Centre for Australia-Africa Relations. Dr. Frimpong has played a significant role in developing and teaching units that promote the African continent and dispel the negative stereotypes that have long been perpetuated about the continent. Dr. Frimpong is currently involved in the Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded Discovery Project led by Curtin University entitled ‘African Impact in Australia,’ an ongoing project that examines the nature and impact of political and economic agency of African migrants in Australia. Some of his work include “China’s Emerging Security Diplomacy and its implications for Taiwan in Africa” in S. O. Abidde (Ed.), Africa-China-Taiwan Relations, 1949–2020 Lexington Books; China’s Foreign Policy towards Africa: An eclectic-theoretical explanation,  Australasian Review of African Studies, 41(2), 53-67; and the Response of the International Community to the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria. Korea and Global Affairs, 3(1), 24.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Nature Singapore / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-981-96-4363-9
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9789819643639
• ISBN-10: 9819643635
• Artikelnr.: 73301931