This book examines different intellectual frameworks for international relations, including the bureaucratic politics model, neorealism, and institutionalism as tools for understanding the European Union's (EU) China policy. Based on a study of three political economy-related cases, it demonstrates what approaches not just apply, but apply best in various stages of the policy cycle, why some models apply to several policy stages, and why some seem to work better than others in certain policy stages. The three cases include the EU-China solar panel dispute (20122018), the EU investigation into Chinese mobile telecommunications networks (20122014), and the EU's response to China's rise in Africa via the European Commission initiated EU-China-Africa trilateral cooperation initiative in 2008. Those interested in EU-China affairs can apply this innovative analytical framework to these three cases and a wide range of other issues; scholars, journalists, diplomats, and businesspeople will find this book of value.

Provides a fresh look at Sino-EU economic relations Offers case studies of Chinese interactions within Europe Contributes to a growing discussion about how Western democratic states should interact with China

Autorentext

Bas Hooijmaaijers is Assistant Professor and Chenhui Research Fellow in the School of Advanced International and Area Studies at East China Normal University (Shanghai, China) and a Research Fellow at the Leuven International and European Studies Institute at KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium).

Inhalt
1.Introduction.- 2.Literature Review and Theoretical Framework.- 3.The EU-China Solar Panel Dispute.- 4.The EU Investigation into Mobile Telecommunications Networks from China.- 5.The Rise of China in Africa and the Response of the EU: the EU-China-Africa Trilateral Dialogue and Cooperation Initiative.- 6.Conclusion