Regardless of where we look in contemporary society, what is socially and culturally
expected on both the local and global levels is not the general but the particular. What is …

Die moderne Gesellschaft der westlichen Länder hat sich seit den 1970er Jahren, verstärkt
seit den 1990er Jahren in ihrer Struktur grundsätzlich gewandelt. An die Stelle einer …

Joseph Nye concentrates on the positive attractive aspects of soft power as a foreign policy
tool. This article will argue that the Chinese discussion of soft power is interesting because it …

Although there is clear dissatisfaction in China with the nature of the current global order, it
is hard to find a clear and coherent Chinese vision of what an alternative world might look …

In a time of great uncertainty about the future and resilience of the liberal world order this
Forum focuses on China's rise and interplay with the foundations of that liberal order. The …

This paper develops a spatial perspective to examine the nature of China's transnational
influence, focusing on the implications of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for international …

Chinese leaders are increasingly mobilizing historical narratives as part of a broader trend
that challenges Francis Fukuyama's thesis of the end of history. China's monumental history …

Westerners on both the left and right overwhelmingly conflate globalisation with
Westernisation and presume that the global economy is a pure Western-creation. Taking on …

Book Introductions should aim to answer three main questions, namely, why the book has
been written (and thus relatedly why it might possibly be of interest to readers), what it is …

Confucius Institutes, the language and culture programs funded by the Chinese government,
have been established in more than 1,500 schools worldwide since their debut in 2004. A …