Despite growing interest in how the emerging blue economy affects coastal livelihoods,
there is a lack of understanding of Chinese investment in this context. This study explores …

" State Transformation and Chinese Foreign Policy If we want to understand China's
international behaviour, we have to open the black box... State authority is fragmenting …

Small states are crucial actors in world politics. They attract outsized attention from great
powers, populate international organizations, and shape international norms. Despite that …

Highlights•Chinese hydropower dominates the international hydropower
industry.•Contested aspects of Chinese large hydropower dam development are …

The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the
workings of the physical environment and with the political, economic and social frameworks …

Abstract Since 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative has become China's signature foreign
economic policy campaign. While there have been debates on the initiative's …

Abstract Hong Kong, Thailand, and Myanmar experienced waves of pro-democracy
movements from 2019–2021. Similar political trajectories and democratic aspirations bound …

China's ambitious global infrastructure investment plan, embodied in the Belt and Road
Initiative and backed by massive financial resources, is an attempt to secure cooperation …

Chinese firms have acquired enormous overseas interests since 2000. As relative
latecomers to global markets, they often invest in territories subject to high political risk …

Reports suggest that up to 80 million people have been resettled due to the construction of
large dams in the past century. Published resettlement data regarding large dam projects …