Overview
The first comprehensive and detailed study of the growing security links between China and the African continent
Analyses how China’s links with Africa’s continental and regional organizations, especially the African Union, connects with security links it has developed with key African countries
Assesses an array of case studies of China’s involvement in country-specific Africa security contexts
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Africa’s Peace and Security and China’s Evolving Policy
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Case Studies
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Keywords
About this book
This book investigates the expanding involvement of China in security cooperation in Africa. Drawing on leading and emerging scholars in the field, the volume uses a combination of analytical insights and case studies to unpack the complexity of security challenges confronting China and the continent. It interrogates how security considerations impact upon the growing economic and social links China has developed with African states.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Chris Alden, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has published widely on China-Africa issues and is a research associate of the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA) and Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria.
Abiodun Alao, African Leadership Centre, School of Global Affairs, King’s College London has published extensively on African studies. He is also holds Visiting Professorship position at the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Zhang Chun, Deputy Director, Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, China, has published widely on China-Africa relations, African peace and security, international theory, and China's foreign policy; and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of 2 Journals namely Global Review (in Chinese) and China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies (CQISS) (in English).
Laura Barber is a politic
al risk analyst based in London, previously of the LSE. She specialises in in Chinese foreign policy towards Africa with a particular focus on China-Sudan and South Sudan relations.Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: China and Africa
Book Subtitle: Building Peace and Security Cooperation on the Continent
Editors: Chris Alden, Abiodun Alao, Zhang Chun, Laura Barber
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52893-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52892-2Published: 15 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85010-8Published: 17 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52893-9Published: 24 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 403
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics, African Politics, International Security Studies, Peace Studies, Military and Defence Studies