Political Trust and the Politics of Security Engagement: China and the European Union in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781138917385 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 212 str.

Benjamin Barton

Opis

The book argues that the outcomes of Sino-European bilateral dealings on security risk management in Africa are determined by the ability/inability of these officials to build political trust as a complex and cognitive social phenomenon. 

Spis treści

1. Contrasted Approaches to Security Management  2. The Concept of Political Trust in IR  3. The Rise of China’s Security Engagements in Africa  4. A Paradigmatic Change: China and the Darfur Conflict  5. China’s Shift from the Periphery to the Heart of Counter-piracy Efforts in the Horn of Africa  6. Failing Institutional Memories: Libya and Mali  7. Cognitive-based Trust as a Research Agenda

O autorze

Benjamin Barton is currently a Project Manager for a consultancy in Paris, France, and recently graduated with a joint Ph.D. in War Studies from King’s College London, UK, and the University of Hong Kong.