China's Education Aid to Africa - Fragmented Soft Power

China's emergence as an aid donor in Africa has caught global attention, with China's activity being viewed as the projection of soft power of a neo-colonialist kind. This book, which focuses on China's education aid reveals a much more complicated picture.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Abbreviations
1 China's Education Aid to Africa and the Paradoxes
2 Three Faces: Education Aid in Disciplinary Knowledge
3 Restructuring China's Education Aid to Africa: A Critical Realist Approach to Transcend Disciplinarity
4 Dualism and Fragmentation: Historical Origin, Evolution, and Dynamics
5 Fragmentation in Policy Formulation: Domestic Factors and Divides
6 China and the International Development Cooperation Architecture: The (Im)possibility of Southern Knowledge Production
7 Conclusion: Fragmented Soft Power in the Myth of Global China
Appendix: Researching "China in Africa" in a Turbulent Era: A Fieldwork Note
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Wei YE is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Institute for International Affairs, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China

Summary

China’s emergence as an aid donor in Africa has caught global attention, with China’s activity being viewed as the projection of soft power of a neo-colonialist kind. This book, which focuses on China’s education aid reveals a much more complicated picture.

Product details

• Authors: Wei Ye
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032422565
• ISBN: 978-1-032-42256-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Weight: 420 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: China Policy Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, International Relations, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General