Practical Role of the Eus Values in Diplomacy With China - Complacency, Self-Censorship and Misunderstanding

Delivering a ground-breaking analysis of the EU's diplomatic meetings (or dialogues) with China, this book reveals how the EU's values rarely feature in exchanges, due to ingrained cultures of complacency and self-censorship amongst EU officials.

List of contents

1. Introduction: China, the Greatest Test for the EU's Values and Principles, Part I: Conceptualising and Contextualising the Role of the EU's Values in EU-China Dialogues, 2. Defining Value Mainstreaming in the EU's Diplomacy: A Conduit for the EU's Normative Power with China, 3. EU-China Dialogues and the Role of Values in a Deteriorating Relationship, Part II: Complacency and Self-Censorship in the EU's Diplomacy with China, 4. An Institutional Culture of Complacency, 5. An Institutional Culture of Self-Censorship, 6. The EU-China Human Rights Dialogue: Examining the Reality Behind a Cautionary Tale that Fuels Self-Censorship, 7. The Value Vacuum in the Internal Meetings Coordinating EU-China Dialogues: Illustrating the Institutionalised Nature of Complacency and Self-Censorship, 8. Value Mainstreaming Approaches and Critical Reflectivity, 9. The Intercultural Barrier to Value Mainstreaming, 11. Conclusions: Reinforcing the Paradigm Shift and Strengthening the EU's Normative Power with China at a Crucial Juncture, Appendix I

About the author

Max Roger Taylor is a trained political scientist with a focus on EU-China diplomacy, based in the United Kingdom. He has taught at the University of Bath and the University of Dundee, published in leading academic journals and his experience has included participation in EU-China dialogues.

Product details

• Authors: Max Roger Taylor, Max Roger (University of Dundee Taylor
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032124919
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3212491-9
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Studies in European Foreign Policy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, EU (European Union), International institutions, EU & European institutions