China on the Rise - The Transformation of Structural Power in the Era of Multipolarity

This book draws on the notion of 'structural power' to examine the sources of Chinese power and the impact of this phenomenon on global affairs in geopolitical, economic and cultural terms, considering the ways in which China's rise is linked with the incremental process of multipolarization in world politics.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Economic Dynamics of China's Rise: Making Sense of the "Chinese Miracle" 2. China's Ascent in the Financial Domain: Exploring its Economic and Institutional Foundations 3. Navigating the Evolving Strategic Landscape: China's Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Security Architecture 4. Unveiling China's Ascendant Power in the Knowledge Structure: A Cultural and Technological Perspective 5. China's "Multilateral" Rise to Power: Examining Secondary Power Structures and Post-Hegemonic Governance Conclusion

About the author

Efe Can Gürcan is Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as Research Associate at the University of Manitoba's Geopolitical Economy Research Group and Associate Professor at Istinye University. He is author of Imperialism after the Neoliberal Turn and Multipolarization, South-South Cooperation and the Rise of Post-Hegemonic Governance. His latest co-authored book is Collective Empowerment in Latin America: Indigenous Peasant Movements and Political Transformation.
Can Donduran is Assistant Professor of International Relations, the Vice Director of the Institute of Graduate Education, and the Director of the Center for Belt and Road Studies at Istinye University, Turkey.

Product details

• Authors: Can Donduran, Efe Can (Istinye University Gurcan, Efe Can Gürcan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032319957
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3231995-7
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Capitalism, Power and the Imperial State
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, Sociology, Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science