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Book SynopsisRekindling the Strong State in Russia and China offers a thorough analysis of the profound regeneration of the State and its intense interaction with the external projections of Russia and China. In the international political scene, leaderships are under constant negotiation. Financial crisis, social and cultural transformations, values setting and migration flows have a deep impact on global powers, leading to the appearance of new actors. At present, the assumed rise of a new axis between two emerging powers, such as Russia and China, effaces their different backgrounds, leading to misinterpretations of their positioning in the geopolitical arena. This book is an essential and multifaceted guide aimed at understanding the deep changes that affect these two countries and their global aspirations. Contributors are: Marco Puleri; Andrea Passeri; Marco Balboni; Carmelo Danisi; Mingjiang Li; Mahalakshmi Ganapathy; Rosa Mulè; Olga Dubrovina; Evgeny Mironov; Yongshun Cai; Vasil Sakaev; Eugenia Baroncelli; Sonia Lucarelli; Nicolò Fasola; Stefano Bianchini; Stanislav Tkachenko; Vitaly Kozyrev; Marco Borraccetti; Francesco Privitera; Antonio Fiori, Massimiliano Trentin; Arrigo Pallotti; Giuliana Laschi; Michael Leigh.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Contributors List of Maps, Tables and Figures List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Reshaping International Norms andState models? China and Russia’s New Role in the World Arena Stefano Bianchini and Antonio Fiori Part I: Managing State-Society Relations in Russia and China 2. In Search of “New Roots”: Towards a Situational Ideology in Putin’s Russia Marco Puleri 3. Towards the “Great Rejuvenation”: State Nationalism, Shifting Identities, and Foreign Policy Choices in Contemporary China Andrea Passeri 4. Reframing Human Rights in Russia and China: How National Identity and National Interests Shape Relations with, and the Implementation of, International Law Marco Balboni and Carmelo Danisi 5. The Emerging Influence of the Chinese Strong-State Model Mingjiang Li and Mahalakshmi Ganapathy 6. Envisioning the Russian Welfare State Model: The New Political Economy of Gender and the Labour Market Rosa Mulè and Olga Dubrovina 7. Reshaping the Strong-State Model: Dmitrii Medvedev’s “Failed Modernisation” Evgeny Mironov 8. State and Social Protests in China Yongshun Cai 9. Migration Flows Between Russia and China: Legal and Social Implications Vasil Sakaev Part II: China and Russia in the Changing World: Opportunities and Sources of Competition 10. Global Shocks, Regional Conflicts and the Quest for Stable Prosperity: Which Way Forward for China and Russia? Eugenia Baroncelli 11. NATO-Russia Relations through the Prism of Strategic Culture Sonia Lucarelli and Nicolò Fasola 12. The Western Decline, Multipolarity and the Challenges of Identity in the Making of Russian Foreign Policy Stefano Bianchini 13. BRICS and Development Alternatives: Russia and China Stanislav Tkachenko 14. Engaging with European (Dis-)Integration. Russia in dialogue with Europe/s Marco Puleri 15. Looking at the EU from the Russian and Chinese Perspectives Vitaly Kozyrev 16. The Fight Against Human Trafficking in the European Union and Russia Marco Borraccetti Part III: Russia and China in Contested Regional Theatres: Some Case Studies 17. The Disputed Ukrainian Knot Francesco Privitera 18. Central Asia in China’s Energy Strategy Antonio Fiori 19. The Convergence of Differences: Russia and China in the Middle East and North Africa Massimiliano Trentin 20. The Chinese Penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Tanzania Arrigo Pallotti 21. Relations with the West: The Case Study of the EEC-USSR, as Viewed by the Community (1950-1991) Giuliana Laschi 22. Postface: Europe’s Response to Challenges from China and Russia Michael Leigh 23. Concluding Remarks Stefano Bianchini and Antonio Fiori Index
