| ID | 173224 |
| Title Proper | Belt and Road Initiative and the Development of China’s Economic Statecraft |
| Other Title Information | European Attitudes and Responses |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Grimmel, Andreas ; Eszterhai, Viktor |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines how states may be inclined to adapt to the policy goals of powerful economic partner states in acts of ‘anticipatory conformity’ or by adjusting their ‘common’ policy goals. It builds on two classical theoretical bases—the concept of economic statecraft and Hirschmanesque effects—to explore how economic power may be translated into far-reaching effects on other states’ behaviour without a clear goal or objective being proclaimed or even set by the economically powerful state. Our empirical findings suggest that the European Union still has an unparalleled influence on member states, and China’s growing economic presence in Europe alone—especially in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative—is insufficient to influence member states’ politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Vol. 57, No.3; Jul 2020: p.223-239 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Vol: 57 No 3 |
| Key Words | European Politics ; Interregionalism ; European Studies ; Belt and Road Initiative ; Politics of China ; West European Politics |