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Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, B., & Liu, H. (2014). Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37(8), https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2012.715660

The growing literature on international migration has a tendency to emphasize homogenous elements such as shared ethnic background, social network and cultural similarities in shaping immigrants' identity. We argue that this underestimates the differ... Read More about Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK.

How ready is China for a China-style world order? China's state media discourse under construction (2013)
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Zhang, X. (2013). How ready is China for a China-style world order? China's state media discourse under construction. Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, 34(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/02560054.2013.834834

What exactly is the China-style world order that Chinese officials and intellectual elites have recently been talking about, and how ready is China for it? An examination and analysis of discourses on ‘Africa Live’ on CCTV Africa, the first overseas... Read More about How ready is China for a China-style world order? China's state media discourse under construction.

Domestic Bureaucratic Politics and Chinese Foreign Policy (2013)
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Lai, H., & Kang, S. (2014). Domestic Bureaucratic Politics and Chinese Foreign Policy. Journal of Contemporary China, 23(86), 294-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2013.832531

One of the outstanding features of China's domestic politics is the prominence of the bureaucracy in the policy-making process. Arguably, bureaucracy is the next major player in the policy-making process in China after the top leaders. In this articl... Read More about Domestic Bureaucratic Politics and Chinese Foreign Policy.

A new era for studies on cross-Strait relations: introduction (2013)
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Lee, C. (2013). A new era for studies on cross-Strait relations: introduction. China Information, 27(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0920203X12471606

After more than half a century’s separation, interaction between China and Taiwan has increased and has progressively changed from a politico-economic interaction to a more civic interaction. Scholars working on cross-Strait relations have recently b... Read More about A new era for studies on cross-Strait relations: introduction.

China’s Weibo: Is faster different? (2013)
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Sullivan, J. (2014). China’s Weibo: Is faster different?. New Media and Society, 16(1), 24-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444812472966

The popularization of microblogging in China represents a new challenge to the state's regime of information control. The speed with which information is diffused in the microblogosphere has helped netizens to publicize and express their discontent w... Read More about China’s Weibo: Is faster different?.

New strategies of civil society in China: a case study of the network governance approach (2012)
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Fulda, A., Li, Y., & Song, Q. (2012). New strategies of civil society in China: a case study of the network governance approach. Journal of Contemporary China, 21(76), https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2012.666837

Since the turn of the millennium a second generation of Chinese civil society organisations (CSO) have started taking on issues such as rural migrant integration, social service provision, as well as community building. Organisations such as Beijing-... Read More about New strategies of civil society in China: a case study of the network governance approach.

Bridging the gap: pracademics in foreign policy (2011)
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Murphy, A. M., & Fulda, A. (2011). Bridging the gap: pracademics in foreign policy. PS: Political Science and Politics, 44(2), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096511000084

In his seminal work Bridging the Gap: Theory and Practice in Foreign Policy, Alexander George (1993) lamented the great divide between academia and the foreign policymaking community, arguing that greater interaction between scholars and policymakers... Read More about Bridging the gap: pracademics in foreign policy.

Uneven opening of China's society, economy, and politics: pro-growth authoritarian governance and protests in China (2010)
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Lai, H. (2010). Uneven opening of China's society, economy, and politics: pro-growth authoritarian governance and protests in China. Journal of Contemporary China, 19(67), https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2010.508581

This article evaluates China's model of development, especially its main component, i.e. its model of governance. It suggests that China's model of development is marked by an imbalance between fast opening of the economy and the society and sluggish... Read More about Uneven opening of China's society, economy, and politics: pro-growth authoritarian governance and protests in China.

China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges (2009)
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Lai, H. (2009). China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges. East Asian Policy, 1(3),

Dramatic developments in Tibet and Xinjiang since 2008 have highlighted the challenges to China’s ethnic policies. The pillar of China’s ethnic policies is regional autonomy for ethnic minorities. Ethnic areas enjoy limited administrative autonomy an... Read More about China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges.

China's oil diplomacy: is it a global security threat? (2007)
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Lai, H. (2007). China's oil diplomacy: is it a global security threat?. Third World Quarterly, 28(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/01436590701192645

China is now the world's second largest oil consuming nation. China's external quest for oil has thus generated much attention and is believed by many to destabilise the world order. This article attempts to provide an overview of China's external in... Read More about China's oil diplomacy: is it a global security threat?.

Contrasts in China and Soviet reform: sub-national and national causes (2005)
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Lai, H. (2005). Contrasts in China and Soviet reform: sub-national and national causes. Asian Journal of Political Science, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/02185370508434248

Why did reform in China and the former Soviet Union produce drastically different outcomes? Why did some provinces in China embrace faster economic reform than others? This article argues that the state sector and reform initiatives in the sub-nation... Read More about Contrasts in China and Soviet reform: sub-national and national causes.