Deconstructing the metanarratives of China’s engagement with the African continent: African agency and competing narratives (Record no. 524934)
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| Personal name | Mann, Anant Singh |
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| Title | Deconstructing the metanarratives of China’s engagement with the African continent: African agency and competing narratives |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc | India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs |
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| Extent | 79(3), Sep, 2023: p.318-335 |
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| Summary, etc | China’s relationship with the African continent has faced extensive critique over the past few decades, with most explanations broadly falling under the umbrella of three metanarratives: a ‘developing partner’, an ‘economic competitor’ or a ‘hegemonic actor’. Although these labels help to make intelligible the broad intentions of China’s interaction on the continent, they unwittingly gloss over the importance of choice and agency that the African nations continue to hold in deciding their future trajectories. Essentially, deconstructing these narratives to uncover the principal characteristics of China’s approach to the African continent is the central puzzle of this study. The study further questions the extent to which the agency of African nations determines their relationship with China. This article essentially proposes that while each of the three descriptions provides an insight into the various facets of the Sino-African relationship, none of them captures the whole picture, and instead, China’s approach to the African continent is best understood by its pragmatism, which is guided by its political aspirations and economic objectives. Furthermore, the study argues that the agency of each African nation also plays a part in shaping how China’s pragmatic approach further translates into one of the three metanarratives. The article relies on an inductive exploration of its central research question and uses a variety of sources, which include data from international institutions and governments, government releases and secondary literature, amongst others. – Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09749284231184619 |
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| Main entry heading | India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs |
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