Actors, Agency, and Localization
The Making of an African Belt and Road Initiative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12380657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Obert Hodzi (0000-0001-5896-3414, University of Liverpool, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 520-526 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s104909652510111x |
| OpenAlex | W4412918631 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Whether the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is being praised or criticized, the focus often is on the perceptions of it in African countries rather than how it is conceptualized in those countries and by continental entities such as the African Union (AU). As a result, there is no understanding of the collective African conceptualization of the BRI and how that conceptualization shapes the continent’s engagement with China and, in turn, the perceptions of the BRI. By employing the intentionality, instrumentalist, and geopolitical approaches, this study analyzes Africa’s conceptualization of the BRI as a global project through the lens of strategic utility, intentionality, and geopolitical positioning, which can be summarized as “strategic globalism.”
Agency (philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · China's Global Influence and Migration · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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