Diffusion of Practice
The Curious Case of the Sino-German Technical Standardisation Partnership
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12566229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Fuchs (0000-0001-8015-0866, Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, corresponding author), Eaton (0000-0002-3416-7867, Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 958-971 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-3467 • E-ISSN: 1469-9923 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13563467.2021.1961221 |
| OpenAlex | W3193825840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 17 |
At a time of deepening divisions between China and Global North countries, Germany and China are swimming against the tide by cooperating closely in the highly sensitive area of high-tech standardisation. Based on interviews with participants and close observers of this partnership, we argue that a diffusion of practice logic underpins China’s partnership with Germany. Despite the competitiveness of China’s high-tech sectors, this latecomer faces both formal and informal barriers to entry in global standardisation processes. By partnering with Germany, one of the globe’s leading standards powers, China hopes to both cultivate a powerful ally in an increasingly contentious arena and master the subtleties of standardisation practice by working closely with an insider. For their part, German participants view the diffusion of standardisation know-how as consistent with their interests as a status quo standards power and vital to supporting German industry in China
Business · China · General partnership · German · Globe · Insider · Political science · Status quo · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Innovation, Technology, and Society · Law
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The geopolitics of next generation mobile communication standardization
Between economic openness and strategic caution
Connectivity, centrality, and adaptation
A Critical Node
Varieties of Digital Capitalism and the US-China Rivalry
Power in the Age of Datafication
Negotiating standards in Sino-Mongolian industrial relations
Chinese standards from the ground up
Credibility Standards
Practice diffusion in China's two-pronged engagement in global technical standardization
International practices
Null
Analyzing Biographies and Narratives
Local Grounding of Transnational Private Governance Authority
Grounding the Politics of Transnational Private Governance
International Standardization Strategies of Latecomers
Setting International Standards
Power transitions and the rise of the regulatory state
The Logic of Practicality
The Spread of Security Communities
| Citations per year | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |