Contested Identity

The Discourses Shaping China's Foreign Policy

By: Nicholas Olczak

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Hardcover | 7 January 2027

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Contested Identity: The Discourses Shaping Chinaâs Foreign Policy provides a theoretically innovative analysis of Chinaâs foreign policy through the lens of identity discourses. It critiques established IR paradigms of realism, liberalism, and conventional constructivism for their limited explanatory power regarding short-term changes in Chinaâs foreign policy. Nicholas Olczak proposes that these changes can be better understood using a Lacanian poststructuralist framework which sees them as made possible by competing societal identity discourses. It argues that there is an ongoing discussion between members of the Chinese public and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), about who they are, and what China is â" attempting to make sense of Chinaâs identity as it has risen and become an important global power. This dynamic is investigated through two in-depth case studies, each focusing on a key issue in Chinaâs international relations that has global significance â" North Korea and the South China Sea. This detailed and nuanced analysis deepens our understanding of Chinaâs strategic behavior and convincingly demonstrates why we should pay close attention to ongoing debates about its identity.

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