As an ambitious project, the New Silk Roads create global value chains in a network that connects Europe, Asia, and Africa and that are characterised by maximum diversity in languages, traditions, values, as well as political, social, and economic systems and settings. As one of the most fascinating and risky developments driving the formation of a global society, this initiative not only seeks the economic integration of more than 70 countries, but also involves many political and cultural challenges. Accordingly, it represents a global economic, political, social, and cultural experiment with potentially beneficial, but also potentially disruptive, consequences for all involved. It is against this backdrop that this book focuses on European perspectives: regarding the geo-political and economic implications of the New Silk Roads for, on the one hand, Europe's and the EU's role in the world and, on the other hand, for Europe's coherence as a political and economic regional network. In this way, this book aims to contribute understanding of what the New Silk Roads means in economic, political and cultural terms for the European countries involved. (Verlagstext)
Inhaltsangabe:
Part I - Academic and Practical Perspectives on the BRI
Transcultural Challenges of the Belt and Road Initiative / Josef Wieland
What the Belt and Road Initiative is and is not: A Researcher's Perspective / Li Ma and Hao Wang
The Belt and Road Initiative - A Globalization with Chinese Characteristics? / Matthias Niedenführ
Historical and Cultural-Philosophical Perspectives on the New Silk Road(s) / Jonathan Keir
Disenchanting and Re-enchanting the 16+1 Format / Patrycja Pendrakowska
Geopolitical Implications of the New Silk Road(s) / Pawel Behrendt
Trust and Understanding - A Geopolitical Perspective on the Relations between China and Europe / Julian Caletti
Part II - Research Projects on the Impacts of the BRI on Europe
BRI - Beyond Economy and Politics. Laying the Foundations for a Transcultural Research Project on the BRI in Europe / Jessica Geraldo Schwengber
Paradiplomacy with Chinese Characteristics - The Relational Governance Model in Sino-European Substate Relations / Patryk Szczotka
Dynamics and Developments of Chinese M&A Transactions in the Wake of the BRI - A Comparison of Germany and CEECs / Paulina Kintzinger and Florian Horky
Transcultural Management - Insights from German Companies with Branches in China / Annika Dinh
Legal Framework and Challenges of the Belt Road Initiative in Poland and Germany with a Focus on International Trade Law / Aleksandra Kozerska, Karolina Pajaczek and Lorenz Bokari
Civil Society and the Belt and Road Initiative - The Cases of Germany and Poland / Jessica Britzwein and Aleksandra Balasinska
The Correlation of Public Opinion about the BRI with the Three Dimensions of Sustainability in Germany and Poland / Tobias August and Natalia Ziolkowska
Adding a Gender Perspective to the BRI - The Case of Educational Institutions and SOEs in Poland and Germany / Katharina Hahn and Sandra Krawczyszyn
Part III - Transcultural Learning and Experiences
The Interdisciplinary Power of Art - A Conversation on the Art Project of the Transcultural Leadership Summit 2020 / Harald F. Müller and Julika Baumann Montecinos