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BRI:s dödsfälla - Hotet mot Politisk och Ekonomisk Självständighet i Kenya och Sri Lanka

Edler, Philip LU (2024) STVK04 20232
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
This study examines the economic and political impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative on Sri Lanka and Kenya with the intention of discussing its implications for the states’ independence and political sovereignty. By applying a realistic international political economy (IPE) with particular emphasis on Robert Gilpin's approach within realist IPE, the study considers connections between economic growth, political sovereignty and strategic engagement within the international arena. By analyzing China's political and economic influence on Kenya and Sri Lanka, the study highlights a nuanced and complex interplay of power and influence, which is often overlooked by the traditional Eurocentric theoretical frameworks that tend to be... (More)
This study examines the economic and political impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative on Sri Lanka and Kenya with the intention of discussing its implications for the states’ independence and political sovereignty. By applying a realistic international political economy (IPE) with particular emphasis on Robert Gilpin's approach within realist IPE, the study considers connections between economic growth, political sovereignty and strategic engagement within the international arena. By analyzing China's political and economic influence on Kenya and Sri Lanka, the study highlights a nuanced and complex interplay of power and influence, which is often overlooked by the traditional Eurocentric theoretical frameworks that tend to be primarily state-centric. While the study demonstrates that the BRI represents a positive economic opportunity for participating countries, it also presents the immediate risks that the BRI poses to the countries' political sovereignty and economic independence. The study demonstrates that Kenya and Sri Lanka's participation in the BRI has resulted in an economic position of dependence on China, which has translated into political influence in the countries. The study thus intends to contribute to the broader discussion of the BRI's impact on geopolitical conditions through observable examples from Kenya and Sri Lanka. (Less)
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Edler, Philip LU
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organization
alternative title
En Analys av BRI:s Påverkan på Politisk och Ekonomisk Maktbalans i Kenya och Sri Lanka samt Dess Potentiella Konsekvenser för Staternas Självständighet och Politiska Suveränitet
course
STVK04 20232
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, BRI, Kenya, Sri Lanka, politisk suveränitet, ekonomiska maktbalans
language
Swedish
id
9143634
date added to LUP
2024-03-12 15:07:40
date last changed
2024-03-12 15:07:40
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  abstract     = {{This study examines the economic and political impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative on Sri Lanka and Kenya with the intention of discussing its implications for the states’ independence and political sovereignty. By applying a realistic international political economy (IPE) with particular emphasis on Robert Gilpin's approach within realist IPE, the study considers connections between economic growth, political sovereignty and strategic engagement within the international arena. By analyzing China's political and economic influence on Kenya and Sri Lanka, the study highlights a nuanced and complex interplay of power and influence, which is often overlooked by the traditional Eurocentric theoretical frameworks that tend to be primarily state-centric. While the study demonstrates that the BRI represents a positive economic opportunity for participating countries, it also presents the immediate risks that the BRI poses to the countries' political sovereignty and economic independence. The study demonstrates that Kenya and Sri Lanka's participation in the BRI has resulted in an economic position of dependence on China, which has translated into political influence in the countries. The study thus intends to contribute to the broader discussion of the BRI's impact on geopolitical conditions through observable examples from Kenya and Sri Lanka.}},
  author       = {{Edler, Philip}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{BRI:s dödsfälla - Hotet mot Politisk och Ekonomisk Självständighet i Kenya och Sri Lanka}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}