02186 a2200457 4500 1032083662 20250317100403.0 250312042021GB 4 eng 9781032083667 Taylor & Francis GBP 40.99 BB 01 eng GTM thema KCP thema GTQ thema KCL thema JPS thema 1FC bisac 1FPC bisac 1FK bisac 1FM bisac GTB bic KCP bic JFFS bic KCLT bic JPS bic 1FC bisac 1FPC bisac 1FK bisac 1FM bisac POL000000 bisac POL011000 bisac POL011020 bisac 337.5104 bisac Jeremy Garlick Impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative From Asia to Europe 1 Oxford Routledge 20210630 266 p This book merges macro- and micro-level analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to dissect China’s aim in creating an integrated Eurasian continent through this single mega-project. BRI has been the source of much interest and confusion, as established frameworks of analysis seek to understand China’s intentions behind the policy. China’s international activity in the early 21st century has not yet been successfully theorised by IR scholars because of a failure to satisfactorily encompass its complexity. In addition, the mix-and-match syncretism of the Chinese approach to foreign policy has been under-emphasised or omitted in many analyses. Bringing together complexity thinking and analytic eclecticism to assess the degree to which this scheme can transform international relations, Garlick critically examines this large-scale interconnectivity project and its potential impacts. The book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the field of international relations and China studies including academics, policy-makers and diplomats around the world. 1469 1469