Tianxia Theory as a World Political Argument
Presenter: Matti Puranen, Finnish National Defence University, Finland

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Debating Emerging Chinese International Relations Theories
Recorded on Tuesday, 8 December 2020

The phenomenon of emerging Chinese international relations (IR) theories has attracted much scholarly attention worldwide in recent years. What do we make of this phenomenon? What are the driving forces behind it? What new insights do these theories bring to the current international relations and global political economy?

(Part 1) Tianxia Theory as a World Political Argument
Matti Puranen, Finnish National Defence University, Finland

(Part 2) A Hybridized Approach to Chinese IR Theories: Branding, Knowledge Production and Global Value Chain
Xiao Alvin Yang, Universität Kassel, Germany/York University

(Part 3) Scratching an Itch through a Boot: Chinese IR Theories Lack of Predictive Power
Weizhan Meng, Fudan University, China

(Part 4) Debate

Moderator and Discussant: Niki Sopanen, University of Helsinki, Finland

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The Theoretical Debates on Asia series brings together young scholars from around the world to engage in theoretical debates on the emerging Indigenous international relations (IR) theories in Asia and new IR and global political economy (GPE) approaches to study Asia.

This is the first event in the series, which will take place during the 2020–21 academic year.