Chinese Scholars and Think Tanks' Constructions of China's National Interest : Hidden Hand on Demand (Hardcover)

1. Introduction

Argument in brief

Contributions

Data & methods

Plan of the book

2. Theory and Empirical Strategy

Experts’ ideas and China’s national interest

Debates about China’s national interest

Understanding China’s national interest as constructed

Experts’ ideas and the construction of China’s national interest

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The intervening role of domestic structures

Experts’ proximity to the state

The state’s signaled demand for expertise

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Examining experts’ influence

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Conclusions

3. Foreign Policy-Making in China and Chinese Experts

Foreign policy-making in China

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The outer circle of foreign policy-making in China

Think Tanks

Scholars

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The mechanisms of Chinese experts’ influence

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Scholars

Xi Jinping’s tightened control

Conclusions

4. Experts’ Influence on the Construction of China’s National Interest

Overarching changes in the construction of China’s national interest

Shifts in policy substance

Quantitative analysis of scholars’ and think tanks’ influence

Influenced policy shifts: an overview

Conclusions

5. Distant Experts’ Influence

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Distant think tanks’ influence on the construction of China’s national interest

Distant think tanks’ characteristics

High demand for expertise signaled by the state

How distant analysts shaped policy shifts

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Distant scholars’ influence on the construction of China’s national interest

Distant scholars’ characteristics

High demand for expertise signaled by the state

How distant scholars shaped policy shifts

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Conclusions

6. Close Experts’ Influence

Shifts in the demand for expertise signaled by the state

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Close think tanks’ influence on the construction of China’s national interest

Close think tanks’ characteristics

How close analysts shaped policy shifts

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Close scholars’ influence on the construction of China’s national interest

Close scholars’ characteristics

How close scholars shaped policy shifts

7. Conclusions

Experts’ influence on the construction of China’s national interest

Scholarly implications

Implications for understanding China’s foreign policy

Implications for researching experts and policy

Limitations and further research

Policy implications