Thesis--Catholic University of America. / Bibliography: p. 220-233.

Thesis--Stanford University, 1955. / Bibliography: leaves 1175-1188.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1951. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Master Thesis Proposal Institute of Political Studies Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University in Prague Date: May 26th, 2017 Author: Kristin Templin Supervisor: Michael Romancov E-mail: kct1544@gmail.com E-mail: michael.romancov@gmail.com Phone:+420 604 691 652 Phone: Specialisation: GPS Defense Planned: Notes: The proposal should be 3-5 pages long and sent to martinriegl(et)email.cz. Proposed Topic: Registered in SIS:NO Date of registration: Object: Imperialism, geopolitics, World Order Title: ​Imperialism and the Rise of China Problem: ​ Is the rise of China comparable to the UK or US imperialistic rise? Can we learn anything from their strategy to determine China's future behaviour? Research Questions: What does the behaviour of the British and American empires tell us about the future behaviour of China? Is China's involvement in the international community comparable to the role of previous empires? Goal: ​ To compare and evaluate the foreign policy and involvement of China in the international community to the actions and behaviour of the British and American empires from approximately 1860 - 1965 to determine whether or not this can give insight into China's future international activity. Interest of Problem China's opening and growth in the second half of the 20th century caused a shift in the...

This thesis covers a historical comparison analysis between the Ancient Chinese, British and American Empires in order to compare what activities that China is currently taking in the 21st century that resemble the behaviour of the United Kingdom and United States while they were building their empires. The thesis, using the theoretical concepts of Alfred Mahan and John Mearsheimer and the supporting arguments of Paul Kennedy, focuses on soft power tools including free trade agreements and social networks as well as tangible assets such as infrastructure development, expansion through annexation and/or colonialism and naval capacity. I have included Mahan's theory of sea power as a necessity to achieve supremacy as it corresponds closely with the development of the British and American Empires. I have also used Mearsheimer's theory of offensive realism as it helps explain the US' rise to hegemony and can help provide guidance on China's future strategy. This comparison is then used, along with the opinions of some of the most well-respected geopolitical analysts and historians of the 21st century, in the final chapter of this thesis to address the geopolitical issues associated with China's rise including the United States' response.

The major emphasis of this thesis is on the state to private sector relationships formed at a domestic level of each case study. The developmental trajectories of these relationships in China, Russia, and Brazil are examined through the beginning of the 2008 crisis to 2014. As argued below, these relationships are determinant in the ways in which local capital and state power transplants and reproduces in the ex-colonial world. To examine these relationships, this thesis offers a re-conceptualization of dialectics and the theory of uneven and combined development in a broader Marxist ontology of international capitalist political economy. In analyzing state-based methodologies of transnational firm movement, this thesis speaks to gaps in critical political economy concerning the contemporary characterization of Brazilian, Chinese, and Russian investment into the ex-colonial world. This course of argumentation is propelled by new discoveries within an analysis of secondary OECD and firm data. Macro investment data is used in conjunction with data gathered from financial and non-financial firms in Brazil and Russia. The allocation and movement of financial and productive resources is traced in this way. Legal policies and structural mechanisms of state agencies such as development banks and export credit agencies are explored. In analyzing these two factors in the relationships Brazil, Russia, and China have with the ex-colonial world the case is made that the underlying feature is one of neo-coloniality. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA) / The goal of this thesis is to explore the relationships that Brazil, Russia, and China have with the developing world. Specifically observed is the relationship that the governments of Brazil, Russia, and China have with domestically owned private capital to facilitate investment into Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The argument made is that these state-to-private sector relationships in the domestic economies of the case countries perpetuate new forms of colonial relationships abroad. Investment and inter-state relations are the areas examined to make this case. From the perspective of my problematic, my contributions to scholarship include: an analysis of changes in the Brazilian financial sector in 2005 and 2014; an analysis of Russian multinational corporate revival post-2014; an analysis of Chinese investment patterns; and a theoretical insertion of uneven and combined development into the study of the contemporary relations of developing areas.

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Theories of empire and imperialism have a long history in both the International Relations (IR) and International Political Economy (IPE) literature. Yet both literatures have significant theoretical and methodological problems. IR scholars assume the American empire has a progressive role in the global system, promoting peace, security and prosperity. They divorce the ideals of America from its history of violence and exploitation. Alternatively, the IPE literature recognizes that capitalism is a driving force behind imperialism, but tends to ignore other determinants of American foreign policy. This dissertation aims to use an interpretation of Karl Marx’s method of historical materialism to reconceptualize imperialism in the 20th and early 21st century. Building upon theories offered in the IPE literature, it argues there are three interrelated types of imperialisms at work: geopolitical, geocapital and capital imperialism. Geopolitical imperialism is when geopolitics is the main determinant behind foreign policy. This process is driven by international security concerns or domestic politics and often has few direct economic motivations. Geocapital imperialism is when the needs of capital accumulation coincide with the policies of the government. The third type is “capital imperialism.” This process conditions countries and institutions through transnational corporations and international finance, such as bond markets, the repo markets, currency speculation and investment flows. The recent financialization of the international system has made this process of imperialism a much more rapid and disruptive international process. This thesis will place an emphasis on relations, context and history in order to provide a thorough understanding of the forces of imperialism with a particular focus on the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. / Thesis (Ph.D, Political Studies) -- Queen's University, 2012-11-28 16:52:37.364