[governance] Fwd: [rccpblist-l] New book highlights policy implications of Chinese participation in global governance

Thu Sep 27 14:41:22 EDT 2012

While this is not directly related to Internet governance, it has indirect
relevance.

Best,
Rebecca

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The Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business (RCCPB) and the
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) are
proud to jointly issue a study that analyzes the policy implications of
growing Chinese involvement in global governance. Edited by the RCCPB’s
Scott Kennedy and the ICTSD’s Shuaihua Cheng, *From Rule Takers to Rule
Makers presents* 12 commentaries on the growing participation of Chinese in
several arenas: international trade, finance, climate change, labor, public
health, and foreign aid. The short chapters (2,500-3,000) words distill
research first presented as working papers in the RCCPB’s Initiative on
China and Global Governance.****

Some important conclusions:****

• Many Chinese, both state and non-state actors, participate in global
governance. Hence, we should talk of “Chinese” participation, plural, not
“China’s” participation, singular.****

• Chinese are moving up the learning curve in many areas of global
governance, though most rapidly in areas directly related to international
trade.****

• Chinese participation has a decidedly “statist” feel, particularly at the
multilateral level. Government actors are generally more active than
non-state actors, and Chinese are more involved in state-based institutions
than in non-state private governance institutions.****

• In some areas they are stubborn defenders of the status quo, and in
others they promote limited reforms of the international system. In no area
are Chinese radical anti-status quo participants.****

• Chinese influence still depends heavily on China’s “hard power” and less
on “soft power.” Chinese are more influential, but not yet dominant leaders
in any area of global governance.****

• Greater Chinese participation has in many areas led to the advancement of
addressing global problems, but by simply being new, major participants so
quickly, their involvement also has complicated both negotiations and
implementation of agreements.****

• Chinese influence will likely continue to grow simply as Chinese gain
more experience and become more deeply integrated into the world economy
and society, but Chinese influence that contributes to addressing global
problems may continue to be limited by two sets of factors: first, by *domestic
factors* that hinder policy transparency, coordination across government
departments, and activism and independence on non-state actors, both
companies and non-governmental organizations; and second, by* international
factors* that shape how the world’s current leading powers and
international institutions engage Chinese participants.****

The full complement of working papers from the initiative are on the *RCCPB’s
website* <http://www.indiana.edu/~rccpb/Publications.html#Top>. A scholarly
book on this subject will be published in *Routledge Press’s Series on
Global Institutions* <http://www.routledge.com/books/series/GI/>, and
available in March 2013.****

The Initiative on China and Global Governance and publication of this book
are generously supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and Indiana
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