CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Mo, Fei |
|---|---|
| Title | Backyard Fire in The EU: The Influence of "Normative Power China" in Hungary |
| Summary | The EU is widely accepted as a normative power while this paper argues that China is an emerging normative power and is still in its learning process. Although Normative Power China (NPC) is relatively new and weak, it has already set a fire in the EU by challenging the EU via its member states. This paper takes external perceptions to analyse NPC through the recipient country Hungary. The bilateral relationship between China and Hungary and Hungarian other external relationships show that the Hungarian leadership has already accepted Chinese norms and values under NPC, such as “mutual respect”. Moreover, from the case study of Hungary and interviews, it is argued that NPC has a loose structure on its norms and values, and it is more experienced in the engagement of two normative powers than the EU. This paper suggests that considering China as a normative power can enrich the concept of normative power, which should be the research agenda in the future and can be used to better understand current Chinese foreign policy and its engagement with the EU. |
| Supervisor | Merlingen, Michael |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/mo_fei.pdf |
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