Chinese Representations of the European Union: Theoretical Innovation, Society and Power

This book examines Chinese representationsRepresentation of the EU. Based on solid qualitative, quantitative and, very often, mixed-methods empirical research, we ask how different Chinese social groups represent (portray or talk about) the EU. We argue that despite China’s authoritarian political system, social actors interact to construct complex representationsRepresentation that have strong potential to influence government policy.