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A Post State-Centric Analysis of China-Africa Relations Ethiopia-China Relations: An ‘Inside-Out’ Perspective

A Post State-Centric Analysis of China-Africa Relations : Ethiopia-China Relations: An... [A key task in this project is to theorise the changing nature of state-society relations as these are played out within the Ethiopian state, in the context of growing Chinese investment. The main challenge is to show how the internal and external link together. To meet this challenge, the book draws on three research traditions: the ‘state-in-society’ approach, the relational conception of state power and the ‘second image reversed’ perspective. Migdal’s critique of some of the Weberian foundations of defining the ‘state’ and his alternative state-society framework inspires this study, providing the take-off point. This approach is deliberately preferred because it challenges the Western-centric Weberian conceptualization of state, thus making the analysis of social forces and their expression within the state institutions the key point of the analysis. As Migdal notes, the interconnections of the state with other social forces have taken place in multiple arenas of society, and in most instances the state’s agencies have created a formidable presence, precipitating realignments of local forces.’ The chapter effectively presents an eclectic approach to interpret the state transformation in Ethiopia in light of Chinese capital, arguing for a ‘state in society’ framework which does not treat the state as a unitary black box.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Post State-Centric Analysis of China-Africa Relations Ethiopia-China Relations: An ‘Inside-Out’ Perspective

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
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978-3-319-66452-1
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29 –56
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10.1007/978-3-319-66453-8_2
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Abstract

[A key task in this project is to theorise the changing nature of state-society relations as these are played out within the Ethiopian state, in the context of growing Chinese investment. The main challenge is to show how the internal and external link together. To meet this challenge, the book draws on three research traditions: the ‘state-in-society’ approach, the relational conception of state power and the ‘second image reversed’ perspective. Migdal’s critique of some of the Weberian foundations of defining the ‘state’ and his alternative state-society framework inspires this study, providing the take-off point. This approach is deliberately preferred because it challenges the Western-centric Weberian conceptualization of state, thus making the analysis of social forces and their expression within the state institutions the key point of the analysis. As Migdal notes, the interconnections of the state with other social forces have taken place in multiple arenas of society, and in most instances the state’s agencies have created a formidable presence, precipitating realignments of local forces.’ The chapter effectively presents an eclectic approach to interpret the state transformation in Ethiopia in light of Chinese capital, arguing for a ‘state in society’ framework which does not treat the state as a unitary black box.]

Published: Nov 4, 2017

Keywords: Chinese Capital; Ethiopian State; State Society Relations; Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF); Kenya African National Union (KANU)

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