Books & Edited Volumes
Co-edited special issue:
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The Geopolitics of Transnational Data Governance (2025) Politics & Governance (with Dr Xinchuchu Gao)
In the contemporary digital era, data has emerged as one of the most valuable and contested resources in the global political economy. Its significance extends well beyond its economic role as a driver of innovation, commerce, and growth. Data also constitutes a foundation of national sovereignty and a determinant of security. More importantly, the governance of cross-border data flows is no longer a technical or regulatory issue, but a core field of geopolitical contestation. This special issue brings together thirteen contributions from various research fields, including political science, communication studies, law, and development studies to examine the geopolitics of transnational data governance.
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Nexus between digital trade and security: geopolitical implications for global economy in the digital age. (2024) Asian Review of Political Economy Volume 3 (with Dr Chi Zhang, Dr Jilong Yang, Dr Xinchuchu Gao)
This special issue explores the relationship between digital trade and security, emphasizing the geopolitical implications for the global economy in the digital age. The papers explore the different models of data governance championed by the US, China, and the EU, highlighting the complexities of cross-border data flows and their impact on international relations. Through detailed analyses of various international agreements and frameworks, this special issue provides a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of digital trade and its security implications, with a particular focus on China's evolving approach to data governance and its global influence.
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Contesting Western and Non-Western Approaches to Global Cyber Governance beyond Westlessness. (2022) The International Spectator 57:3 (with Dr Yifan Yang).
The power shift from West to East has engendered an increasingly confrontational and competitive multipolar system in cyberspace governance. The West has to confront the real possibility of its decline in the face of the rising influence of the non-Western world, as shown in the intensive discussions over ‘Westlessness’ at the 2020 Munich Security Conference. In order to address scholarly concerns around cyberspace governance in a digitalised world, this Special Core examines competing ideas and norms of cyberspace governance from comparative perspectives, shedding light on the promising research field of global cyberspace governance and the debate on ‘Westlessness’ in the study of international politics.
Book
Understanding the EU’s Norm and Policy Diffusion in ASEAN through Trade and Security Cooperation Normative or Normal Power? (Routledge, 2024)
This book examines the European Union’s (EU’s) norm and policy diffusion in relation to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). By looking at the EU’ engagement with ASEAN in trade and non-traditional security, the book analyzes the drivers, processes, and effectiveness of the EU’s norm and policy diffusion in ASEAN and explains the EU’s foreign policy and power projection in the context of its relationship with ASEAN. In doing so, it helps to advance knowledge about the EU’ external relations and power projection in relation to regional political entities beyond its immediate borders and affords firsthand empirical material on how the EU’s power in global politics is impacted by external perceptions and responses in different policy fields. Both hardback and ebook can be accessed here.