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The Scopic Regime of Africa. (2010)
Book Chapter
Campbell, D., & Power, M. (2010). The Scopic Regime of Africa. In F. MacDonald, R. Hughes, & K. Dodds (Eds.), Observant States: Geopolitics and Visual Culture (167-198). I.B. Tauris

Redefining ‘Aid’ in the China-Africa Context (2010)
Journal Article
Tan-Mullins, M., Mohan, G., & Power, M. (2010). Redefining ‘Aid’ in the China-Africa Context. Development and Change, 41(5), 857-881. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.2010.01662.x

Discussions on the politics of Chinese engagement with African development have been marked by increasing concern over Chinese use of aid in exchange for preferential energy deals. Normative liberal discourse criticizes the Chinese for disbursing ‘ro... Read More about Redefining ‘Aid’ in the China-Africa Context.

Towards a critical geopolitics of China’s engagement with African development (2010)
Journal Article
Power, M., & Mohan, G. (2010). Towards a critical geopolitics of China’s engagement with African development. Geopolitics, 15(3), 462-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650040903501021

China, in its quest for a closer strategic partnership with Africa, has increasingly dynamic economic, political and diplomatic activities on the continent. Chinese leaders and strategists believe that China's historical experience and vision of econ... Read More about Towards a critical geopolitics of China’s engagement with African development.

China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’ (2010)
Book Chapter
Power, M., & Mohan, G. (2010). China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’. In C. Dent (Ed.), China and Africa Development Relations (42-67). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203845028

In its pursuit of this growth-oriented model, a number of African countries have come to occupy centrestage in Chinese foreign policy as potential sources of raw materials to fuel China’s growth or as emerging markets for Chinese goods. In this way,... Read More about China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’.