Topic:
To what extent are rising powers challenging the existing
world order? Discuss with reference to China?
The essay needs to be an argumentative.
What it should be like:
Introduction: (around 250 words)
I want to give a definition of the world order, some information about
the world order and how it facing a lot of challenging at the moment. Ending
with clear thesis statement that “this essay will argue that China is challenging
the existing world order by expansion in Africa and by advancing its military
capabilities”.
Body: 4 paragraphs each one is (around 375 words)
– Argument (1) expansions of China in
Africa and its impact on the international order
– Counter argument (1)
– Argument (2) Militarily spending
increase and new capabilities and technologies
– Counter argument (2)
Conclusion: (around 250
words)
some sources to be
consider (if applicable), and add more to make it to total 20 as a Bibliography
(using at least 5 to quote from).
- Books:
- China in Africa: A Comprehensive Introduction by
Chris Alden - China’s Engagement in Africa: From Trade to
Investment by Deborah Brautigam - China and Africa: A New Era of South-South
Cooperation by David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman - China and Africa: Engagement and Impact by Ian Taylor
- Brautigam, Deborah. The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story
of China in Africa. Oxford University Press, 2009. - Shinn, David H., and Joshua Eisenman. China and
Africa: A New Era of South-South Cooperation. Brookings Institution
Press, 2012. - Taylor, Ian. China and Africa: Engagement and Impact.
Routledge, 2016. - Africa’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are
Building a New Empire in Africa by Howard W. French - China in Africa: A Critical Appraisal by Deborah
Brautigam - China’s African Dream: The Political Economy of
Engagement by Chris Alden - China’s New World: The Belt and Road Initiative and
the Remaking of the Global Order by Rana Mitter - Africa and China in the Global Age: From the Cold War
to the Present by Xiaobo Lu and Yasheng Huang. - China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia is a 2008 book
by David C. Kang - Articles:
- “China’s Growing Presence in Africa: Challenges
and Opportunities” by the Brookings Institution - “The Future of China-Africa Relations: A New Era
of Partnership or Rivalry?” by the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace - “China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa: A
Critical Assessment” by the African Center for Strategic Studies - Databases:
- China Africa Research Initiative (CARI) at the Johns
Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) - China Global South Project at the University of
Oxford - China-Africa Research Network (CARN).
General
notes:
Font: Aril
11
Space: 1.5
Word
count: 2000 word
Foot
note: Count within the 2000 words.
Bibliography: Does
NOT count in the 2000 words.
Chicago reference style