Yifan Yang

King's College London, Lau China Institute, Graduate Student

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Yifan Yang currently works as a research associate at the Dept. of Politics, East China Normal University (Shanghai), after getting his PhD degree in International Political Economy from King's College London. Prior to that, Yifan obtained his Bachelors degree in International Political Economy at Central University of Finance and Economics (Beijing) and Masters degree in International Politics at Renmin University of China (Beijing).

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How do EU norms diffuse? Rule of law promotion in EU-China cooperation on environmental governance

The rule of law (RoL), as a highly valued international principle and one of the founding princip... more The rule of law (RoL), as a highly valued international principle and one of the founding principles of the European Union (EU), plays a significant role in its environmental governance. Overlapping interests between China’s search for effective solutions to environmental problems and the EU’s environmental governance experience provide a solid ground for bilateral cooperation in environmental area, and the RoL which is embodied in these bilateral programmes has also been diffused to China. Through looking at the top-down approach of capacity building in law enforcement and the bottom-up approach of the raising of public awareness of environmental rights and public participation promotion, China’s lesson-drawing and the EU’s RoL promotion in EU-China Environmental Governance Programme can be understood. Moreover, although studying the long-term effect of RoL promotion requires more empirical data, this paper does explain how EU norms diffuse in practice.

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Messenger Matters: European Union Studies Outside Europe and Public Diplomacy by Proxy

Public diplomacy has gained worldwide acceptance due to its role in engaging foreign publics and ... more Public diplomacy has gained worldwide acceptance due to its role in engaging foreign publics and fostering mutual understanding. However, as an integral part of public diplomacy, a message on its own cannot necessarily generate the expected effect among target groups. By drawing upon the two-step flow of communication theory, this article discusses the credibility of messengers in public diplomacy and the practical necessity of public diplomacy by proxy. Through looking at the Jean Monnet Programme, one of the European Union (EU) studies programmes launched by the EU, and its implementation in China, the article aims to develop an understanding of how EU public diplomacy by proxy is implemented towards target countries.

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The Internet and China’s Foreign Policy Decision-making

As a milestone of media convergence, the Internet is altering every aspect of politics, economy, ... more As a milestone of media convergence, the Internet is altering every aspect of politics, economy, society, and interaction among human beings. More- over, foreign policy decision-making (FPDM), a traditional arena of elite politics in China, is also slowly becoming more and more influenced by the Internet in a networked world. The increased diversity, velocity and free flow of foreign policy information, has raised public attention to foreign policy issues. This, combined with the widespread public discussion facilitated by the Internet, changes the con- text of, and exerts pressure on, the process of Chinese FPDM. The aim of researching this new phenomenon is to figure out the relationship between the Internet and Chinese FPDM in theory, and to enlighten the role of the Internet in Chinese politics.

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Does the Academic Programme Work? The Jean Monnet Programme and European Union Public Diplomacy

Public diplomacy is crucial for all actors in world politics; the European Union (EU) is no excep... more Public diplomacy is crucial for all actors in world politics; the European Union (EU) is no exception. Under the support of the Jean Monnet Programme, professors and researchers who teach college students become proxies for EU public diplomacy in their home countries via the educational process. Through studying the implementation of this programme in China, we can see why and how it works. Although duplicating and implementing the successful experience of similar educational programmes should take more factors into account, the programme does have special advantages from the toolbox of EU public diplomacy.

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How do EU norms diffuse? Rule of law promotion in EU-China cooperation on environmental governance

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Messenger Matters: European Union Studies Outside Europe and Public Diplomacy by Proxy

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The Internet and China’s Foreign Policy Decision-making

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Does the Academic Programme Work? The Jean Monnet Programme and European Union Public Diplomacy

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