A great pleasure to have attended the 4th Belt and Road Initiative Interdisciplinary Conference at Lancaster University. Xuechen Chen We presented our ongoing research on China’s digital governance.

I am pleased to share my latest article, titled "The EU’s twin transitions towards sustainability and digital leadership: a coherent or fragmented policy field?" published in Regional Studies This article is made Open Access at tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Research Handbook on #Cyberwarfare is out today! | Edited by ᴛɪᴍ ꜱᴛᴇᴠᴇɴꜱ & me, with 23 chapters from an outstanding group of contributors, covering the theory, practice, governance, actors & institutions involved in #cyberwarfare War Studies Elgar Publishing elgaronline.com/edcollbook/boo…

Happy to share this blog article. The findings are based on our research pape ‘Norm diffusion in cyber governance: China as an emerging norm entrepreneur?’ (forthcoming with International Affairs ) Many thanks to LSE IDEAS @UoLSPSS blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2024/07/16…

Delighted to see that this Special Issue co-edited by my amazing colleagues Chi Zhang Xuechen Chen Jilong Yang and myself is now officially published online with Asian Review of Political Economy. All the articles can be freely downloaded here: lnkd.in/d2H_rGzf

🔔Publication alert! Xuechen Chen Our paper entitled “The regime complex for digital trade in Asia and China’s engagement” has just been published with Asia Europe Journal. The article is open-access and can be downloaded here: lnkd.in/ezmxyp6w

🔔Publication Alert! Xuechen Chen Our paper entitled "Norm diffusion in cyber governance: China as an emerging norm entrepreneur?" has been published with International Affairs The paper is open-access and available at: lnkd.in/eySyESew

📢 Our new issue is OUT NOW ‼️ 1⃣ Special section on cybersecurity and international relations 8⃣ Articles on historical analogies, migration, sports and more 2⃣ Policy papers on Arctic cooperation and biosecurity 📚Review forum and 2⃣6⃣ book reviews Read here:

Many thanks to Nick Gibbs for visiting @UoLSPSS and delivering a great talk on the elite football youth academy system as a harm facilitative system.

Lots happening this week, including the publication of our newest issue! From a special section on cybersecurity and articles on migration, international law and historical analogies, to policy papers on Arctic cooperation and 2️⃣ 6️⃣ book reviews, there's lots to read here 👉

The School of Social and Political Sciences is pleased to invite you to next SSPS research seminar. The talk will be given by Dr Anthony Ellis, Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Lincoln.

Have you checked out our latest issue yet? ⤵️

New blog (with Virginia Crespi de Valldaura), discussing my (and our) recent research on the Left in Europe during the so-called neoliberal period. Links to the academic papers discussed below: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

China’s cyber governance priorities are sovereignty & multilateralism. How does it promote these values globally & domestically? 🇨🇳 Read the latest article by Xinchuchu Gao (University of Lincoln, UK @UoLSPSS) & Xuechen Chen (Northeastern University London) 👇 doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

How has Denmark promoted cyber & tech norms? How does it negotiate commitment & compromise domestically? Jeppe Jacobsen analyses the Danish norm life cycle in our special section 🤹👇 doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

Our The British Academy /Leverhulme Small Research Project has officially concluded after two productive years Xuechen Chen This project has resulted in two peer-reviewed articles, published in International Affairs doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia… Asia Europe Journal link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Great collection of pieces on cybersecurity in and for IR

How are norms made? How do state and private actors collaborate to promote cyber sovereignty, multilateralism, security & development in China? Read Xinchuchu Gao (University of Lincoln, UK @UoLSPSS) & Xuechen Chen’s (Northeastern University London) #openaccess article 📖 doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

Reading List | European Security Check out 1️⃣ 3️⃣ articles covering diverse aspects of European security like the EU’s response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkish foreign policy and the politics of NATO leadership. academic.oup.com/ia/pages/europ…

We are happy to announce the launch of the SSPS Research Seminar Series at the University of Lincoln for Spring Term 2025. All colleagues and students are welcome. No registration is needed. @UoLSPSS Begum Zorlu Nigel South Siim Trumm Daniele Albertazzi