Seminar 2 November: ‘Russia's War on Ukraine and the Sino-Russian Strategic Partnership’
Published: 2 November 2022
In this public seminar, three Glasgow scholars discuss respectively, the implications of the war for Sino-Russian relations, perception of China’s role in the war in Ukraine itself (in contrast to perceptions in Russia) and China’s strategic narrative about the war as conveyed by official sources.
Dr Marcin Kaczmarski, Dr Joanna Szostek and Dr Neil Munro
4-5:30pm, Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Location: In person, Room 139, 25 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow and online with registration at: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvduGvqjkrH9LtQnVCMQ0bBy-n5v4stnid
Russia’s war on Ukraine has put the rules-based international order under new strain and further heightened tensions between the West and Russia’s “strategic partner,” China. Contrary to the declaration that there are “no limits” for the relationship adopted by both sides during Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing on 4 February, the war demonstrated clear limitations to cooperation between the two authoritarian giants. Beijing has mirrored Russian rhetoric and blamed the West for the conflict, thus offering political support. A practical dimension of China’s support has, however, been missing.
In this public seminar, three Glasgow scholars discuss respectively, the implications of the war for Sino-Russian relations, perception of China’s role in the war in Ukraine itself (in contrast to perceptions in Russia) and China’s strategic narrative about the war as conveyed by official sources.
Dr Marcin Kaczmarski is Lecturer in Security Studies in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow. In his research, Marcin focuses on Russia-China relations, Russia’s foreign policy, great-power regionalism and the role of domestic politics in foreign policy. He is the author of Russia-China relations in the post-crisis international order (Routledge 2015) Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, Marcin combined research and teaching at the University of Warsaw with policy-oriented analysis for the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki and the Centre for Eastern Studies in Warsaw.
Dr Joanna Szostek is a lecturer in political communication at the University of Glasgow, and an associate fellow with the Chatham House Russia and Eurasia Programme. Her research focuses on the media’s role in relations between states, with recent projects investigating the reception of narratives in Ukraine and Russia. She holds a doctorate in Politics from the University of Oxford and her professional experience includes many years of living and working in Russia and Ukraine.
Dr Neil Munro is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the University of Glasgow. He has a comparative interest in participation in governance in post-communist and developing societies and has published on a wide range of themes ranging from acceptance of bureaucratic norms through national identity, participation, regime legitimacy and social cohesion. He holds a BA (combined honours) in Chinese and Russian from the University of Queensland and a PhD in public policy from University of Strathclyde. In a previous phase of his career, he specialised in the study of public opinion in Russia, Ukraine and other parts of Central and Eastern Europe.
The Scottish Centre for China Research Seminar Programme gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the MacFie Bequest.
For more details on the SCCR Seminar Series: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/research/sccr/events/
First published: 2 November 2022
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