Role dynamics and trust in France-China coopetition

Émilie Tran*

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    Abstract

    Among the Mediterranean states, France has arguably the most complex bilateral relationship with China: their intense economic exchange and all-encompassing cooperation are not only the longest and eventful, but they are also marred with enduring and mounting concerns. Intersecting two distinct concepts from the international relations’ literature, i.e., role theory and trust, this article makes both empirical and theoretical contributions. It examines sixty years of France-China interaction mechanisms, looking at France’s role conception, expectations, performance and adaptation. On the theoretical front, it proposes to characterize the concurrent cooperation and competition between France and China as coopetition, thus adding a new role enactment, that of coopetitor, to the existing conceptions of national roles.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)785-811
    Number of pages27
    JournalMediterranean Politics
    Volume28
    Issue number5
    Early online date3 Mar 2022
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2023

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Geography, Planning and Development
    • Political Science and International Relations

    User-Defined Keywords

    • China
    • France
    • coopetition
    • role theory
    • trust

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