Global autocratic collaboration in times of COVID-19: Game changer or business as usual in Sino-Gulf relations?
Third party funded individual grant
Start date : 01.02.2021
End date : 31.01.2023
Project details
Scientific Abstract
There is strong empirical evidence that COVID-19 acts as a booster for processes of global autocratization in which autocratic protagonists present themselves as more effective role models in fighting the pandemic than the ‘liberal script’ of Western societies. This is particularly observable in Sino-Gulf relations that challenges Europe’s and Germany’s international alliances and partnerships. This prospective project aims at explaining these corridors of autocratic collaboration and at formulating clear-cut policy recommendations how to navigate EU/German relations with the Gulf and China in times of the global pandemic.
