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Recent Publication

Peer-reviewed journal articles â€‹

  • Chen, X & Gao, X. (forthcoming) “Norm diffusion in cyber governance: China as an emerging norm entrepreneur?”,. International Affairs

  • Gao, X. & Chen, X. (forthcoming) "The Regime Complex for Digital Trade in Asia and China's Engagement", Asia Europe Journal

  • Gao, X. (2024) “The EU's Twin Digital and Green Transitions: a Coherent or Fragmented Policy Field?”. Regional Studies

  • Gao, X. & Chen, X. (2024) “Understanding the Evolution of Transatlantic Data Privacy Regimes: Ideas, Interests, and Institutions”, EICC 2024, June 05 06 2024, Xanthi, Greece. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 7 pages. https: //doi.org/10.1145/3655693.3655720

  • Gao, X. (2022) “An Attractive Alternative? China’s Approach to Cyber Governance and its Implications on the Western Model”, The International Spectator. Vol. 57, No. 3, 15-30.

  • Gao, X. & Chen, X. (2022) “Role Enactment and the Contestation of Global Cybersecurity Governance”, Defence Studies. Vol. 22, Issue 4, 689-708.

  • Gao, X. & Chen, X. (2021) “Understanding the EU's Changing Trade Policy Strategy towards Asia-Pacific from a Role-theory Perspective”, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies. Vol. 13 (2).

  • Chen, X. & Gao, X. (2021) “Analysing the EU’s Collective Securitisation Moves towards China”, Asia Europe Journal. 20: 195-216.

  • Chen, X. & Gao, X. (2020) “Bridging the Capability-Expectations Gap? An Analysis of the New Dynamics in the EU’s Security Strategy towards Asia”, Asia Pacific Journal of EU Studies. Vol. 18 No.3, Special Issue entitled “European Union and Asia-Pacific political dialogue”.

  • Gao, X &. Chen, X. (2020) “An Analysis of the Perception Gap between the EU’s Connectivity Strategy and China’s Belt and Road Initiative”, L’Europe en formation. 2020/2 n° 391.

 

Book chapters 

  • Gao, X. (2024) “Challenges and Opportunities: Estonia's Role in Shaping EU Cybersecurity Policy” in Högenauer, A. & Mišíked (eds.)  Small State in EU Policy-Making: Strategies, Challenges, Opportunities. Routledge, 159-173. 

  • Gao, X. (2024) “EU’s Critical Raw Materials Security: Reducing Reliance on China’s Supply” in A Green Deal for the Globe: European Union external action and the international Just Transition, College of Europe in Natalie. 

  • Gao, X. & Chen, X. (2023) “Beyond the Dichotomy of Hard and Soft Power: A Case Study of the EU’s Naval Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Region”, in Hoerber, T. (ed.) The EU and a Globalized World. Routledge. 

  • Chen, X. & Gao, X. (2022) “Comparing the EU’s and China’s Approaches in Data Governance”, in Fahey, E. & Mancini, I. (eds.) The EU as A Good Global Actor: Ambitions, Values and Metrics, Elgar, 209-206.

  • Chen, X. & Gao, X. (2020) “Exploring the Dynamic Nexus between the EU’s Trade and Foreign Policy towards Asia-Pacific”, in Weiß, W. (ed.) Global Politics and EU Free Trade Policy. Special Issue to the European Yearbook of International Economic Law, Springer.

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Policy papers and Op-Eds 

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Works in Process â€‹

  • Yu, K., Gao, X. & Chen, X.  “How Should IOs Engage with the Private Actors in Global Climate and Energy Governance”, an edited volume on “Improving Inclusiveness of IO Rule-Making”, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies (forthcoming).

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Research grants and awards:​

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