Prelims
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction (Florian Schneider)
Part I: Global Connectivity
2. China's BRI and International Cooperation in Higher Education and Research: A Symbiotic Relationship (Ingrid d'Hooghe)
3. Understanding China's varied choice of agreements and institutions related to the BRI in the areas of Trade, Tax and Development Finance (Michael Sampson, Jue Wang, & Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama)
Part II: Regional Dynamics
4. The BRI in Latin America: New Wine in Old Bottle? (Matt Ferchen)
5. Ascertaining Agency: Africa and the Belt and Road Initiative (Stacey Links)
6. Parameters and Pathways: Agency in the case of the Southern African Development Community (Stacey Links)
7. Over Hills and Valleys too: China's Belt and Road Initiative in the Caribbean (Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente)
Part III: Local Actors
8. The Geopolitical Relevance of the BRI: The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia (Frans-Paul van der Putten & Mirela Petkova)
9. Elite Legitimation and the Agency of the Host Country: Evidence from Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand's BRI Engagement (Cheng-Chwee Kuik)
10. The Two Faces of the China Model: The BRI in Southeast Asia (Matt Ferchen)
11. The Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia: Regional Impact, and the Evolution of Perceptions and Policy Responses (Richard Ghiasy)
12. Geographic Agency: The Case of Iran as a 'Civilizational Crossroads' in the 'Silk Roads' (Mohammadbagher Forough)
13. Exploring the political, economic and social implications of the digital silk road into East Africa: the case of Ethiopia (Sanne van der Lugt)