In a new article in @SCID__journal, PDF available to read here rdcu.be/c0BkF, @enplantan @AustinMStrange & I analyze Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) working w/ humanitarian organizations to develop overseas infrastructure. A thread 馃У (1/10):
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We examine 3 cases of Chinese SOE collaboration w/ @mercycorps in Democratic Republic of Congo, @ICRC in Nigeria, and @WFP in Republic of Congo (photo: @mercycorps, IMAGINE Program) (2/10).
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Our research draws on 36 interviews conducted in-person & virtually between 2019-2021 w/key stakeholders based in U.S., Canada, China, DRC, ROC, Nigeria, Kenya, UK, France, & Switzerland (3/10).
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We find 3 conditions make Chinese SOE-humanitarian org. partnerships more likely: 1) when a humanitarian org. has worked previously in China or w/Chinese actors; 2) when Chinese SOEs aim to enter new markets; 3) when projects are located in dangerous or unstable settings (4/10).
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Chinese SOEs' growing overseas experience, technical expertise & cost advantages make them viable infrastructure partners for humanitarian organizations, especially in low-capacity, unstable or dangerous operating contexts (5/10).
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But these partnerships also face numerous challenges related to communication, standards, project monitoring & compliance, corruption concerns, and divergent perspectives on development (6/10).
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Understanding how Chinese SOEs & humanitarian organizations interact enables more nuanced assessment of the potential externalities of Chinese companies' overseas activities -- and international actors' ability to address them (7/10).
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While currently modest in number, we expect such partnerships will proliferate in the future as Chinese SOEs expand globally + as INGOs pivot from development activities in China to working w/Chinese actors to promote development in third country contexts (8/10).
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