Risks, Resilience and Interdependency: Developing Countries in the Age of Uncertainties

by Guang Yang (Editor), Jing Zhang (Editor), Xinghan Xiong (Editor), Lanyu Liu (Editor)

Overview

This open access book is a collection of selected papers from the 3rd Tsinghua Area Studies forum by the Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, theming at “Developing Countries in the Age of Uncertainties: Risk, Resilience and Interdependency”. From the perspective of area studies, the risks faced by more fragile developing countries in an environment of uncertainty and the resilience and interdependency exhibited in the face of risks were discussed. The discussion was a brave attempt by the IIAS to inject more certainty into the uncertain world. A total of 131 papers by scholars from various countries were presented in this forum. After the forum, the editorial group of the IIAS Forum Proceedings selected ten outstanding papers and compiled them under the title “Risk, Resilience and Interdependency: Developing Countries in the Age of Uncertainty.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789819671663
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	07/19/2025
Pages:	289
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Guang Yang is professor, former Director at IIAS, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Jing Zhang is Associate Director at IIAS, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Xinghan Xiong is assistant professor at IIAS, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Lanyu Liu is assistant professor at IIAS, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Table of Contents

Part I. Risks.- 1. On the Profound Impact of Nigeria’s Oil Boom on Politics and Economy (1973-1979).- 2. A political economy analysis of modern state development in Southeast Asia.- 3. Climate change adaptation implementation and governance in Thailand: Increased resilience and potential conflicts.- Part II. Resilience.- 4. Poverty and education in times of COVID-19: The implementation of education programs in southeastern Chiapas, Mexico.- 5. Eastern Orthodox churches and nation-state building in Eurasia: a case study based on fieldwork in Ukraine and Belarus.- 6. Black Feminists’ Resistance and the Intersectional Agenda in the #MustFall Movements in South Africa.- 7. Iranian Political Culture and Social Movements (1979-2022).- Part III. Interdependency.- 8. Farghānah between the Seventh and Ninth Centuries CE as a Military Vassal of the Big Powers.- 9. The Multiple Layers of Morocco’s Normalization with Israel.- 10. Corporate lobbying and its influence on public policy in Brazil.