Title
The world is more than a stage: foreign policy, development and spatial performativity in Ethiopia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
DOI
10.1080/21622671.2019.1675531
Abstract
This paper seeks to reconcile performative theorizing, which captures the place of systems of thought on foreign policy practice, and broader sociological approaches that link networks and institutions across space, especially as they relate to the global economy. Once developed, the theory, which is termed here ‘spatial performativity’, is applied to recent efforts to promote industrialization through the development of special economic zones in Ethiopia. In doing so, attention is drawn to a burgeoning area of African and Chinese foreign policy and economic cooperation.
Recommended Citation
Aberg, John H.S. and Becker, Derick, "The world is more than a stage: foreign policy, development and spatial performativity in Ethiopia" (2021). Faculty Authored Articles. 73.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/faculty_scholarship/73
Comments
This article published in the journal Territory, Politics and Governance at https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2019.1675531 under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license