10.18453/rosdok_id00005252 Rothenbücher, Christoph Christoph Rothenbücher http://d-nb.info/gnd/1360248102 Universität Rostock 2024 320 Political science 2024 en https://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00005252 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-rosdok_id00005252-9 The dissertation explores the role China plays in the international order. The research is motivated by the BRI and its foundations in the political philosophy of the People's Republic of China. The core chapters analyze Chinese IR theory, focusing first on Qin Yaqing, Zhao Tingyang, and Yan Xuetong. Their work is then contrasted with that of Shih Chih-yu, L.H.M. Ling, and other scholars, who offer differing perspectives on subjectivity. This discussion ultimately leads to a hybridization of conventional and Chinese IR concepts, resulting in a transcultural model of international relations.