Postgrad Research Day PhD Candidate Carolijn van Noort Constructing a New World Order through a Narrative of Infrastructural Development: the Case of the BRICS Supervisors: Dr. Chris Rudd & Dr. Hugh Slotten
Presentation Outline Research question Strategic Narratives Fieldwork Russia & China Issue: Infrastructure Development Planned fieldwork Brazil, India & South Africa Your Feedback is Welcome!
Research Question Research question: How is BRICS projecting a new world order through a narrative of infrastructural development and how is it perceived? Interdisciplinary Approach: International Relations and Media Studies
Strategic Narratives Miskimmon, Alister. (2014). Strategic Narratives Communication Power and the New World Order. In B. O''Loughlin & L. Roselle (Eds.). Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. Theory of Strategic Narratives 3 Narratives System Narrative Identity Narrative Issue Narrative
BRICS System Narrative
Fieldwork: Russia & China
Fieldwork: Russia & China Identity Narrative Presenting BRICS research at Higher School of Economics - Moscow BRICS Academic Forum VII Moscow, Russia
Narratives of Infrastructure Development
Narrative of Infrastructure Development: the Case of the BRICS Issue Narrative Infrastructure Investment from BRICS to Africa NEPAD Infrastructure Financing New Development Bank BRICS’ CommitmentsNarratives
Narrative of Infrastructure Development Revisited Contestation of Issue Narrative by Civil Society and Businesses Transport Programs Energy Infrastructure Programs SOURCE: FINANCING OF THE PROGRAMME FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (PIDA)
Planned Research Brazil Conduct Interviews Civil Society Infrastructure Companies Conference IPCEL 2016: Politics, Economics and Law Visitor Scholar at Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) India Attend BRICS Academic Forum VIII Visitor Scholar at Observer Researcher Foundation (ORF) South Africa Conduct Interviews Civil Society Infrastructure Companies Visitor Scholar at South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
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