Seminar series Chinese autocracy support in Serbia Does China have a role in increasing autocratisation? Add to calendar 2024-02-21 12:30 2024-02-21 14:00 Europe/Rome Chinese autocracy support in Serbia Sala Triaria Villa Schifanoia YYYY-MM-DD Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email When 21 February 2024 12:30 - 14:00 CET Where Sala Triaria Villa Schifanoia Organised by Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies EGPP: European Governance and Politics Programme Join Gozde Yilmaz as she presents her analysis on the role of China in supporting autocratic regimes, focusing on the case of Serbia. Authoritarianism has become the new game in town through its resurgence all around the world. The rise of China and its increasing engagement with the authoritarian regimes bring the question of whether it has a role in increasing autocratisation. Such a question brought the external dimension of authoritarianism into the analyses that focus on authoritarian diffusion and cooperation as well as autocracy promotion. However, the literature has a theoretical gap for that matter, and this article aims to fill this gap by providing a theoretical framework for autocracy support and exploring the case of Chinese autocracy support in Serbia. It argues that combinations of leverage and linkage lead to different outcomes for autocracy support. Furthermore, China has an intensive but unintentional and indirect autocracy support in Serbia. Contact(s): Alessandra Caldini Scientific Organiser(s): Daniele Caramani (European University Institute) Lorenzo Cicchi (EUI) Speaker(s): Gözde Yilmaz (European University Institute)