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Alice
EKMAN

Former Research Fellow, Head of China research, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri

Research Interests

  • China
  • Taiwan
  • South Korea

Alice Ekman was Head of China research at Ifri’s Center for Asian Studies. She is also an Associate professor at Sciences Po in Paris.

Dr. Ekman was formerly Visiting Scholar at Tsinghua University (Beijing), Research Officer at the Embassy of France in China, and Consultant in a Paris-based strategy firm. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, she regularly undertakes research fieldwork in China and East Asia and advises public and private institutions working in the region.

She is a member of the EU committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) and a Senior Associate Fellow at the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).

She holds a PhD from Sciences Po on China's contemporary practice of diplomacy (Center for International Studies and Research - Asia programme) and a MA from the London School of Economics in International Relations, Economics, and Anthropology (China focus). She also holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Kent, a graduate degree in Political Sciences from Sciences Po Lille and a Chinese language diploma from Lille III University.

 

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Publications

New Chinese Activism in the Mediterranean

01 December 2016

Chinese presence in the Mediterranean is increasing: propositions for cooperation forums with various southern European countries, investment in port terminals, military maneuvering, evacuation of citizens, etc.

Alice EKMAN
Studies

Le monde selon Trump. Anticiper la nouvelle politique étrangère américaine

16 November 2016

What will become of US foreign policy under Donald Trump? A selection of Ifri researchers has come together to offer their thoughts on this question. Our experts cover an array of topics through 14 contributions, ranging from the future Sino-American relations, through US engagement in the Middle East, to the prospects of a renewed transatlantic relationship. This analysis intends to help readers anticipate the outcomes of this election in order to facilitate decision-making.

Marie-Claire AOUN Christophe BERTOSSI Corentin BRUSTLEIN Alice EKMAN Thomas GOMART Tatiana KASTOUÉVA-JEAN Carole MATHIEU Laurence NARDON Françoise NICOLAS Julien NOCETTI Céline PAJON Vivien PERTUSOT Dorothée SCHMID John SEAMAN Hans STARK Matthieu TARDIS

Japan and its Alliance with the US. Structure, Dynamics, Evolution to 2030

15 June 2016

China’s rise, US rebalancing in Asia, historic defense reforms in Japan, the adoption of new Guidelines for bilateral cooperation: the Japan-US alliance has reached a turning point in its history.

Céline PAJON John SEAMAN Françoise NICOLAS Alice EKMAN
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Mapping Europe-China Relations: A Bottom-Up Approach. A Report of the European Think-tank Network on China ETNC, October 2015

12 November 2015

As China’s rise continues to shape and shake the course of international affairs, and Europe enters a new chapter in its collective history, Europe-China relations are becoming more relevant, but also much more complex.

Mikko HUOTARI Miguel OTERO-IGLESIAS John SEAMAN Alice EKMAN
Papers

China in Asia: What is behind the new silk roads?

27 July 2015

The Asia-Pacific region is now more than ever a priority for China’s foreign policy. The combined economic, energy and security interests concentrated in the region are of key importance for Beijing.

Alice EKMAN
Papers

China’s Emerging Middle Class: What Political Impact?

05 June 2015

This research paper argues that, contrary to what is often believed, most of the Chinese middle class appears to be politically conservative, and may not challenge the current political order as much as is expected, for several reasons; first of all, because of its strong connection to the Communist Party of China and the civil service in broader terms. Nonetheless, Chinese middle households are increasingly voicing their concern about a set of issues directly affecting them, such as pollution, either in the street or online.

Alice EKMAN
Papers

Nationalism in China and Japan and Implications for Bilateral Relations

27 March 2015

Nationalism appears to be an important part of the growing frictions between China and Japan.

In Japan, the return to power of Shinzo Abe as prime minister, and the historic breakthrough of an extreme right-wing party onto the political scene reinforce the view that there has been a clear shift to the right. Public opinion is today also more realistic about direct security threats to Japan.

Alice EKMAN Céline PAJON

Asia-Pacific: China’s Foreign Policy Priority

01 September 2014

China is increasingly active in the Asia-Pacific region, an area that makes up the main focus of its foreign policy.

Alice EKMAN
Papers

China's Two-Track Foreign Policy: From Ambiguous to Clear-Cut Positions

16 December 2012

This analysis examines the current ambiguities, priorities and approaches of Chinese foreign policy from a practitioner’s perspective, taking into account experiences of Beijing-based diplomats (interviews conducted in 2011 and 2012), in addition to recent Chinese foreign policy positions and official communications.
It leads to the following conclusions:

Alice EKMAN
Papers

Toward Higher Household Consumption? An Up-to-Date Analysis of China's Economic Transition

13 July 2011

For more than two decades, China's economy has been growing at an average rate of close to 10 percent. As a result of this stellar performance, China ascended to the rank of the world's second largest economy in 2010, surpassing Japan.

Alice EKMAN