New publication on Post-Soviet Affairs – Central Asian public opinion on China
Neafie, Jessica, Maracchione, Frank, McGarry, Ciara and Aigerim Aibassova. (2026). Audiences, contexts, and cues: explaining divergent public perceptions of China in Central Asia. Post-Soviet Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2026.2715664 I am so happy to announce the publication on Post-Soviet Affairs of the first open access academic article of a series we are preparing on Central Asian public opinion…
BISA 2026 – New SPERI Live on ‘second China shock’, and other panels
In June, I joined the BISA annual conference 2026 in Brighton, where I convened a roundtable titled “The global impact of China’s technological leadership and offshoring: Towards a second China shock?”, hosted by the International Political Economy Working Group (IPEG), which was recorded for the SPERI Presents…LIVE podcast series. With Yvette To (Hong Kong Polytechnic) Shizhi…
Participation in panel on Central Asia and China @ Caspian Policy Centre
On 10 March, I took part in the event “Central Asia and China: Partnership or Dependence?” organised by the Caspian Policy Centre. I was asked to speak about China’s economic presence in Central Asia. I focused on trade and infrastructure, as well as China’s growing role in production and in local and regional supply chains.…
Frank Maracchione 