Taking ideas and words seriously: explaining the institutionalization of the Lancang-Mekong cooperation

• Main Authors: Gong, Xue, Li, Mingjiang
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Ideational Power; Discursive Power; Development; Security; Southeast Asia; China
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173121
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This article explores the role of China’s ideational and discursive power in shaping the interest perceptions of target states and in determining the formation of a new institution. Using the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) as a case study, this article illustrates how China framed the idea of inst...