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 Shared Security：Chinese Perspectives on Non-Traditional Security*

  1. “Shared Security”：the New Security Discourse under the “Global Community of Common Destiny”

   1.1 “Common Threats” have Triggered Widespread Concern in Many Countries over Their Non-Traditional Security

   1.2 “Common Crisis Awareness” has Promoted Ever-intensifying Research on Non-Traditional Security

   1.3 “Shared Security”：a Discourse Transformation that Transcends “the Security Dilemma”

  2. Constructing Security：What Can Chinese Scholars Learn from Western Studies on Non-traditional Security？

   2.1 Construction of Western Theories of Non-Traditional Security and Their Value Orientation

   2.2 Achievements and Problems of Western Non-Traditional Security Studies

  3. The Co-construction of “Security”：Exploring Non-traditional Security Studies in China

   3.1 “Bao He Tai He”：The Ideological Origins of “Shared Security”

   3.2 “Peace-Cooperationism”：Exploring the Possibility of “Shared Security”

    3.2.1 Exploring the Possibility of “Shared Security” from a “Global Security Thinking”

    3.2.2 Exploring the Possibility of “Shared Security” by Translating Chinese Thinking into Global Thinking

    3.2.3 Exploring the Possibility of “Shared Security” Through the Path of “Global Security Governance”

    3.2.4 Exploring the Possibility of “Shared Security” from the Perspective of “Responsibilities of a Big Power and International Security Relations”

    3.2.5 Exploring the Possibility of “Shared Security” from the Perspective of “China’s Conceptual Positioning and Strategy Choice”

   3.3 “Co-development and Co-winning Outcomes”：Exploring the Feasibility of “Shared Security”

 Re-conceptualizing State Responsibility：Human Security Protection，Conflicts and Governance

  1. State Security，Human Security and State Responsibility

   1.1 The Concept of Human Security

   1.2 The Notion of State Security and Human Security

   1.3 Construction of a Research Framework for “Human Security”

  2. Human Security，Inappropriate Protection and Conflict

   2.1 Characteristics of Present Conflict

   2.2 Relationship between Protection of Human Security and Conflicts

    2.2.1 Singular Inducement

     ·Food Crisis

     ·Public Health

     ·Environment and Climate Security

    2.2.2 Synergetic Inducement

   2.3 The Relationship among Human Security，Inappropriate Protection and Conflict（which reflect problems associated with governance）

  3. Human Security Governance

   3.1 International Consensus：Protection Responsibility and Governance Responsibility

   3.2 International Consensus Review

   3.3 Modes of Human Security and Practice Related to Human Security：Food Security and Public Health Security

    3.3.1 Food Security

     ·Goals and Challenges in Governance

     ·Liability Subjects and Participants of Protection

     ·Liability Subjects and Participants of Governance of Protection

    3.3.2 Public Health Security

     ·Goals and Challenges

     ·Liability Subjects and Participants of Protection of Public Health

     ·Liability Subjects and Participants of Governance of Public Health

    3.3.3 Shared Characteristics of Modes of Current Governance of Human Security and Their Implications

  4. Conclusion

 Constructing and Conceptualizing “Interdependent Hegemony” in an Era of the Rise of the BRICS and Beyond*

  1. Introduction

  2. Conceptual Inspiration from Gramsci

  3. Theoretical Contribution by the Neo-Gramscian School of International Relations

  4. Conceptual Challenges by Globalization and Transnational Capitalism

  5. Contextualizing the BRICS Question and the Limit of the Neo-Gramscian IR Theories

  6. The Notion of “Interdependent Hegemony” in the Context of the BRICS

  7. Concluding Remarks

 “Sovereignty as Responsibility”：Intellectual Sources，Evolving Paths，and Theoretical Debates*

  1. Introduction

  2. “Conditionality” of Sovereignty：A Theoretical Review

   2.1 Basic Concepts of Sovereignty

   2.2 Temporal and Spatial Dimensions of Sovereignty

   2.3 Sovereignty as a “Conditional” Issue

  3. The Logic of Sovereignty：Evolution and Legitimacy

   3.1 Porous Shield of Sovereignty in Transformation

   3.2 A Realistic Transfer for Legitimacy

  4. The Lineage of Responsibility：From “Great-Power Responsibility” to “Sovereignty as Responsibility”

  5. Mapping “Sovereignty as Responsibility”

   5.1 Theoretical Approaches

   5.2 Characteristics of the Right-Responsibility Transfer in Sovereignty

   5.3 Debates around Responsible Sovereignty

  6. Concluding Remarks

 Non-Traditional Overall National Security Outlook

  1. From the “New Security Concept” to the “Overall National Security Outlook”

  2. The ONSO Is a Comprehensive，Systematic，Advanced and Non-traditional National Security Outlook

  3. The ONSO Consists of Rich Non-Traditional National Security Contents

 A Study of China’s National Security System

  1. The Definition of China’s National Security System

   1.1 The Division of Functions of National Security

   1.2 The Administration System of State Security Organs

   1.3 The Management System of Human Resources for National Security

   1.4 Power-Responsibility Mechanism

   1.5 Legal Guarantee

  2. The Historical Changes and Developments of China’s National Security System

  3. The Problems with China’s National Security System

   3.1 Severe Insufficiency in Understanding and Research of the National Security System

   3.2 Vague Division of National Security Functions and Lack of Strength in the Building of State Security Organs

   3.3 The Lag in Building a Legal System for National Security

  4. Measures for the Improvement of China’s National Security System

   4.1 Scientific and Rational Definition of China’s National Security Functions at the Present Stage

    ·Safeguarding National Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity

    ·Ensuring an Orderly Society and the Security of Citizens

    ·Promoting Harmony with Neighboring Countries and World Peace

   4.2 Giving Full Play to the Role of the National Security Committee

   4.3 Forging an Excellent Force for National Security Work

  5. Conclusion

 Let’s Steam Ahead