Explaining China's Contradictory Grand Strategy: Why Legitimacy Matters

Abstract

In my endeavor to write this dissertation, I am indebted to many scholars and colleagues who helped me along the way, first and foremost my dissertation committee. I would like to thank the participants of the panels of the conferences in which I was given the opportunity to present some chapters of my dissertation in their nascent and advanced stages, such as the East Asia Security Symposium and Conference (EASSC) in Beijing,