How Institution-Building Shapes Great Power Alignment: An Institutional Perspective on the China–Russia Partnership

Björn Alexander Düben
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Sino-Russian relations have thrived in the post–Cold War era. While the relationship has attracted ample academic attention, many of the underlying factors contributing to the bilateral rapprochement over the past three decades remain un(der)explored. This article examines the role played by one of the factors involved in this process: the development of institutional links between the two states. Bilateral institutions, which were largely absent until the mid-1990s, have rapidly proliferated into a dense network of commissions and subcommissions, working groups, and other institutionalised exchanges, encompassing virtually all sectors of interaction between China and Russia. The article employs analytical concepts borrowed from Institutionalist theory and develops criteria of analysis to assess the extent to which the process of bilateral institution-building has contributed to promoting and perpetuating Sino-Russian rapprochement, enabling the two states to forge a closer working relationship with each other. The article also examines what the limits of this process have been. It concludes that the practical impact of bilateral institution-building on policy-making has been modest; however, the institutions have come to constitute important forums to secure a regular exchange and familiarisation between senior decision-makers and stakeholders, allowing for an active communication of important information and mutual assurances regarding each country’s policy choices, intentions, and concerns.
制度建设如何塑造大国联盟:中俄伙伴关系的制度视角
中俄关系在后冷战时代蓬勃发展。尽管中俄关系已引起学术界的广泛关注,但在过去三十年中促成双边关系缓和的许多深层因素仍未得到探讨。本文探讨了这一进程中的一个因素所发挥的作用:两国之间机构联系的发展。双边机构在 20 世纪 90 年代中期之前基本不存在,如今已迅速发展成为一个由委员会和小组委员会、工作组以及其他制度化交流组成的密集网络,几乎涵盖了中俄两国互动的所有领域。文章借用了制度主义理论的分析概念,并制定了分析标准,以评估双边制度建设进程在多大程度上促进并延续了中俄关系的缓和,使两国建立了更紧密的工作关系。文章还探讨了这一进程的局限性。文章认为,双边机构建设对政策制定的实际影响不大;然而,这些机构已成为确保高级决策者和利益相关者之间定期交流和熟悉情况的重要论坛,使两国能够就各自的政策选择、意图和关切积极沟通重要信息并相互保证。
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