Springer, a leading international academic publisher, hasrecentlyreleased Professor Edmund Li Sheng'sGermanmonograph titled "Chancen und Herausforderungen in der Arktis: China, Russland und die USA–Zusammenarbeit und Wettbewerb." This book examines the involvement and interactions of China, Russia, and the United States in Arctic affairs from the perspective of international relations. Climate change in the Arctic will have direct impacts on natural ecosystems, coastal areas, forests, water resources, agricultural production, livestock farming, tourism, and other economic activities around the globe. However, for Northeast Asia, the opening of Arctic passages due to melting sea ice presents an opportunity. The current international legal framework for Arctic governance is inadequate to address the challenges posed by global warming. This book is intended for readers concerned with the future development of the Arctic and China's emerging role in Arctic affairs.
Palgrave MacMillan, aleadingacademic publisher,hasrecentlyreleased Professor Edmund Li Sheng's English monograph titled "Greater Eurasia Partnership and Belt and Road Initiative: The Cooperation or Containment of Atlanticism in the International System." In this book, Eurasia will be discussed in the context of the Greater Eurasian Partnership proposed by Russia, the “eastward” transformations spurred by Neo-Eurasianism and the Greater Eurasian Partnership, and cooperation with China through the BRI, while related countries of Atlanticism was used to described the U.S., Europe, and their allies. The Greater Eurasian Partnership proposed by Russia is an initiative with specific diplomatic considerations, economic development strategies, and geopolitical implications. The Greater Eurasian Partnership contains both short-term strategies to cope with Western pressure and long-term strategic goals for building a new international and regional order, whichportends for the future of Sino-Russian relations.
Cities,a journalthatrankssecond in impact factor within the urban studies categoryamongSSCI Q1journals, hasrecentlypublishedanEnglish paper titled "The rise and fall of a casino city"by professor Edmund Li Sheng.
Macau, one of China's two special administrative regions (SARs), is an island city famous for its flourishing gambling industry. As Macau is the only place in Greater China where gambling is legal, it initially experienced explosive economic growth with the rapid expansion of its gambling sector. Although the meteoric rise of Macau's gambling industry gave the city a glamorous reputation, it also created a homogeneous and fragile industrial structure, which has begun to pose serious problems for Macau. In recent years, Macau has faced increasing political and economic pressure due to dramatic changes in the external environment. In particular, the tremendous impact of COVID-19 and Beijing's expectation of Macau's deeper involvement in China's development agenda, such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, have made it untenable for Macau to maintain a slow pace of economic reform. Thispaperconsiders the unique central-local relationship between Beijing and Macau from the perspective of intergovernmental relations theory.This paperanalyzesfuture economic opportunities and political challenges, extracting lessons from history, and offering practical suggestions for enhancing Macau's governance capacity, improving its tourism destination image, and hedging against major risks to the city in the rapidly changing global environment.
Professor Edmund Li Sheng, distinguished professor of Shandong University, executive director of the Institute of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies; B.A. in German Studies at Peking University, M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Freiburg, Germany; has taught, held visiting professorships, and been a guest lecturer at the University of Freiburg, University of Macau, Macao Polytechnic University, Sun Yat-sen University, Kobe University, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Florida State University, and Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University. He has long been engaged in research on international political economy and governance of tourist cities, publishing more than 100 academic papers in international journals in related fields, including 49 papers in SSCI journals, 12 monographs in English and German published by international top-tier academic publishers such as Springer and Palgrave Macmillan, with over 1,700+ Google citations and H-index 27. He was awarded the second prize of the 8th Higher Education Excellence Award in Scientific Research (Humanities and Social Sciences) of the Chinese Ministry of Education.
