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China and Chile's lithium relations under new capitalism : the core-periphery restructured?
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Florence : European University Institute, 2025
EUI; STG; Master Thesis
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DYBDAHL, Erik Elias Sandsberg, China and Chile’s lithium relations under new capitalism : the core-periphery restructured?, Florence : European University Institute, 2025, EUI, STG, Master Thesis - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/93840
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Chile finds itself in a strategic position in the current race for minerals charging green technologies. As one of the largest producers of lithium, Chile has launched an ambitious nationalization plan of their lithium reserves that includes active participation of the state through Public-Private Partnerships, facilitation of industrial upgrade, and the establishment of the Lithium and Salt Flat Institute. China, promoting win-win relations, has taken the lead in green technologies and thus has an insatiable appetite for Chile’s lithium. How Chile is approaching their nationalization with China as the main trading partner is therefore the object of analysis in this dissertation. By comparing Chile’s position in the global periphery before and after the rise of China as an actor in the core, this paper highlights structural constraints for Chile’s nationalization strategy as well as tension between China’s discourse practice on their engagement with developing countries.
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Award date: 13 June 2025
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Closa (European University Institute)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Closa (European University Institute)