Which sovereignty for Small Nations?

Sean Golden, member of the Inter-Asia research group and Senior Research Fellow Associate with the CIDOB Foundation of Barcelona, one of the external entitites associated with the group's research, has published an analysis of the impact of the global financial markets on the sovereignty of small nations that refers to the possible implications of China's role in financing EU debt in the CIDOB publication series Notes internacionals:

Golden, Sean (2012) "Beyond Rugby and Cricket: which Sovereignty for Small Nations?", Notes internacionals CIDOB, num 50, March 2012, 1-5.

China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) - CIDOB Foundation think tank seminar on the EU sovereign debt crisis

On 7 November 2011, Inter-Asia research group member Sean Golden helped organise the CIDOB Foundation of Barcelona think tank seminar requested by a visiting delegation of scholars from the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) to discuss the EU sovereign debt crisis and Sino-Spanish relations:

China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) - CIDOB Foundation think tank seminar on the EU sovereign debt crisis

On 25 November 2011, Inter-Asia research group member Sean Golden co-organised with the CIDOB Foundation of Barcelona and participated in a think tank seminar requested by a visiting delegation of scholars from the China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the EU sovereign debt crisis, the role of municipal governments under globalisation and Sino-Spanish relations:

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) - CIDOB Foundation think tank seminar on the EU sovereign debt crisis

On 9 November 2011, Inter-Asia research group member Sean Golden co-organised with the CIDOB Foundation of Barcelona and participated in a think tank seminar requested by a visiting delegation of scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), on the following topics: 

• The extent to which the European sovereign debt crisis has an impact on European Economic recovery, growth patterns, and relationships with trading partners;
• Rules and impact of EU economic governance vis-a-vis Spain;
• Spanish strategies towards EU governance measures;
• Spanish attitude towards IMF, World Bank, G20 and other international institutions;
• Spanish expectations of future bilateral relations with China and the role of Spain within the framework of EU China relations.