Mapping China's 21st Century

Professor Dr. Kosta Gouliamos, FRSA, was elected Rector of the European University Cyprus (EUC) for seven years (2014-2021) and elected Vice Rector of Research & External Affairs for seven years (2007-2014) at the same academic institution. He was also President of the Cyprus Rector’s Conference (2015-17). Under his guidance, European University Cyprus has undergone a quality transformation. Professor Dr. Kosta Gouliamos, FRSA, was elected (2018) Ordinary Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 2021, the Presidium and the Senate of the Academy have nominated him Representative of Cyprus to the Academy. He was also elected Fellow of the historic Royal Society of Arts in London/UK. Professor Gouliamos—with expertise in Politics, Culture and Communication—is Honorary Professor at Lanzhou City University/China, Wuhan Business University, and Visiting Professor of Nanyang Normal University/China. He was elected in 2020 President of the International Research Institute for Economics and Management (IREM), which is located in Hong Kong. He served (2005-2011) as Member of the Standing Committee for the Humanities of the European Science Foundation (ESF) in Strasbourg/France. He was an appointed Member to the Steering Committee for Higher Education & Research (CDED) of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg/France. According to the “University of Toronto Quarterly”, his critical approach work—along with Professor W. Anselmi/University of Alberta—qualified him to “the Frankfurt School’s epigones”. Professor Gouliamos has written a considerable number of books, chapters, and papers on issues pertinent to media, culture, politics, and communication with a critical perspective and approach; his work has been translated in several languages {French, Spanish, Slovak, Chinese, English, Italian}.

Chapter 1. China`s innovation and State Power.- Chapter 2. China's socialism: an effective democratic governance system.- Chapter 3. China's system for generating a community with a shared future for humanity.- Chapter 4. China’s transactional and transnational influence.- Chapter 5. China`s views on global order.- Chapter 6. Xi Jinping’s thought and leadership.- Chapter 7. China`s new political culture.- Chapter 8. China's peaceful growth.- Chapter 9. China's Global Engagement: the Belt and Road Initiative.- Chapter 10. China`s culture in the global environment.