Space | Place | Power
Publications
Book Chapters
O’Brien, L. M. (2020). Communicating ‘Space’: economic investment and the production of space in China-South Africa development partnerships. In P. Tembe, and Gumede, V. (Eds). Culture, Identities and Ideologies in Africa China-Cooperation. Africa World Press.
Journal Articles
O’Brien, L. M. (2016). ‘With those views, you should work for the Communist Party of China’: challenging Western knowledge production on China-Africa relations. African East Asian Affairs. Issue 4. Pp 72-95.
Commentaries
O’Brien, L. M. (2021). China’s International Development Cooperation in the New Era: a narrowing of discourse. Space, Place and Power. 24th January. Available at:
O’Brien, L. M. (2015). Stability through Crisis: Chinese neoliberal development practices promote sustainability and security for Africa. CCS Commentary. 23rd September. Centre for Chinese Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
O’Brien, L.M. (2015). China-Africa rhetoric: lessons from the World Economic Forum. CCS Commentary. 2ndMarch. Centre for Chinese Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Conference Participation
O’Brien, L.M. (2017). Communicating ‘Space’: South African development through the Chinese imaginary. Invited Paper at Africa-China Colloquium on Cross-Cultural Communication Strategies: the role of Culture, Identities, and Ideologies. Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, South Africa. 25th-26th August 2017.
O’Brien, L. M. (2017), Donor ‘Retrenchment’: place, power, and possibility within the ‘new politics of distribution’. Paper presented at ‘Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference. London. 29thAugust – 1st September 2017.
O’Brien, L. M. (2016). Negotiating African Development through the Chinese imaginary: making ‘space’ for Chinese assistance, Paper presented at American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. San Francisco. 29th March – 1st September 2016.
