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Giulia Sciorati 施朱丽
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My new article for @theconversation.com builds on my research published earlier this year in @ejir.bsky.social. It introduces the concept of autocracy commercialisation using China as the main case study.

You can read it here: theconversation.com/how-china-sp...
How China spreads authoritarian practices beyond its borders
China promotes the adoption of autocratic practices by other governments, adapting its approach to suit the local context.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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My article “Visualising the COVID-19 Pandemic through Tropes: An Autoethnographic and Critical Perspective” is finally out in the @cambridgecria.bsky.social
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Visualising the COVID-19 pandemic through tropes: an autoethnographic and critical perspective
The article explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified a narrative of uncertainty, perpetuating existing social hierarchies related to gender and racial discrimination. Using a critical vis...
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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📢 New publication! Thrilled to share my first article from my PhD, published in Globalizations🌏

"Decentring narratives of (de)globalization and crisis: @Uzbekistan’s ‘everyday’ political economy amidst Russia’s war in Ukraine" (open access) 🇺🇿 🇷🇺

🔗 t.co/XLNuTXPXKI

#Uzbekistan #warinUkraine #Russia
August 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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In her new EJIR article, @giuliasciorati.bsky.social discusses autocracy commercialisation, narrative theory, and China's responses to Central Asian protests.

It is available online- read it here: t1p.de/1eskb
September 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Grateful to Lim Min Zhang for quoting me in @thestraitstimes.bsky.social on the #China–#CentralAsia summit!

We discussed forum diplomacy, public opinion, and elite–society divides.

Always a pleasure to be quoted with @tumarov.bsky.social.

www.straitstimes.com/opinion/chin...
China is winning over Central Asia – but its growing influence could fuel a backlash
Beijing has made vast inroads while Russia and the US are distracted, but must play the long game. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Such a great experience to participate in the Indo-Pacific Conference 2025 at the Centre for Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge!

Thank you @wjhurst.bsky.social, @jnilssonwright.bsky.social, and Alice Politi for organising such a thought-provoking and comprehensive event!
June 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
So great to be back at KIMEP, even just on Zoom! Heartfelt thank you to the #China-#CentralAsia centre for organising
April 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A project close to my heart is finally out!

With Beatrice Gallelli, I co-edited a special issue on cultural borders for #Sinosfere.

It’s in Italian, but modern tools can help!

Read at sinosfere.com
Sinosfere - una rivista sull'universo culturale cinese
una rivista sull'universo culturale cinese
sinosfere.com
March 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
So privileged to listen to Oyuna Baldakova's rich empirical work on digitalisation and informal work in #Kazakhstan today @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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When it comes to assessing the risks of DeepSeek, are we asking the wrong questions? Governments, journalists, and coders need to know that it’s a much more sophisticated propaganda tool than we all thought.
DeepSeeking Truth - China Media Project
When it comes to assessing the risks of DeepSeek as propaganda, are we asking the wrong questions? Governments, journalists, and coders need to know that it’s a much more sophisticated propaganda tool...
chinamediaproject.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Did you miss our event “One Picture, One Thousand Words: Pictorial Storytelling in China’s Foreign Policy” on Jan 22?
 
You can now listen to the event podcast featuring @billcallahan.bsky.social, Florian Schneide, and @giuliasciorati.bsky.social.

🎧 www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

#partoflse #China
February 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚨 New publication! 🚨

Historical narratives are processual - constantly reshaped through contestation and reinterpretation. My latest chapter examines China’s Silk Road narratives and their interaction with Kazakh historical memory.

📖 Read more: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Implications of Ethnic Politics in Post-Socialist States for China
This book explores the significance of the breakup of the Soviet Union and other socialist states such as Yugoslavia
link.springer.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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📣Join us for the event featuring @billcallahan.bsky.social, Florian Schneider, Carolijn van Noort, and @giuliasciorati.bsky.social, which dives into the visual strategies that influence #foreignpolicy and global perceptions, focusing on #China.

➡️Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

#LSEEvents
January 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
December 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM
December 27, 2024 at 1:26 PM
How do images shape power in global politics? 🎥

Join us @lseir.bsky.social for One Picture, One Thousand Words

📅 22 Jan 2025 | 6.30–8.00pm
📍 Old Theatre, LSE

Speakers: @billcallahan.bsky.social | F. Schneider | C. van Noort

Explore how visual strategies shape China’s foreign policy.
One Picture, One Thousand Words: pictorial storytelling in China's foreign policy
6.30pm Wednesday 22 January 2025 | One Picture, One Thousand Words: pictorial storytelling in China's foreign policy | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
December 18, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Venice, history, and connections!

Join the ASIAC XVIII Annual Conference (9–11 Dec) as we explore Central Asia & the Caucasus through culture, mobility, & narratives.

Thrilled to co-organise & present my work! 🎤✨ Details: en.asiac.net

#ASIAC2024 @frankmaracchione.bsky.social
ASIAC – Italian Association for the study of Central Asia and the Caucasus
ASIAC – Italian Association for the study of Central Asia and the Caucasus
en.asiac.net
December 1, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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🚨 Article Online!

👉 How were #China and the #US represented in the Italian Twitter community during the first wave of #Covid19?

👀 Read it now in #openaccess: www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.leidenuniv.nl/doi/full/10.... 

✏️ @frankmaracchione.bsky.social @giuliasciorati.bsky.social @combei.bsky.social
May 22, 2024 at 2:01 PM