From the editors’ preface:

Jessica Geraldo Schwengber (co-editor and project manager of the Transcultural Research Student Group – TSRG), explains the rationale of the creation of the TSRGresearch group and the choice of its research focus as an attempt to address the general lack of work on the socio-cultural dimensions of the Belt and Road Initiative. The contributions that resulted from this collaborative research project highlight under-researched topics, such as gender and civil society topics.