Africa and the European Union A Strategic Partnership
The adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) in 2007 was a watershed moment in Africa-EU relations, one that sought to 'reinvent' a historical relationship to meet the challenges posed by complex interdependencies, expanding globalization, and grow
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Africa and the European Union A Strategic Partnership
Edited by JACK MANGALA
AFRICA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
Copyright © Jack Mangala, 2013. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-1-137-26946-1 All rights reserved. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-44395-6 ISBN 978-1-137-26947-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137269478 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: January 2013 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
We have come together in awareness of the lessons and experiences of the past, but also in certainty that our future requires an audacious approach, one that allows us to face with confidence the demands of our globalizing world. — Second Africa-EU Summit, Lisbon Declaration
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables
ix
Preface
xi
Acronyms and Abbreviations Part I
xiii Setting the Context
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Africa-EU Strategic Partnership: Significance and Implications Jack Mangala
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Africa-EU Strategic Partnership: Historical Background, Institutional Architecture, and Theoretical Frameworks Jack Mangala
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Part II The Partnership in Motion 3
Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security Toni Haastrup
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4 Africa-EU Partnership on Democratic Governance and Human Rights Jack Mangala
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Africa-EU Partnership on Trade and Regional Integration Olufemi Babarinde and Stephen Wright
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6 Africa-EU Partnership on the Millennium Development Goals Olufemi Babarinde and Stephen Wright
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7
Africa-EU Partnership on Climate Change and the Environment Daniela Sicurelli
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Africa-EU Partnership on Energy Michael B. Charles and Benjamin Mwanzia Mulili
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Africa-EU Partnership on Migration, Mobility, and Employment Jack Mangala
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Contents
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Part III 10
Perspectives and Prospects
The Future of Africa-EU Strategy Erik Lundsgaarde
225
11 Five Years after Lisbon: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Jack Mangala
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List of Contributors
253
Index
255
Figures and Tables
Figures 2.1
Institutional Architecture of the JAES
3.1 Causal Pathways of Change through EU-Africa Security Cooperation
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5.1 Africa’s Trade with the World
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5.2 Africa’s Share of Total World Trade
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5.3 Intra-African RECs Merchandise
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