The Routledge Handbook of EU-Africa Relations

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the changing dynamics in the relationship between the African continent and the EU, provided by leading experts in the field. Structured into five parts, the handbook provides an incisive look at the past, present and potential futures of EU-Africa relations. The cutting-edge chapters cover themes like multilateralism, development assistance, institutions, gender equality and science and technology, among others. Thoroughly researched, this book provides original reflections from a diversity of conceptual and theoretical perspectives, from experts in Africa, Europe and beyond. The handbook thus offers rich and comprehensive analyses of contemporary global politics as manifested in Africa and Europe. The Routledge Handbook of EU-Africa Relations will be an essential reference for scholars, students, researchers, policy makers and practitioners interested and working in a range of fields within the (sub)disciplines of African and EU studies, European politics and international studies. The Routledge Handbook of EU-Africa Relations is part ofthe mini-series Europe in the World Handbooks examining EU-regional relations and established by Professor Wei Shen.

Introduction Niall Duggan, Toni Haastrup and Luís Mah PART I: Theorising Africa-EU relations through history Introduction Toni Haastrup 1. International Relations theory: Comparative reflections on EU-Africa relations Olukayode A. Faleye 2. Regionalism and interregionalism in EU-Africa relations Frank Mattheis 3. Applying postcolonial approaches to studies of Africa-EU relations Rahel Weldeab Sebhatu PART II Evolving governance in EU-Africa relations Introduction Mary Farrell 4. From the Treaty of Rome to Cotonou: Continuity and change in the governance of EU-Africa relations António Raimundo 5. Foreign policy and EU-Africa relations: From the European Security Strategy to the EU Global Strategy Lesley Masters and Chris Landsberg 6. European External Action Service Nele Marianne Ewers-Peters 7. European Neighbourhood Policy in the South Mediterranean Anthony Costello 8. The evolution of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (2007– 2019) Fergus Kell and Alex Vines 9. The African Union as an interlocutor in European Union-Africa relations? John Akokpari and Primrose Z.J. Bimha PART III: Issues in EU-Africa relations Introduction Nicoletta Pirozzi and Bernardo Venturi 10. EU development cooperation with Africa: The Holy Grail of coordination Sarah Delputte and Jan Orbie 11. Democracy and human rights promotion Edalina Rodrigues Sanches 12. Peace and security in the context of EU-Africa relations 175 Ueli Staeger and Tshepo Gwatiwa 13. Regional integration Giulia Piccolino 14. Interregionalism and bilateralism in the context of EU-Africa relations Andrzej Polus 15. Trade and the Economic Partnership Agreements in EU-Africa relations Victor Adetula and Chike Osegbue 16. Africa-Europe science, technology and innovation cooperation: Trends, challenges and opportunities John Ouma-Mugabe and Petronella Chaminuka PART IV: External actors in Africa’s international politics and the Africa-European Union relationship Introduction Andrew Cottey 17. Inter-organisational cooperation in flux? Impact of resources and state interests in the cooperation between the European Union, United Nations and African Union Norman Sempijja 18. The China effect: African agency, derivative power and renegotiation of EU-Africa relations Obert Hodzi 19. EU-Brazil-Africa triangular cooperation in the 21st century: Unfinished business Carolina Pavese and Guilherme Ziebell de Oliveira 20. Toward a post-Westphalian turn in Africa-EU studies? Non-state actors and sustainable development Mark Langan and Sophia Price PART V: Opportunities to cooperate on new global challenges Introduction Asteris Huliaras and Sophia Kalantzakos 21. Migration and the Mediterranean Sea: A maritime bridge between the EU and Africa Ana Paula Moreira Rodriguez Leite, Thauan Santos and Daniele Dionísio da Silva 22. Environment and climate change in the context of EU-Africa relations Simon Lightfoot 23. The role of civil society in EU-Africa relations Uzoamaka Madu 24. Agriculture and land in EU-Africa relations Edward Lahiff 25. Gendering cooperation Laura Davis Conclusion Luís Mah, Toni Haastrup and Niall Duggan

Toni Haastrup is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Stirling in Scotland, United Kingdom. Luís Mah isLecturer in Development Studies at ISEG (Lisbon School of Economics and Management), Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; and an Associate at CEsA (Center for African and Development Studies) at ISEG. He is also a Policy and Advocacy Officer for ACEP (Association for the Cooperation of the People), a Portuguese development NGO. Niall Duggan is Lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics at University College Cork, Ireland.