Full Description
This book constitutes a systematic and critical assessment of the nature, evolution, and prospects of the development partnership between the 79-member African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) group of states and the 28-member European Union (EU). A core theme that runs through the work is that the ACP's partnership with the EU remains an important framework for addressing development challenges in the African, Caribbean, and Pacific regions, but needs to adapt to changes in the global political economy, as well as internal developments in both the ACP and the EU, to sustain its relevance and effectiveness. This is crucial for the ACP group, in particular, given its origins in, and core focus on, development cooperation with Europe. The authors in this volume examine the history of the ACP-EU partnership since 1975; the EU's relationship with the African, Caribbean, and Pacific regions individually; ACP experiences with economic partnership agreements with the EU; and new political issues, in particular, security, migration, and diasporas. Shedding light on the future prospects of this relationship, this book will be of interest to both scholars and policymakers working on the ACP-EU relationship and related development issues, including trade, aid, security, and migration.
Contents
1. Introduction .- 2. A History of the ACP-EU Relationship: The Origins and Spirit of Lomé .- 3. The EU and Africa: The Political Economy of an Asymmetrical Partnership .- 4. The EU and the Caribbean: The Necessity of Unity .- 5. The EU and the Pacific: A Tale of Unfulfilled Expectations .- 6. The Economic Partnership Agreements: An African Perspective .- 7. South Africa, the EU, and the SADC Group Economic Partnership Agreement: Through the Negotiating Lens .- 8. The Caribbean-EU Economic Partnership Agreement: A Caribbean Perspective .- 9. The EU's Security Role in Africa: "The Emperor Has No Clothes" .- 10. ACP-EU Migration Policy .- 11. Diasporas and Development in the ACP-EU Relationship .- 12. The ACP Ambassadorial Working Group on Future Perspectives of the ACP Group .- 13. The ACP, the EU, and the BRICS: Opportunities on the Horizon or Just a Mirage? .- 14. Conclusion.
