Although it is not possible to identify a specific, theoretical optimum level of aid coordination for the European Union, there is a broad consensus on the need for reduced transaction costs and greater impact through a stronger adherence to coordination standards. However, neither member states...

Results-based approaches play an important role in the current development-policy debate. There are two aspects to this debate: on the one hand, further improving the effectiveness of development cooperation (aid) is important to the specialists; whereas on the other hand, many donors...

This paper is the first in a series that will investigate normative foreign policy and forms part of a new project intended to explore fundamental aspects of foreign policy at the global level. Subsequent papers in the series will apply the conceptual framework developed in this paper to five...

This is the second in a series of papers from a new project entitled quot;Who is a normative foreign policy actor? The European Union and its Global Partnersquot;. The first paper - entitled Profiling Normative Foreign Policy: The European Union and its Global Partners, by Nathalie Tocci, CEPS...