This paper examines the Right to Development (RtD) in the context of the ongoing negotiations to finalize Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) that African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are signing with the European Union (EU). These EPAs are being negotiated within the Cotonou...

As the negotiations for a new cooperation framework between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states have just started, this research paper examines the historical evolution of the ideological assumptions and goals of the EU-Africa development cooperation, the...

In the debate in Europe, conflict, lack of development, population growth, and climate change are often described as the 'root causes' of African migration. However, recent research-based literature on the links between migration and development stands in stark contrast to such simplified...

Die EU und Afrika möchten ihre Zusammenarbeit auf neue Füße stellen. So schlug die EU-Kommission für die künftigen Beziehungen im März 2020 eine enge Kooperation vor, die fünf Partnerschaften umfasst: 1) für die grüne Wende und den Zugang zu Energie, 2) für den digitalen Wandel, 3)...

This chapter analyzes the European Union's (EU) development initiatives in Africa. The relationship between the EU and Africa dates back to the inauguration of the EU in the 1950s and has since undergone different iterations as a paragon of Global North and Global South development interactions....