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Africa and the European Union

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Contemporary Issues in African Society

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This chapter probes the travails of the relations between Africa and the European Union (EU). The chapter begins by historicizing the relationship. This is then followed by the examination of the various changes that have undergirded the relationship, including probing the forces and factors that have shaped and conditioned these developments. Then, using the current phase as the basis, the chapter examines some of the major dimensions of the relationship spanning from governance to peace and security. The chapter observes that the relationship has been mediated by fragmentation, the dominant-dominated context, the dynamics of the EU’s quest for regional integration, and the broader “North-South” relationship, including the latter’s clamor for the establishment of a just global political economy.

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  1. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, USA

    Jack Mangala

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Mangala, J. (2018). Africa and the European Union. In: Kieh, Jr., G. (eds) Contemporary Issues in African Society. African Histories and Modernities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49772-3_8

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