European development policy towards sub-Saharan Africa

Challenges of the growing Chinese presence

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ID6143568
AuthorsSarah Graul, Sarah Grauls, Anna Katharina Stahl (Victoria University of Bangladesh)
Year2011
Issue7
Pages71-83
Publication date2011-11-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEmulations - Revue de sciences sociales (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1784-5734 • E-ISSN: 2030-5656
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14428/emulations.007.004
OpenAlexW2894138301
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This article examines the impact of the growing Chinese presence in Africa on the EU’s international role and more particularly on European development policy towards sub-Saharan Africa. The Chinese Africa policy is based on fundamentally different principles than the European model with regard to sovereignty and aid conditionality, offering an alternative to the dominant European approach. In this article we will argue that, although the European development model towards sub-Saharan Africa has never been entirely in line with its proclaimed principles, the “China factor” contributes to an adaptation of this European policy towards a more pragmatic and less normative strategy. Yet, this does not imply a complete overhaul of the European normative discourse which is still the most important source of legitimacy of the European development policy. It does however highlight the importance of an open and honest dialogue between the EU and sub-Saharan Africa, in particular on the merits of the European model for the development of the region and its countries

China · Conditionality · Development economics · Economics · European integration · European union · International trade · Legitimacy · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · China's Global Influence and Migration · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law

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