74659 - Europe and Africa: Cooperation and Security

Course contents

The first part of the course will analyze the historical framework of African-European relations since the late 19th century. Emphasis will be put on patterns of colonial domination and the decolonization process. Relations between African and European countries during the Cold War will be also examined, and a specific attention will be devoted to the evolution of Africa-France relations and the role of the Western countries in decolonization of Southern Africa and the fight against apartheid South Africa. The second part of the course will examine the aims, instruments and outcomes of the development cooperation between the African governments and the European Union since the early 1960s. The third part of the course will analyze relations between Africa and Europe in the post-Cold War era. In particular, European policies aimed at the promotion of democracy and human rights, the prevention and resolution of violent conflicts and the promotion of economic development and poverty reduction in Africa will be scrutinized. The fourth part of the course will be devoted to the study of the "new scramble" for African natural resources and its multiple political and economic effects.

Readings/Bibliography

Reading for students attending classes

PART ONE

Africa-Europe relationship in historical perspective: from colonialism to independence 

Readings

T. Chafer, French African Policy in Historical Perspective, in Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 19, n. 2, 2001, pp. 165-182.

F. Cooper, Conflict and Connection: Rethinking Colonial African History , American Historical Review, vol. 99, n. 5, 1994, pp. 1516-1545. 

R. Luckham, French Militarism in Africa, in Review of African Political Economy, vol. 9, n. 24, 1982, pp. 55-84.

S. Onslow, Zimbabwe: Land and the Lancaster House Settlement , British Scholar, vol. 2, n. 1, pp. 40-74.

 

PART TWO

Africa and Europe after the Cold War: democracy, development, conflicts

Readings

G. Cumming, Nicolas Sarkozy's Africa Policy: Change, Continuity or Confusion?, French Politics, vol. 11, n. 1, 2013, pp. 24-47.

B. Gebrewold, European military intervention in Congo, in V. Bello, B. Gebrewold (eds), A Global Security Triangle. European, African and Asian interaction, London, Routledge, 2010, pp. 93-105.

J. Joseph, The EU in the Horn of Africa: Building Resilience as a Distant Form of Governance, Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 52, n. 2, 2014, pp. 285-301.

L. Mouhib, EU Democracy Promotion in Tunisia and Morocco: Between Contextual Changes and Structural Continuity , Mediterranean Politics, vol. 19, n. 3, 2014, 351-372.

M. Pace, The EU's Interpretation of the Arab Uprisings: Understanding the Different Visions about Democratic Change in the EU-MENA Relations, Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 52, n. 5, 2014, pp. 969-984.

A. Vines, Portugal, the EU and Africa, in A. Adebajo, K. Whiteman (eds), The EU and Africa. From Euroafrique to Afro-Europa, London, Hurst & C., 2012, pp. 365-384.

P. Williams, Britain, the EU and Africa, in A. Adebajo, K. Whiteman (eds), The EU and Africa. From Euroafrique to Afro-Europa, London, Hurst & C., 2012, pp. 343-364.

 

PART THREE

Africa and the EEC/EU

Readings

G. Crawford, The European Union and Democracy Promotion in Africa: The Case of Ghana, European Journal of Development Research, vol. 17, n. 4, 2005, pp. 571–600.

G. Faber, J. Orbie, Everything but Arms: Much More than Appears at First Sight, in «Journal of Common Market Studies», vol. 47, n. 4, 2009, pp. 767-787.

M. Lister, Europe's New Development Policy, in M. Lister (ed), European Union development policy, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 1998, pp. 17-38.

M. Meyn, An Anatomy of the Economic Partnership Agreements, in A. Adebajo, K. Whiteman (eds), The EU and Africa. From Euroafrique to Afro-Europa, London, Hurst & C., 2012, pp. 197-216.

I. Montana, The Lomé Convention from Inception to the Dynamics of the Post-Cold War, 1957-1990s, African and Asian Studies, vol. 2, n. 1, 2003, pp. 63-97.

T. Parfitt, The Decline of Eurafrica? Lomé's Mid-Term Review, Review of African Political Economy», vol. 23, n. 67, 1996, pp. 53–66.

A. Vines, Rhetoric from Brussels and reality on the ground: the EU and security in Africa , International Affairs, vol. 86, n. 5, 2010, pp. 1091–1108.

 

PART FOUR

The new “scramble” for Africa

Readings

A. Adebajo, The Springbok and the Dragon: South Africa vs. China in Africa, in A. Adebajo, The Curse of Berlin. Africa after the Cold War, London, Hurst & C., 2010, pp. 191-212.

K. Aning, China and Africa: towards a new security relationship, in F. Cheru, C. Obi (eds), The Rise of China and India in Africa: Challenges, opportunities and critical interventions, London, Zed Books, 2010, pp. 145-154.

M. Carbone, The European Union and China's rise in Africa: Competing visions, external coherence and trilateral cooperation , Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 29, n. 2, 2011, pp. 203-221.

P. Carmody, An Asian-Driven Economic Recovery in Africa? The Zambian Case, World Development, vol.37, n.7, 2009, pp. 1197-1207.

A. K. Stahl, The Impact of China's Rise on the EU's Geopolitical Reach and Interests in Africa, European Foreign Affairs Review, vol. 16, n. 4, 2011, pp. 427-446.

I. Taylor, India's Rise in Africa, International Affairs, vol. 88 , n. 4, 2012, pp. 779–798.

 

Reading for students not attending classes

A. Adebajo, K. Whiteman (eds), The EU and Africa. From Euroafrique to Afro-Europa, London, Hurst & C., 2012.

A. Adebajo, The Curse of Berlin. Africa after the Cold War, London, Hurst & C., 2010.

T. Chafer, The end of the Empire in French West Africa: France's successful decolonization?, Oxford, Berg, 2002.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

The final exam will be an oral examination.

Teaching tools

power-point

Office hours

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