Perceptions of the EU in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa : looking in from the outside /

"This collection examines how the EU is viewed in the two regions at the centre of its geopolitical interest. Focusing on Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, both of which have close and often problematic historical-geographical ties with Europe, the volume provides a critical assessment of...

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Other Authors: Bachmann, Veit, 1979- (Editor), Müller, Martin, 1982- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series:Europe in a global context.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Global Europa? How, When and to Whom? / Veit Bachmann and Martin Müller
  • PART ONE. EU IN CRISIS : EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND EXTERNAL PERCEPTIONS
  • 1. Studying External Perceptions of the EU : Conceptual and Methodological Approaches / Ole Elgström and Natalia Chaban
  • 2. Crafting Europe for its Neighbourhood : Practical Geopolitics in European Institutions / Merje Kuus
  • 3. A Fading Presence? The EU and Africa in an Era of Global Rebalancing / Patrick Holden and Thomas Warren
  • PART TWO. PERCEPTIONS OF THE EU AND ITS CRISIS : SELF-PERCEPTIONS AND EXTERNAL PERCEPTIONS FROM GEORGIA, UKRAINE, KENYA AND SENEGAL
  • Lexicometric Analysis : A Methodological Prelude / Christiane Tristl, Martin Müller, Veit Bachmann
  • 4. European Self-Perceptions : The EU's Geopolitical Identity and Role in Official Documents and Speeches / Christiane Tristl and Veit Bachmann
  • 5. Popular and Elite Perceptions of the EU in Georgia / Ketevan Bolkvadze and Rachel Naylor
  • 6. United in Disagreement : Perceptions of the EU in Ukraine / Diana Zubko and Ievgenii Rovnyi
  • 7. Kenya-EU relations : Perspectives and Expectations / Anita Kiamba and Veit Bachmann
  • 8. Deconstructing the Myth of African-European "Partnership" from a Senegalese Viewpoint / Nannette Abrahams and Aly Tandian
  • Conclusion: Looking from the Outside In, Looking from the Inside Out / Martin Müller & Veit Bachmann.