Perceptions of the EU in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa [electronic resource] : Looking in from the Outside /
Bachmann, V.editor.
Muller, M.editor.
This collection examines how the EU is seen in the two regions that are at the centre of its geopolitical interest. Focusing on Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, it provides a critical assessment of how their external perceptions relate to EU policy towards them.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This collection examines how the EU is seen in the two regions that are at the centre of its geopolitical interest. Focusing on Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, it provides a critical assessment of how their external perceptions relate to EU policy towards them.
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.
Africa-Politics and government.
Europe-Politics and government.
European Union.
Political sociology.
Sociology.
Globalization.
African Politics.
European Politics.
European Union Politics.
Political Sociology.
Sociology, general.
Globalization.