How to Recognise Different Types of Assistance From Quite a Long Way Away: The European Union, China, and African Development

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This thesis asks the overarching question, How are European Union (EU) development assistance policies in oil-rich African states changing in response to China’s increasing presence on the continent? Overall, I find that China is a relevant stimulus to European policy changes, but only within certain frameworks. Indeed, I find that the greater the ideological or economic competition posed by the Chinese in a given country, the greater the chance that the EU will re-evaluate its sectoral foci and increase its conditionality emphases. Yet political considerations for power and security offer minimal explanatory power for why European development policies change in response to China’s presence in an oil-rich African country. Europe is not attempting to outmanoeuvre China diplomatically through multilateral dialogues, nor is it attempting to maintain firm access to vital energy resources.

    Item Description
    Name(s)
    Thesis advisor: Nelson, Michael
    Date
    April 15, 2011
    Extent
    203 pages
    Language
    eng
    Genre
    Physical Form
    electronic
    Rights and Use
    In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
    Digital Collection
    PID
    ir:583