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This book examines European countries' engagement in promoting regional integration in the East African Community (EAC). In addition to their usage of the European Union (EU), states employ other bilateral initiatives to channel their regional aid to the EAC. The book explores differing national interests and the decisions to engage with the EAC, both multilaterally via the EU and through their other bilateral channels.
In addition to analysing states' interests, the book goes further, to examine how lack of coordination of those European initiatives creates various challenges in the EAC. It is shown how EAC bureaucrats have to engage separately with the EU and its member states in their different channels, thus experiencing challenges in different stages of their aid project cycles, for instance in the identification, implementation and reporting phases. This book will be an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners focusing on the topics of European promotion of regional integration, development aid, African and European regional integration processes, as well as foreign policy analysis.
List of contents
Table of Content
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Introduction
PART I: MULTILATERAL PROMOTION OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Chapter 2 - Collective Interests and Regionalism Support
Chapter 3 - Coordinating Multilateral Regionalism Support
PART II: BILATERAL PROMOTION OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Chapter 4 - National Interests and Regionalism Support
Chapter 5 - How States Choose
PART III: EFFECTS IN EAST AFRICA
Chapter 6 - Donor Coordination and Proliferation
Chapter 7 - Coordination and Proliferation on the Ground
Chapter 8 - Conclusion
References
Index
About the author
Harrison Kalunga Mwilima is an independent lecturer, consultant and journalist focusing on a sustainable relationship between Europe and Africa. He has lectured at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, Freie Universität Berlin and the European Institute (CIFE). He has written articles and opinion pieces for the German international broadcaster, the Deutsche Welle (DW), and advised different companies and organisations on various aspects of Europe-Africa relations.
Summary
This book examines European countries’ engagement in promoting regional integration in the East African Community (EAC).
