The European Union and the Global South
  • 2009/319 pages

The European Union and the Global South

Fredrik Söderbaum and Patrik Stålgren, editors
Hardcover: $67.00
ISBN: 978-1-58826-301-8
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The development of coherent and effective relations with other regions and countries is one of the most challenging tasks faced by the European Union. This original volume explores the EU’s engagement with the global South, focusing on three controversial policy areas: economic cooperation, development cooperation, and conflict management.
   
A discussion of the EU’s interregional model—which promotes interaction with regions rather than nation-states—provides a backdrop for case studies of EU policies with regard to Africa, Asia, and Latin America. While disclosing the tensions and overlaps between the EU’s foreign policies and those of its member states, the authors also highlight an increasing trend toward successful policy coordination.
Fredrik Söderbaum is associate professor in the School of Global Studies at Göteborg University. Among his numerous publications are Theories of New Regionalism and The Political Economy of Regionalism in Southern Africa. Patrik Stålgren is research fellow in the Department of Political Science at Göteborg University. He is the author of Transforming International Regimes.