Interregional cooperation in peace and security as key feature of the EU external relations is particularly relevant in Africa-EU relations. However, these efforts have not been systematically evaluated to date. Focusing specifically on interregional peace operations, this volume provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security. It explains the effectiveness of interregional security cooperation across three cases: (1) the AU-EU response in the Central African Republic (2013) and (2) in Somalia (2007–2017), (3) and the ECOWAS-EU efforts in Mali (2012). The book makes a valuable empirical, theoretical, and methodological contribution to EU foreign policy, comparative regionalism, and conflict studies.
Author(s): Friedrich Plank
Series: The European Union in International Affairs
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 297
City: Cham
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction: Evaluating the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security
1.1 Evaluating the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security: Main Starting Point
1.2 Main Argument: Explaining the Effectiveness of Africa-EU Security Cooperation
1.3 The Research Design: A Comparative Qualitative Approach
1.4 Introducing the Cases
1.4.1 Case Study I: AU-EU Cooperation in Response to the 2013 Crisis in the Central African Republic
1.4.2 Case Study II: ECOWAS-EU Cooperation in Response to the 2013 Crisis in Mali
1.4.3 Case Study III: AU-EU Cooperation in Response to the Somalia Crisis
1.5 Outline of the Book
References
2 Theorising Interregional Effectiveness and its Conditions
2.1 Interregionalism and the Africa-EU Partnership on Peace and Security
2.2 Interregional Effectiveness
2.2.1 Conceptualising Interregional Effectiveness: The Actor-Centred Perspective
2.2.2 Conceptualising Interregional Effectiveness: The Target-Centred Perspective
2.3 Theorising the Conditions of Interregional Effectiveness
2.3.1 Resource Dependency
2.3.2 Intensity of Interaction
2.3.3 Coherence
2.3.4 Domestic Support
2.4 Summary of Theoretical Framework
References
3 Case Study I: AU-EU Cooperation in Response to the 2013 Crisis in the Central African Republic
3.1 The Crisis and the Interregional Response
3.2 Assessing the Effectiveness of the AU-EU Cooperation
3.2.1 Actor-Centred Effectiveness
3.2.2 Target-Centred Effectiveness
3.2.3 Overall Effectiveness of the Partner’s Efforts
3.3 Explaining the Effectiveness of the AU-EU Cooperation
3.3.1 Resource Dependency
3.3.2 Intensity of Interaction
3.3.3 Coherence
3.3.4 Domestic Support
3.3.5 Alternative Causal Mechanisms and Alternative Explanations
3.4 Summary: Explaining AU-EU Effectiveness in the Central African Republic
References
4 Case Study II: ECOWAS-EU Cooperation in Mali
4.1 The Crisis and the Interregional Response
4.2 Assessing Interregional Effectiveness
4.2.1 Actor-Centred Effectiveness
4.2.2 Target-Centred Effectiveness
4.2.3 Overall Effectiveness of the Partner’s Efforts
4.3 Conditions of Interregional Effectiveness
4.3.1 Resource Dependency
4.3.2 Intensity of Interaction
4.3.3 Coherence
4.3.4 Domestic Support
4.3.5 Alternative Causal Mechanisms and Alternative Explanations
4.4 Summary: Explaining ECOWAS-EU Effectiveness in Mali
References
5 Case Study III: AU-EU Cooperation in Response to the Crisis in Somalia
5.1 The Crisis and the Interregional Response
5.2 Assessing Interregional Effectiveness
5.2.1 Actor-Centred Effectiveness
5.2.2 Target-Centred Effectiveness
5.2.3 Overall Effectiveness of the Partner’s Efforts
5.3 Conditions of Interregional Effectiveness
5.3.1 Resource Dependency
5.3.2 Intensity of Interaction
5.3.3 Coherence
5.3.4 Domestic Support
5.3.5 Alternative Causal Mechanisms and Alternative Explanations
5.4 Summary: Explaining AU-EU Effectiveness in Response to the Crisis in Somalia
References
6 Conclusions: Cross-Case Comparison, Theoretical Reflections, and Policy Recommendations
6.1 Cross-Case Comparison of Africa-EU Security Cooperation
6.2 Main Findings
6.3 Alternative Explanations and Mechanisms
6.4 Policy Implications and Further Research Avenues
References
Annex A
List of Interviews
Annex B
Media Reports Collection
References
Index
