1st Edition

The European Union and Regional Integration in East Africa Collective and Individual State Priorities Compared

By Harrison Kalunga Mwilima Copyright 2024
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

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.