European Development Cooperation - In Between the Local and the Global

This title offers an authoritative overview of recent issues in the EU development policies. It surveys the role of local and regional bodies in select European Union member states. The book will act as a companion for anyone involved or interested in established aid policy and donor programmes.

Some recent developments in European International and development cooperation: An introduction by Paul Hoebink 1 The hotly debated issues Policy coherence: The newest fad in the international discourse by Rolph van der Hoeven The interim pacific economic partnership agreement by Stephen J.H. Dearden Mainstreaming non-state actors: Assessing participation in EU-pacific relations by Maurizio Carbone 2 New insights on old instruments An overview of European programmes to support energy projects in Africa and strategies to involve the private sector by Lars Holstenkamp Is there an advantage to being small? Security-related development cooperation of four smaller European states by Jan Pospisil and Stefan Khittle Evaluating the best delivery mode for food aid: some theoretical and empirical insights from north east Africa by Francesco Burchi and Sara Turchetti 3 The new emerging European donors The emergence of international development policies in central and eastern European states by Simon Lightfoot and Irene Lindenhovius Zubizarreta Hungarian development policy by Beata Paragi Policy coherence for development of the Czech Republic: Case studies on migration and trade by Ondrej Horky 4 From the global to the local The role of the European local governments in development cooperation: Examples from the Netherlands and Germany by Mariken Bontenbal The role of local and regional authorities in European development assistance policy: Beyond decentralised aid by Jokin Alberidi Bidaguren List of abbreviations About the authors Index