Table 1 Perceived past and future influences of the identified factors on EU-Africa relationship
From: Post-normal times: re-thinking the futures of the EU-Africa relationship
Factors | Past | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
Economy | Financing the operation of the relationship | 5 | 7 |
Mutual dependency on each other’s markets | 5 | 6 | |
Level of mutual dependence on each other’s critical resources | 6 | 6 | |
Aid dependency | 16 | 0 | |
Global world order | 4 | 11 | |
Power and politics | The focus areas of EU-Africa relations | 0 | 4 |
The type of relationship pattern between the EU and Africa | 8 | 3 | |
The level of asymmetry in power relations between EU and Africa | 14 | 2 | |
Mutual security dependency | 1 | 12 | |
African agency | The level of African organizational unity as a global partner with EU | 2 | 8 |
The level of unity of African views regarding relationships with EU | 3 | 5 | |
The nature of the EU-Africa relationship project seen by Africans | 0 | 1 | |
The level of development of African entrepreneurship/enterprises | 3 | 6 | |
Africa’s attractiveness relative to other continents in developing relations with Europe | 0 | 8 | |
The role of the African diaspora | 0 | 7 | |
European agency | The level of European organizational unity as a global partner with Africa | 6 | 1 |
The level of unity of European views regarding relationships with Africa | 7 | 0 | |
Geographical coverage of EU-Africa relationship | 10 | 2 | |
Europe’s attractiveness relative to other continents in developing relations with Africa | 1 | 5 |