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Work in progress: the social dimension of EU-Africa relations

Jan Orbie (UGent)
(2013) The European Union in Africa : incoherent policies, asymmetrical partnership, declining relevance?. p.283-306
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This chapter analyzes the social dimension of EU-Africa relations. Since the early 2000s the European Union has explicitly committed itself to promoting the social dimension of globalization, also in development cooperation. The first section provides some conceptual clarification on this external policy objective and introduces the historical institutionalist perspective used in the chapter. Subsequently, we examine the role of decent work and labour standards in the EU’s policies towards Sub-Saharan Africa, looking at political agreements, budgetary commitments and trade arrangements between both regions. We come to the conclusion that decent work and labour standard objectives have been virtually non-existent and largely overshadowed by other considerations and point out that the institutionalist perspective also apply to the African side of the relationship.
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institutionalism, decent work, GSP, EPAs, labour standards, European Union, Africa

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MLA
Orbie, Jan. “Work in Progress: The Social Dimension of EU-Africa Relations.” The European Union in Africa : Incoherent Policies, Asymmetrical Partnership, Declining Relevance?, edited by Maurizio Carbone, Manchester University Press, 2013, pp. 283–306.
APA
Orbie, J. (2013). Work in progress: the social dimension of EU-Africa relations. In M. Carbone (Ed.), The European Union in Africa : incoherent policies, asymmetrical partnership, declining relevance? (pp. 283–306). Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press.
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Orbie, Jan. 2013. “Work in Progress: The Social Dimension of EU-Africa Relations.” In The European Union in Africa : Incoherent Policies, Asymmetrical Partnership, Declining Relevance?, edited by Maurizio Carbone, 283–306. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press.
Chicago author-date (all authors)
Orbie, Jan. 2013. “Work in Progress: The Social Dimension of EU-Africa Relations.” In The European Union in Africa : Incoherent Policies, Asymmetrical Partnership, Declining Relevance?, ed by. Maurizio Carbone, 283–306. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press.
Vancouver
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Orbie J. Work in progress: the social dimension of EU-Africa relations. In: Carbone M, editor. The European Union in Africa : incoherent policies, asymmetrical partnership, declining relevance? Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press; 2013. p. 283–306.
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J. Orbie, “Work in progress: the social dimension of EU-Africa relations,” in The European Union in Africa : incoherent policies, asymmetrical partnership, declining relevance?, M. Carbone, Ed. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2013, pp. 283–306.
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  author       = {{Orbie, Jan}},
  booktitle    = {{The European Union in Africa : incoherent policies, asymmetrical partnership, declining relevance?}},
  editor       = {{Carbone, Maurizio}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{283--306}},
  publisher    = {{Manchester University Press}},
  title        = {{Work in progress: the social dimension of EU-Africa relations}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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