China’s development policy in Africa and consequences for EU development cooperation with Africa

Projektbeschreibung

China is becoming an increasingly important actor in international development and especially in Africa. As Africa is the most important region for EU development cooperation, this raises the question of how to engage with China in Africa. Research aim is to compare European and Chinese conceptions of development policy to see in which areas they are rather competitive, cooperative or conflicting in order to identify possible areas for cooperation to the benefit of African development.
From an institutional perspective, the project will analyse the consequences of China as an emerging donor for the international aid system. It will also deal with the impact of China’s engagement on principals, procedures and modalities of traditional donors.