EU-Africa Relations: Looking Through a Gender Lens

• Autorzy: Anna Cichecka

Warianty tytułu

Relacje na linii UE-Afryka: perspektywa równouprawnienia

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The expiry of the Cotonou Agreement encourages European states to change their approach towards African countries. Efforts undertaken by the European Union may end the relationship based on dependency and may open access to a more equal partnership with common interest at the centre. The consequences of the ongoing negotiations between the EU and Africa constitute important determinants for shaping economic, political and social relations in the coming years, and therefore deserve special attention. The results of this discussion will be also crucial to women's status and gender concepts. Accordingly, the main aim of this article is to evaluate gender initiatives undertaken between the EU and Africa in selected aspects of their cooperation, with particular emphasis on the ongoing negotiations. The article has been elaborated on the basis of gender-sensitive analysis, that is also called a gender-lens perspective. Firstly, this article presents an overview of the evolution of gender agenda in institutional and legal framework of cooperation between Europe and Africa. Secondly, this text refers to the agreements and disagreements over gender agenda during the ongoing negotiations. And the last part of the article are conclusions. The research is based on the following methods and tools: critical analysis of existing sources (desk research); content analysis of subject literature, press releases and the information published by the European Union and African Union; as well as the field research and interviews that the author has conducted with representatives of the non-governmental organisations in Tanzania. The field research was funded by a grant from the National Science Centre - PRELUDIUM 9, number: 2015/17/N/HS5/00408.(original abstract)

Wygaśnięcie umowy z Kotonu skłania państwa europejskie do zmiany podejścia wobec państw afrykańskich. Europa stara się wejść w rolę zrównoważonego mediatora, który stanowiłby alternaty- wę wobec Chin i USA. Podejmowane starania mogą przesądzić o losach wzajemnej współpracy na linii UE-Afryka, a konsekwencje trwających obecnie negocjacji stanowią istotne determinanty dla kształtowania partnerskich relacji gospodarczych, politycznych i społecznych w nadchodzących latach i zasługują na szczególną uwagę. Wyniki tej dyskusji będą również kluczowe dla statusu kobiet i agendy równouprawnienia. W związku z powyższym, podstawowym celem niniejszego artykułu jest ewaluacja inicjatyw równościowych, podejmowanych między UE a Afryką - w wybra- nych aspektach współpracy, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem trwających negocjacji. W pierwszej części tekstu dokonano przeglądu inicjatyw równościowych, odnosząc się do instytucjonalno- -prawnych ram współpracy między Europą i Afryką. W drugiej części wskazano i przeanalizowano punkty wspólne i sprzeczne, prezentowane przez Unię Europejską i Unią Afrykańską odnośnie agendy równouprawnienia. W ostatniej części sformułowano wnioski. Artykuł został przygotowany w oparciu o analizę literatury przedmiotu, prasy oraz informacji publikowanych przez UE i UA, jak również na podstawie badań terenowych finansowanych w ramach grantu Narodowego Centrum Nauki - PRELUDIUM 9, numer: 2015/17/N/HS5/00408.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Partner relationships; Equal rights for women and men; Woman

PL

Relacje partnerskie; Równouprawnienie kobiet i mężczyzn; Kobieta

• Czasopismo: Przegląd Europejski
• Rocznik: 2021
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 99--113

Twórcy

autor

Anna Cichecka

• University of Wrocław (Wrocław, Poland)

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DOI

10.31338/1641-2478pe.4.21.6