Africa and Europe Co-operation in a Globalized World. Conference of Scribani - European Jesuit Network

by Muller, Johannes; Reder, Michael

• ISBN13: 9783825805180
• ISBN10: 3825805182
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-31
• Publisher: Lit Verlag

Summary

In Europe, Africa is often called the forgotten continent. Thecollapse of states, violent conflicts and natural disasters shapethe public perception of Africa in Europe, while the politicalperspectives tend to be grossly neglected. This book wants tochallenge this image in the eyes of many people through a profoundanalysis of main aspects of African-European relations.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
African and European Relations	p. 12
The Relationship between Africa and Europe	p. 12
Ways of Cooperation between Europe and Africa	p. 25
Reflections on the Preliminaries for Improving African-European Synergies	p. 34
Economy and Migration	p. 51
Africa's Growth, Development Aid and the European Union	p. 51
Multinationals and the Natural Resource Curse	p. 77
New Agents of Justice for Fragile States: Responsibility of Multinationals, Civil Society and the Church	p. 90
Fragile States in Africa: The Contribution of the Catholic Church	p. 116
Migration as an African-European Challenge	p. 124
Peace Building and Justice	p. 142
Violent Conflict and State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa - Trends, Causes and Policy Options	p. 142
Humanitarian Organizations in Field Diplomacy	p. 155
Nigerian Women Making History in 2007	p. 162
HIV/Aids Pandemic	p. 164
HIV and AIDS as Human Challenge	p. 164
HIV/AIDS in Africa as a Social Problem	p. 171
HIV Prevention in the Wider Context of Current Inner-Catholic Discourses	p. 178
Interreligious Dialogue	p. 198
Interreligious Cooperation for Human Development	p. 198
Considering Women's Religious Discourse in Northern Nigeria for Peacebuilding and Human Development	p. 204
Development and Interreligious Cooperation - Examples from Different African Contexts	p. 209
Political Perspectives for a Common Future	p. 214
Option for Africa: Challenge for Christian churches and civil society and for the Jesuits	p. 214
Option for Africa - Challenges for the Christian Churches and Civil Societies	p. 223
Perspectives for Africa and Europe	p. 225
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