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Between Postcolonialism and Climate Justice : the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative in the age of geopolitical tensions and climate crisis
Utecht, Janos Martin (2024) Between Postcolonialism and Climate Justice : the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative in the age of geopolitical tensions and climate crisis.
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| Abstract: | This thesis investigates the discourse surrounding the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative with the framework of the Global Gateway strategy, analysing the initiative’s framing from postcolonial and climate justice perspectives. Through a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of documents from the European and African Union and civil society organizations (CSOs) this research aims at exploring the different perspectives on this policy. While political decision-makers highlight the possible benefits of this policy mainly in the fields of energy production and the enhancing of resilient and future-proof industries, members of the civil society mainly criticize the initiatives’ financial structure, its focus on expanding extraction infrastructure. The findings reveal significant discrepancies in the framing of the initiative which reflects the different priorities and intentions among the stakeholders involved in the policy making process. With those results this study contributes to a sounder understanding of the geopolitical and socio-economic dimensions of EU-Africa relations and underscores the difficulties of advancing large-scale green energy projects in a multipolar world marked by power imbalances. The research offers insights for European and African policymakers as well as members of the civil society and researchers interested in the pursuit of a more equitable approach to the international fight against climate change. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/101716 |
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