Project

The implications of the Lisbon Treaty for the delimitation of EU development and security competences: a case study on Sub-Saharan Africa

Code

3F005411

Duration

01 October 2011 → 30 September 2015

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Peter Van Elsuwege

Fellow

Hans Merket

Research disciplines

Social sciences
- Law

Keywords

development cooperation Lisbon Treaty Africa Common Foreign and Security Policy Common Security and Defence Policy EU external action

Project description

This PhD research will analyse how the Lisbon Treaty influences the criteria that are used for the horizontal (among EU institutions and policies) and vertical (between the EU and the Member States) division of competences regarding development and security policies. The research will assess how this competence delimination affects EU external action in Sub-Saharan Africa.