Kenya-EU Relations: Perspectives and Expectations

Kiamba, Anita; Bachmann, Veit

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“…Negative attitudes toward the EU among elites are reported in sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries (Scheipers and Sicurelli, ). In a similar vein, the EU is conceived as paternalistic in the media in Kenya and Senegal (Kiamba and Bachmann, ; Abrahams and Tandian, ). Although the EU is viewed as a global trading power (Chaban et al., ; Elgström, ), its protectionist tendencies when it comes to defending its interests are recognized (Lucarelli, ).…”

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“…Studies of public perception are often based on public surveys (for instance, Elgström and Chaban, ). Lexometric analysis is used to investigate public opinion in the media (Tristl et al., ) and applied in empirical studies of media perception in Kenya and Senegal (Kiamba and Bachmann, ; Abrahams and Tandian, ), for instance. Moreover, many studies on external perceptions of the EU focus on elite perceptions (Larsen, ).…”

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Kenya-EU Relations: Perspectives and Expectations

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The European Union as a Collective Actor: Aid and Trade in African Public Opinion

The European Union as a Collective Actor: Aid and Trade in African Public Opinion

Diaspora, Home-State Governance and Transnational Political Mobilisation: A Comparative Case Analysis of Ethiopia and Kenya’s State Policy Towards their Diaspora

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