This book constitutes a systematic and critical assessment of the nature evolution and
prospects of the development partnership between the 79-member African Caribbean and Pacific
(ACP) group of states and the 28-member European Union (EU). A core theme that runs through the
work is that the ACP's partnership with the EU remains an important framework for addressing
development challenges in the African Caribbean and Pacific regions but needs to adapt to
changes in the global political economy as well as internal developments in both the ACP and
the EU to sustain its relevance and effectiveness. This is crucial for the ACP group in
particular given its origins in and core focus on development cooperation with Europe. The
authors in this volume examine the history of the ACP-EU partnership since 1975 the EU's
relationship with the African Caribbean and Pacific regions individually ACP experiences
with economic partnership agreements with the EU and new political issues in particular
security migration and diasporas. Shedding light on the future prospects of this relationship
this book will be of interest to both scholars and policymakers working on the ACP-EU
relationship and related development issues including trade aid security and migration.
