Trust and the politics of security risk management the European Union's engagement of China in Africa
5 LIST OF SCHEMAS 6 LIST OF TABLES. 7 LIST OF MAPS 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 10 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF BILATERAL SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA 12 2. CHINA, THE EU AND THE POLITICS OF SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA 23 2.1. THE CHINESE APPROACH: THE CLASH BETWEEN TRADITION AND MODERNITY 23 2.2. THE EU'S APPROACH: REFLECTIVE OF A PARADIGMATIC SHIFT OR BUSINESS AS USUAL? 29 2.3. THE NATURE OF BILATERAL INTERACTION: A VARIABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS 37 3. LITERATURE REVIEW ON TRUST 44 3.1. TELEOLOGICAL APPROACHES 44 3.2. COGNITIVIST SCHOLARSHIP 58 4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY 68 4.1. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ON TRUST 68 4.2. METHODOLOGY: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDIES AND PROCESS TRACING 80 5. CASE STUDY 1: THE EU'S ENGAGEMENT OF CHINA ON THE DARFUR CONFLICT IN SUDAN 86 5.1. THE BACKDROP TO DARFUR 86 5.2. CHINA'S EVOLUTION ON DARFUR: A MILESTONE FOR SINO EUROPEAN COOPERATION? 105 5.3. CONCLUDING REMARKS 131 6. CASE STUDY 2: THE EU'S ENGAGEMENT OF CHINA ON COUNTER PIRACY OFF THE HORN OF AFRICA (HOA) 137 6.1. THE COUNTER PIRACY ENVIRONMENT 137 6.2. THE PLAN'S TACTICAL SEA CHANGE 157 6.3. NAVFOR, THE PLAN AND THE EXERCISE OF BUILDING TRUST 162