CONTENTS  1

FIGURES  1

TABLES  2

INTRODUCTION  3

1. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY  5

1.1. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS AND CASE STUDY SELECTION  5

1.2. DATA MAPPING  6

2. THE CHANGING DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM  11

2.1. A SHIFTING DONOR LANDSCAPE AND THE EU'S STRATEGIC PIVOT  11

2.2. LOCAL AGENCY AND SOUTHERN PERSPECTIVES  12

2.3. DONOR COMPETITION AND THE GEOPOLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT  12

2.4. THE EU'S GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT  13

3. REGIONAL VARIATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM SHIFT  15

3.1. EU ENGAGEMENT: SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC  15

3.2. EU ENGAGEMENT: WEST AND EAST AFRICA  41

4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  73

BIBLIOGRAPHY  83

LIST OF INTERVIEWED ORGANISATIONS  89