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| Title: | The EU and the AU: the print and the copy? |
| Authors: | Opoukri, Christian Cocodia, Jude |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Periodical: | Ibadan journal of the social sciences (ISSN 1597-5207) |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 127-136 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic terms: | Africa Europe |
| Subjects: | African Union European Union |
| Abstract: | The African Union and the European Union have both come a long way in their aspirations to improve the lives of their peoples. While the OAU, the AU's precursor, began on quite certain grounds - to free the African continent from the shackles of colonialism and improve the lot of its citizens, the EU started on quite uncertain terms, having as its initial aim the growth of the economies of the six founding members. This was followed by the full-scale integration of Europe that the EU has come to represent. In view of the beginnings of these continental organizations, the paths they have charted and the unique circumstances of their political and social environments, one wonders if there is any basis for one bloc to emulate the other, as trends in their structures tend to suggest. Against this backdrop the authors consider the development of the two continental bodies using a historical and analytical approach. They posit that while the EU is the success story of Europe's integration, the AU can only achieve the same if it takes its unique circumstances into account (just like the Europeans did) and develops accordingly. Emulating the EU in toto will definitely not produce the envisaged success story for the AU. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] |