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Sarah Delputte Ghent University – Centre for EU Studies

Sarah Delputte Ghent University – Centre for EU Studies. The role of the European Commission in donor coordination on the ground : perspectives from Tanzania and Zambia. Outline. Motivation Methods Results: perceptions from the field EC as a donor EC as a coordinator Explanations.

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Sarah Delputte Ghent University – Centre for EU Studies

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  1. Sarah Delputte Ghent University – Centre for EU Studies The role of the EuropeanCommission in donor coordinationon the ground: perspectivesfrom Tanzania and Zambia

  2. Outline • Motivation • Methods • Results: perceptions from the field • EC as a donor • EC as a coordinator • Explanations

  3. Motivation • 2 problemsrelated to EU’sambiguity as a develeopmentactor • Double role of the EU : New season? • Identity/self-image vs. Perception? • Scarceacademicattention • Addedvalue: empiricalcontribution • Is the perception in the field consistent withleadership/engine role?

  4. “On behalf of the Community, the Commission will aim to provide added value through (…) facilitating coordination and harmonisation. The Commission will play an active role in implementation of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness and will be one of the driving forces to promote EU delivery of its commitments made in Paris on ownership, alignment, harmonisation results and mutual accountability.”(European Consensus on Development, 2005) • “The European Commission has proposed a number of policy documents and actions to improve aid effectiveness at the European level which have been agreed by the 27 member states of the European Union. The European Commission federates and promotes a coordinated European approach to aid effectiveness. This coordination role is led by the Directorate General for Development with active involvement of EuropeAid.” (European Commission, 2011)

  5. Motivation • 2 problemsrelated to EU’sambiguity as a develeopmentactor • Double role of the EU : New season? • Identity/self-image vs. Perception? • Scarceacademicattention • Addedvalue: empiricalcontribution • Is the perception in the field consistent withleadership/engine role?

  6. Methods • Explorative pilot study: preliminary results • Perceptions of the EU • Tanzania and Zambia • Very recent data: January/February 2011 • 34 in-depth, semi-structured interviews • Validity? => homogeneous results

  7. EuropeanCommission as a donor • Perceptions consistent with discourse • Recognized as a major donor • Recognized added value • ‘committed’ to aid effectiveness • However: technocratic

  8. EuropeanCommission as a coordinator • Less consistent withdiscourse • Muchlessdevelopedrole • Addedvaluenotrecognized • EU is a follower • EU coordinationseen as superfluous • To the extentthat EC coordinates… • = ‘coordinationlight’ • Informationsharing • Administrative (but important) issues

  9. In search of explanations

  10. Concludingremarks • Dual role of EC on the ground still unclear • EC = ambitious promotor of EU coordination • MS wachting ‘suspiciously’ • Reflects lack of unitary position within EU on future of EU development policy • Lisbon Treaty/EEAS?

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