Africa-Europe Research and Innovation Cooperation: Global Challenges, Bi-regional Responses

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This edited volume is concerned with the evolution and achievements of cooperation in research and innovation between Africa and Europe, and points to the need for more diversified funding and finance mechanisms, and for novel models of collaboration to attract new actors and innovative ideas. It reflects on the political, economic, diplomatic and scientific rationale for cooperation, while also examining practical developments, illustrated with examples, in the fields of food security, health, and climate change. The need to mobilise scientific knowledge and to ensure equality and fairness in the cooperation are recurrent themes. Africa-Europe Cooperation in Research and Innovation is essential reading for policy makers and researchers in international relations and science diplomacy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The Politics and Drivers Underpinning Africa–Europe Research and Innovation Cooperation (Andrew Cherry, Daan du Toit)....Pages 3-19 Policy Frameworks Supporting Africa–Europe STI Cooperation: Past Achievements and Future Responsibilities (Ismail Barugahara, Arne Tostensen)....Pages 21-35 Front Matter ....Pages 37-37 The Dynamics of EU–Africa Research and Innovation Cooperation Programmes (Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Constantine Vaitsas, George Owusu Essegbey)....Pages 39-63 Bi-regional Scientific Cooperation on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (Jean Albergel, Arlène Alpha, Nouhou Diaby, Judith-Ann Francis, Jacques Lançon, Jean-Michel Sers et al.)....Pages 65-79 Africa–Europe Collaborations for Climate Change Research and Innovation: What Difference Have They Made? (James Haselip, Mike Hughes)....Pages 81-97 Equality in Health Research Cooperation Between Africa and Europe: The Potential of the Research Fairness Initiative (Lauranne Botti, Carel IJsselmuiden, Katharina Kuss, Eric Mwangi, Isabella E. Wagner)....Pages 99-119 Front Matter ....Pages 121-121 Towards Better Joint Work: Reflections on Partnership Effectiveness (Gerard Ralphs, Isabella E. Wagner)....Pages 123-140 Back Matter ....Pages 141-147