Foreign aid - a global foreign policy tool for Germany

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• O. Introduction
• I. Foreign Policy, International Relations (IR) and Development Theories
  • I. 1) Foreign Policy
  • I. i) a. Foreign aid as a Foreign Policy Tool
  • I. 2) IR Theories
    • I.2) a. Constructivism
    • I. 2) b. Utilitarian Liberalism
  • I. 3) Development
    • I. 3. 1) Development Theories
    • I. 3. 2) Foreign Aid
      • I.3.2) a. Foreign aid and Multilateralism
• II. German Foreign Policy and Development Aid
  • II.1 IPE
  • II.2 German Foreign Policy since Post-World War Two (WW2)
  • II.3 German Foreign Aid Policy or Development Cooperation
    • II.3.1 21st Century Challenge: From Development Aid to Poverty Alleviation
      • II.3.1.a) Global Causes of Poverty
      • II.3.2.b) Germany's Endeavour against Poverty
    • II.3.2 21st Century Challenges: Global Good Governance
    • II.3.3. 21st Century Challenges: Development Aid as a Global Foreign Policy Tool
• III. Germany's Africa Policy
  • III. a) German Democratic Republic (GDR)
  • III. b) Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
  • III.1 Global Security Policy: Germany's Quest for Profile through its Africa Policy
  • III.2 UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
  • III.3 Debt Relief
    • III.3.1) Germany and Debt Relief
  • III.4 Germany and the G8
  • III.5) Germany and EU
• IV. Impact of (German) Foreign Aid to Africa
  • IV.1 Germany and Environmental Policy
  • IV.2 Germany's Country Concentration in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • IV.2.1 Madagascar
    • IV.2.2 Ethiopia
  • IV.3 Africa and Foreign Aid: Reflecting Half a Century of \"Development Assistance\"
    • IV. 3.1 Advocates of Foreign Aid
    • IV. 3.2 Critics of Foreign Aid
    • IV. 3.3 South-North Flows
    • IV. 3.4 On the Road to End Foreign Aid

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This dissertation aims to illustrate how foreign aid to Africa has been a global foreign policy tool for Germany. It examines the ways in which foreign aid has benefited Germany economically and politically, and explores the impact of aid on the development of Africa.

• Foreign aid as a tool of German foreign policy
• The role of foreign aid in promoting German economic interests
• The relationship between foreign aid and global security
• The impact of foreign aid on the development of Africa
• Criticisms of foreign aid and its effectiveness

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The dissertation begins by defining the terms of foreign policy, international relations, and development. It then explores different IR theories and development theories in relation to foreign aid. Chapter II focuses on German foreign policy and development aid, examining the country's economic and political interests in providing aid. Chapter III analyzes Germany's Africa policy, highlighting the country's strategic approach to the continent. Chapter IV explores the impact of German foreign aid on Africa, examining its effects on the environment, economy, and political stability.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This dissertation focuses on the following keywords: foreign aid, development aid, international relations, foreign policy, German foreign policy, Africa, poverty alleviation, development, global security, economic interests, political influence, dependency, South-North flows, sustainable development.