Gender considerations and civil society are both major issues in the current debate about the implementation of EU development policy. This volume provides a new perspective and focus on the increasingly important issues of gender equality, democracy and participation to explain how they impact on policy.

Contents: Introduction: Integrating gender and civil society into European Union development policy, Maurizio Carbone and Marjorie R. Lister. Part 1 Gender: Gender and European Union development policy, Marjorie R. Lister; Gender in ACP-EU relations: the Cotonou Agreement, Karin Arts; Gender equality and EU development policy towards Latin America, Gloria Angulo and Christian Freres; Gender in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, Jan Orbie; Gender in European Union development initiatives in Asia, Carolyn I. Sobritchea; Gender mainstreaming in EU external relations: Lessons from the Eastern enlargement, Charlotte Bretherton. Part 2 Civil Society: Civil society and European Union development policy, Stephen R. Hurt; Mainstreaming civil society in ACP-EU development cooperation, Jean Bossuyt; The European Union and strengthening civil society in Africa, Gordon Crawford; EU-Mercosur relations: the challenges of civil society cooperation, Paraskevi Bessa-Rodrigues; Civil society cooperation between the EU and its Southern Mediterranean neighbours, Ulrike Julia Reinhardt; EU-Asia relations: the role of civil society in the ASEM process, Sebastian Bersick; European NGOs in EU development policy: Between frustration and resistance, Maurizio Carbone; Index.