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ABSTRACT
This paper uses an analytical framework drawn from organisational studies to unpack and evaluate climate change relations under the EU–South Africa Strategic Partnership. The article finds that, while the EU and South Africa share a common purpose and high-level climate goals, many of the formal organisational structures set up under the partnership to tackle climate change and the environment are weak and have fallen into disuse. At the same time several factors outside of the strategic partnership, such as South Africa's hosting of the Durban climate change meeting, have played a significant role in promoting climate cooperation between the two partners. Therefore, while the strategic partnership creates an additional opportunity for climate cooperation, it is by no means the only or even the most important instrument in the EU's foreign policy tool box for negotiation and dialogue.
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Camilla Adelle http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4500-0496
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Lesley Masters and three anonymous reviewers for their helpful suggestions on previous drafts of this article. We would also like to thank the EU and South African officials who kindly agreed to be interviewed as part of this research.
Notes
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