The “Peace Facility for Africa”
Sectoral Interactions in the Definition of a European Crisis Management Instrument
By Sébastien LoiselEnglish
The interactions at play in the definition of an EU comprehensive approach tocrisis management are often analysed in the literature through intergovernmentalor interinstitutional lenses. The study of the creation of the Peace Facility forAfrica in 2003-2004 shows on the contrary struggles that cut across MemberStates and European institutions and follow sectoral and cross-sectoral logics.These struggles reflect not only divergent bureaucratic interests but also different social representations pertaining to the security and development sectors.