Open AccessPolish‑Sub‑Saharan African economic and political relations after 1989
Author(s) -
Andrzej Polus
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
politeja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-6737
pISSN - 1733-6716
DOI - 10.12797/politeja.13.2016.42.07
Subject(s) - politics , resizing , perspective (graphical) , political science , principal (computer security) , european union , foreign policy , homogeneous , international relations , unit (ring theory) , perception , economy , political economy , economic system , development economics , economics , international trade , law , mathematics education , mathematics , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , biology , computer science , physics , thermodynamics , operating system
The main objective of this study is to examine the developments of political and economic relations between Poland and Sub‑Saharan Africa. The article is written from the Polish perspective. The author is fully aware that the perception of Sub‑Saharan Africa as a homogeneous region must result in multiple oversimplifications. However, an analysis of the Polish “African discourse” indicates that political and business elites are not aware of the heterogeneity of the continent and the latter is perceived as a “single unit”. The article demonstrates that after the eastward enlargement of the European Union in 2004 Poland realized its principal goal of foreign policy and did not attempt to redefine its role and place in international relations in terms of its potential and assets. Since 2013, the relations between Poland and Sub‑Saharan states have been intensified, but it is everything but clear whether it will become a permanent trend.