This collection examines how the EU is seen in the two regions that are at the centre of its geopolitical interest. Focusing on Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, it provides a critical assessment of how their external perceptions relate to EU policy towards them.

Introduction: Global Europa? How, When and to Whom? PART I: EU IN CRISIS: EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND EXTERNAL PERCEPTIONS 1. Studying External Perceptions of the EU: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches 2. Crafting Europe for its Neighbourhood: Practical Geopolitics in European Institutions 3. A Fading Presence? The EU and Africa in an Era of Global Rebalancing PART II: PERCEPTIONS OF THE EU AND ITS CRISIS: SELF-PERCEPTIONS AND EXTERNAL PERCEPTIONS FROM GEORGIA, UKRAINE, KENYA AND SENEGAL 4. European Self-Perceptions: The EU's Geopolitical Identity and Role in Official Documents and Speeches 5. Popular and Elite Perceptions of the EU in Georgia 6. United in Disagreement: Perceptions of the EU in Ukraine 7. Kenya-EU relations: Perspectives and Expectations 8. Deconstructing the Myth of African-European 'Partnership' from a Senegalese Viewpoint Conclusion: Looking from the Outside In ? Looking from the Inside Out