Carlos Lopes denounces "the shared self-deception" regulating relations between Africa and Europe
Guinea-Bissau sociologist and economist Carlos Lopes spoke yesterday at the UAB Faculty of Translation and Interpretation on the “shared self-deception” that governs relations between Africa and Europe: "Europe believes that Africa needs assistance and moral guidance, and African countries pretend to accept this framework of relations as a condition for obtaining resources even if it limits their sovereignty". Lopes was presenting his new open access book The Self-Deception Trap. Exploring the Economic Dimensions de Charity Dependency with Africa-Europe Relations (Palgrave/Springer) at an event organised by the José Saramago Chair.
