Founded in 1925 as the first German political foundation, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) is a private, non-profit organisation committed to the values of social democracy. The Foundation bears the name of the first democratically elected president of the German Reich, Friedrich Ebert, and seeks to preserve his political legacy: the pro­motion of freedom, solidarity and social justice. The Foundation pursues these aims through its programmes of political education, international cooperation, scholarships and research in Germany and abroad. ISBN 3-89892-200-6 CONSULTATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS UNDER THE NEW ACP-EU PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT Consultation of Non-State Actors Under the New ACP-EU Partnership Agreement Empirical Survey of 17 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Rudolf Traub-Merz and Arne Schildberg FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG