1st Edition

A New Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Identity

By Stefania Panebianco Copyright 2003
    228 Pages
    by Routledge

    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership was formed in 1995 in Barcelona. In this volume, concepts of democracy, civil society, human rights and dialogue among civilizations in the Mediterranean region are addressed in the context of the new Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.

    Introduction The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership in Perspective: The Political and Institutional Context, Stefania Panebianco; Part 1 : DEMOCRATIZATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; Chapter 1 A Challenge for EU Mediterranean Policy: Upgrading Democracy from Threat to Risk, Béchir Chourou; Chapter 2 Democratization and the Arab World: Different Perspectives and Multiple Options, Rodolfo Ragionieri; Chapter 3 The Foreign Policy of a Civilian Power? The European Union in the Mediterranean, Stelios Stavridis, Justin Hutchence; Part 2 : TOWARDS A DYNAMIC ROLE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY; Chapter 4 Civil Society in the Euro-Mediterranean Arena, Fifi Benaboud; Chapter 5 The EuroMed Civil Forum: Critical ‘Watchdog’ and Intercultural Mediator, Annette Jünemann; Chapter 6 Civil Society, God and Cousins: The Case of the Middle East, Youssef Mouawad; Part 3 : HUMAN RIGHTS: MEETING UNIVERSAL STANDARDS?; Chapter 7 Human Rights and Democracy in the European Legal Order: The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Jamila HoufaidiSettar; Chapter 8 Human Rights in the Framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Overcoming the Culturalist-Universalist Divide, AbdelwahabBiad; Part 4 : DIALOGUE BETWEEN CIVILIZATIONS; Chapter 9 Speaking the Same Language: The Benefits and Pitfalls of English, RaymondCohen; Chapter 10 Towards a Viable Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Partnership, Mohammad El-SayedSelim; Conclusion Towards a Mediterranean Cultural Identity, Stefania Panebianco; Bibliography Index;

    Biography

    Stefania Panebianco