| The Convergence of Civilizations: Constructing a Mediterranean Region Contributor(s): Adler, Emanuel (Editor), Bicchi, Federica (Editor), Crawford, Beverly (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802038042 ISBN-13: 9780802038043 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 320.918 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.04" W x 9.06" (1.36 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent efforts by the United States and its allies to promote democracy, security, and stability in the Middle East owe much to the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) - also known as the Barcelona Process - an important region-building plan in the Mediterranean region since 1995. The Convergence of Civilizations represents the output of an innovative and much needed collaborative project focused on the EMP. Editors Emanuel Adler, Beverly Crawford, Federica Bicchi, and Rafaella A. Del Sarto have set out to show that regional security and stability may be achieved through a cultural approach based on the concept of regional identity construction, and aim to take stock of the EMP in relation to this goal. The contributors to this collection focus on the obstacles Mediterranean region construction faces due to post 9/11 regional and global events, the difficulties of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, tensions between the EU and the US over Iraq, and the expected consequences of EU enlargement. They also seek to bring the EMP and region-making practices to the attention of American scholars in order to promote a more fertile academic exchange. Ultimately, the contributors demonstrate that the EMP and related region-making practices, while failing so far to promote the development of a Mediterranean regional identity and to achieve regional stability, suggest nonetheless a viable model for regional partnership and cooperation, and thus, for preventing a 'clash of civilizations' in the long haul. The Convergence of Civilizations will be an important tool for meeting the current global challenges being faced by nation-states as well as those in the future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bicchi, Federica: - Federica Bicchi is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Crawford, Beverly: -Beverly Crawford is a professor with the Center for German and European Studieds at the University of California, Berkeley. Adler, Emanuel: -Emanuel Adler is the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Chair of Israeli Studies in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. |