Routledge Studies in Mediterranean Politics
About the Book Series
The Mediterranean Politics series takes an inter-disciplinary approach which, while generally focused on the disciplines of politics and international relations, also encompasses economics, human geography, sociology, and religious studies, in order to shed light on the interconnectedness of polities and societies in the Mediterranean region. The series takes the study of Mediterranean politics as a focal point to examine the global and transnational linkages between the Mediterranean area and the wider world. Showcasing cutting edge new research on regional, transnational and comparative politics, it provides a forum for the discussion of Mediterranean politics with special reference to the interaction between European and Middle Eastern & North African countries.
Political Parties in Post-Uprising Tunisia and Morocco: Organization, Development and Legitimation
1st Edition
By Giulia Cimini
October 08, 2024
This book offers a comparative, theory-grounded study of Maghrebi political parties since the Arab uprisings, specifically focused on Tunisia and Morocco in the first decade after the 2011 watershed elections. Based on primary sources, including in-depth interviews and updated party statutes and ...
Transversal Democracy Projection in the Mediterranean: A De-Centred Practice Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By Anna Khakee, Sarah Wolff
August 09, 2024
This book expands on the existing literature on the international dimension of democratization by introducing the concept of democracy projection. Democracy projection is defined as the projection of (democratic) norms through the every-day practice of interactions - beyond any donor-recipient ...
China in the Mediterranean: An Arena of Strategic Competition?
1st Edition
Edited
By Emilie Tran, Yahia H. Zoubir
July 19, 2024
This scholarly book provides a timely examination of China’s growing influence in the Mediterranean region. It offers a comparative and theoretical perspective underpinned by an up-to-date empirical analysis. The book uses role theory as the theoretical framework throughout, exploring the ...
Allying beyond Social Divides: Coalitions and Contentious Politics
1st Edition
Edited
By Yasmine Berriane, Marie Duboc
January 29, 2024
This book offers a fresh look at the role of coalitions in contentious politics in North Africa and the Middle East, based on conceptual reflexions and empirical case studies by researchers who have conducted extensive fieldwork in the region. Coalitions of actors that have traditionally not been ...
Dynamics of Youth Agency in Times of Crisis: Beyond the Impasse in the Mediterranean?
1st Edition
Edited
By Nadine Sika
January 29, 2024
This book examines the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa, and how it impacts young people’s civic and political participation today. The edited volume analyses the extent to which young people influence public policies, social, cultural and economic structures, and how on the ...
In-Between Border Spaces in the Levant
1st Edition
Edited
By Daniel Meier
September 25, 2023
This book focuses on interstitial spaces or in- between borders in the Middle East. Using various case studies, it raises the question how actors living in these regions perform their belonging despite the apparent constraints of history and politics. In recent years, the Middle East has seen ...
Dynamics of Transformation, Elite Change and New Social Mobilization: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen
1st Edition
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By Muriel Asseburg, Heiko Wimmen
January 17, 2019
The political transformations initiated by the so-called Arab Spring in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen have been marked by strong political contention, continued social mobilization and, albeit to different degrees, weak central state institutions. This book proposes that, rather than agreed ...
Arab Spring and Peripheries: A Decentring Research Agenda
1st Edition
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By Daniela Huber, Lorenzo Kamel
October 18, 2018
The emerging literature on the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ has largely focused on the evolution of the uprisings in cities and power centres. In order to reach a more diversified and inner understanding of the ‘Arab Spring’, this edited book examines how peripheries have reacted and contributed to the ...
The Struggle for Influence in the Middle East: The Arab Uprisings and Foreign Assistance
1st Edition
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By Federica Bicchi, Benoit Challand, Steven Heydermann
January 12, 2018
This collection of research papers explores the impact of the Arab uprisings on the politics and political economy of foreign aid provision in the MENA region. Contributions focus on the foreign assistance policies and strategies of key donors (United States, Europe, Gulf countries and Turkey), and...
Twenty Years of Euro-Mediterranean Relations
1st Edition
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By Richard Youngs
January 12, 2018
The creation of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership in 1995 was seen, at the time, as a forward-thinking foreign policy which would strengthen ties between Europe and the Mediterranean Arab states. Since that time, however, almost none of this initial ambition has been translated into positive, ...