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Summary
Summary
For decades North Africa and the Middle East have experienced overlapping identities and integration processes. With the exception of Morocco, the countries of North Africa have supported the re-launch of pan-Africanism in the form of the African Union and its growing institutionalization; but they also share an Arab identity and are members of the Arab League. Islamism commands wide support among the regions of North Africa and the Middle East, and the impact of European integration can increasingly be seen in varying forms. This comprehensive volume focuses on overlapping identities and integration processes in the Mediterranean basin and queries to what extent these various identities and integration processes are compatible or in conflict. Incorporating both theoretical and empirical material, it unites contributions from a variety of countries, thus exploring these issues from different perspectives.
Author Notes
Wolfgang Zank is an Associate Professor in the European Studies Programme at Aalborg University, Denmark.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: overlapping identities and integration processes in the Mediterranean basinWolfgang Zank |
| A clash of civilizations inside the MENA countries? Islamist versus secular civil society and the failure of pro-democracy policiesFrancesco Cavatorta |
| Beyond the clash of civilizations: the rapprochement of Turkish Islamic elite with the WestIhsan Dagi |
| The alliance of civilizations: the Spanish approach to bridging the divide between Islam and the WestKoussay Boulaich and Søren Dosenrode |
| Obstacles to African unity - a Deutschian perspectiveSøren Dosenrode |
| The gradual Europeanization of North Africa: from 'Arab socialism' to a 'stake in EU's internal market'Wolfgang Zank |
| European security and the 'clash of civilizations': differences in the policies of France, Germany and the UK towards the Mediterranean and the Middle EastPeter Seeberg |
| Citizenship and cultural clashes: the cartoon crisis and changing notions of citizenshipJakob Feldt |
| 'Enriched by open borders and a lively variety of languages, cultures and regions': cooperation and integration in the EU in spite of cultural diversityWolfgang Zank |
| Some concluding remarks on overlapping integration in the Mediterranean basinWolfgang Zank |
| Index |
