The European Union's Democratization Agenda in the Mediterranean

1. Preface Michelle Pace 2. Introduction: The EU's Democratization Agenda in the Mediterranean: A Critical Inside-Out Approach Michelle Pace, Francesco Cavatorta and Peter Seeberg 3. Political Islam in the Mediterranean: The View from Democratization Studies Frederic Volpi 4. Paradoxes and Contradictions in EU Democracy Promotion in the Mediterranean: The Limits of EU Normative Power Michelle Pace 5. Hamas in Transition: The Failure of Sanctions Are Hovdenak 6. The EU as a Realist Actor in Normative Clothes: EU Democracy Promotion in Lebanon and the European Neighbourhood Policy Peter Seeberg 7. Constraints on the Promotion of the Rule of Law in Egypt: Insights from the 2005 Judges' Revolt Sarah Wolff 8. Egypt's Moment of Reform and its Reform Actors: The Variety-Capability Gap Thomas Demmelhuber 9. 'Divided they stand, divided they fail': Opposition Politics in Morocco Francesco Cavatorta 10. Islamist Moderation Without Democratization: The Coming of Age of the Moroccan Party of Justice and Development? Eva Wegner and Miquel Pellicer 11. Promoting Democracy in Algeria: The EU Factor and the Preferences of the Political Elite Ayse Aslihan Celenk 12. A Clash of Norms: Normative Power and EU Democracy Promotion in Tunisia Brieg Tomos Powel