
Routledge Handbook on Cooperation, Interdependencies and Security in the Mediterranean
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 22. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
378 pages
978-1-032-60288-2 (ISBN)
Description
This Handbook provides an essential overview of the contemporary dynamics of the Mediterranean region. Conceptualising the Mediterranean as both a socio-cultural area and a geopolitical entity, it considers the basin both as a whole and as a set of interacting subregions. Established scholars offer new perspectives and approaches from international history, postcolonial studies, migration studies, geography, private international law and public international law, environmental and tourism studies, to reappraise the long-term trends and ruptures that shape security, interdependence, and cooperation. These contributions explain the Mediterranean's long-established role as a crossroads, and demonstrate the political, economic, ecological, and cultural meanings of security. The book shows how interdependence in economic, environmental, cultural, and human sectors continues to bind the Mediterranean together as migration flows across the sea, environmental change requires common action, legal systems coexist, and multifaceted identities, growing cultural awareness and human rights remain on the political agenda.
This volume will be an invaluable resource for graduate students, researchers, and professionals seeking a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the historical, political, geographic, and socio-cultural complexities, challenges, and potential of the area.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
This volume will be an invaluable resource for graduate students, researchers, and professionals seeking a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the historical, political, geographic, and socio-cultural complexities, challenges, and potential of the area.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
3 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 5 s/w Zeichnungen, 4 s/w Tabellen, 8 s/w Abbildungen
4 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-60288-2 (9781032602882)
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Persons
Elena Calandri is Professor of History of International Relations at the University of Padua, and Director of the MA International Relations and Diplomacy. She has been SSRC-MacArthur Foundation Fellow in International Peace and Security, Visiting Researcher at Bilkent University, Ankara, and Visiting Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow. She is a member of the editorial committee of the Journal of European Integration History and coordinator of the Working Group European Integration of the Italian Society of International History. Her research interests concern post-1945 international history of Europe, Italy's foreign policy, the European integration process, European foreign policy, and Mediterranean history.
Karolina Golemo, sociologist of culture, holds a degree in Journalism and Social Communication; she is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Intercultural Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow. She cooperates with the Italian research centre IDOS dealing with migration issues. As a lecturer and researcher, she has visited universities in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Brazil. Her research interests include cultural diversity of Italy, Spain, and Portugal; integration of descendants of immigrants; migrants and artistic creation; music in intercultural relations; stereotypisation in the media and in symbolic culture; and cultural dimension of postcolonial relations in the Mediterranean.
Jesus Ventura-Fernandez holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Seville (1996) and has been Professor of Regional Geographic Analysis at the same university since 1999. His main research interests include population, settlement, facilities, infrastructure, services, transportation, sustainable mobility, tourism impacts, and development cooperation. He has supervised three doctoral theses, each receiving the highest distinction. He has authored over 70 scientific publications and regularly reviews for journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Scopus. He leads the Andalusian Geographical Studies Research Group (15 members) and has directed various research projects and contracts, many of which were awarded in competitive calls, focusing primarily on studies related to the Andalusian regional territory.
Karolina Golemo, sociologist of culture, holds a degree in Journalism and Social Communication; she is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Intercultural Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow. She cooperates with the Italian research centre IDOS dealing with migration issues. As a lecturer and researcher, she has visited universities in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Brazil. Her research interests include cultural diversity of Italy, Spain, and Portugal; integration of descendants of immigrants; migrants and artistic creation; music in intercultural relations; stereotypisation in the media and in symbolic culture; and cultural dimension of postcolonial relations in the Mediterranean.
Jesus Ventura-Fernandez holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Seville (1996) and has been Professor of Regional Geographic Analysis at the same university since 1999. His main research interests include population, settlement, facilities, infrastructure, services, transportation, sustainable mobility, tourism impacts, and development cooperation. He has supervised three doctoral theses, each receiving the highest distinction. He has authored over 70 scientific publications and regularly reviews for journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Scopus. He leads the Andalusian Geographical Studies Research Group (15 members) and has directed various research projects and contracts, many of which were awarded in competitive calls, focusing primarily on studies related to the Andalusian regional territory.
Editor
Universita di Padova, Italy
Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Content
The Mediterranean as a Multidisciplinary Research Field: Some Remarks
Elena Calandri, Karolina Golemo, Javier Lopez-Otero, Jesus Ventura Fernandez
Part 1. The Mediterranean in post-1945 international history
1. Euro-Mediterranean Relations 1957-2011
Elena Calandri
2. The Mediterranean in Post-1945 Arab Politics
Francesco Saverio Leopardi, Massimiliano Trentin
3. Defense and Security Structures in the Mediterranean
Nicolas Badalassi
4. The EU and the Western Balkans: A Historical Perspective
Benedetto Zaccaria
Part 2. Sub-regional Approaches
5. Turkey's Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Tadeusz Kopys
6. Between 'Normative' and 'Geopolitical' Europe? The EU's strategy and policy towards Israel
Joanna Dyduch, Karolina Zielinska
7. European Union vis-a-vis the Balkans. The Story of an Unfinished Integration. A Political Science Perspective
Krzysztof Kozbial, Miroslaw Natanek
Part 3. Postcolonial Approaches within European-African relations
8. Euroafrica: A Cultural History of an Idea
Joanna Sondel-Cedarmas
9. Postcolonial Narratives in Contemporary Portugal. A Cultural Perspective
Karolina Golemo
10. Spanish Heritage in Africa
Jesus Gabriel Moreno-Navarro
11. Facilitating Dialogue in the Mediterranean: The Renewed Influence of France
Walter Bruyere-Ostells
Part 4. Migration in the Mediterranean Area
12. Human Migrations in the Western Mediterranean
Javier Lopez-Otero
13. Migration Flows in the Central Mediterranean
Emidio Diodato, Simone Paoli
14. The Balkan Route
Luisa Chiodi
Part 5. Building a Political and Juridical Cooperation Framework
15. Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the Mediterranean
Alessandra Pietrobon
16 The Evolving Euro-Mediterranean Boundary between the Pursuit of Stability and the Promotion of Values
Pietro de Perini
17. Cultural Diversity and Private International Law
Diego Zannoni
18. The Application in Italy of North African States' Shari'a in Selected Matters of Family and Persons
Omar Vanin
19. Human Rights Protection Issues in EU Mediterranean countries
Przemyslaw Tacik
20. Maritime Delimitation and Disputed Maritime Areas in the Mediterranean Sea
Enrico Zamuner
Part 6. Issues and Tools in Euro-Mediterranean Sustainable Cooperation
21. Infrastructures and Nature Protection around the Strait of Gibraltar
Jesus Ventura-Fernandez
22. Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean Basin: The First Recipient Region for International Tourism
Reyes Gonzalez-Relano, Stefania Mangano, Pietro Piana
23. What Kind of Sustainability in Mediterranean Cooperation? The EU-PRC Economic Relations and the Road(s) to the UN 2030 SDGs
Alessandro Albanese Ginammi, Alessandro Leonardi
24. Greening the Mediterranean: North Africa and Middle East's Pathways to Environmental Policy
Giulia Cimini
Elena Calandri, Karolina Golemo, Javier Lopez-Otero, Jesus Ventura Fernandez
Part 1. The Mediterranean in post-1945 international history
1. Euro-Mediterranean Relations 1957-2011
Elena Calandri
2. The Mediterranean in Post-1945 Arab Politics
Francesco Saverio Leopardi, Massimiliano Trentin
3. Defense and Security Structures in the Mediterranean
Nicolas Badalassi
4. The EU and the Western Balkans: A Historical Perspective
Benedetto Zaccaria
Part 2. Sub-regional Approaches
5. Turkey's Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Tadeusz Kopys
6. Between 'Normative' and 'Geopolitical' Europe? The EU's strategy and policy towards Israel
Joanna Dyduch, Karolina Zielinska
7. European Union vis-a-vis the Balkans. The Story of an Unfinished Integration. A Political Science Perspective
Krzysztof Kozbial, Miroslaw Natanek
Part 3. Postcolonial Approaches within European-African relations
8. Euroafrica: A Cultural History of an Idea
Joanna Sondel-Cedarmas
9. Postcolonial Narratives in Contemporary Portugal. A Cultural Perspective
Karolina Golemo
10. Spanish Heritage in Africa
Jesus Gabriel Moreno-Navarro
11. Facilitating Dialogue in the Mediterranean: The Renewed Influence of France
Walter Bruyere-Ostells
Part 4. Migration in the Mediterranean Area
12. Human Migrations in the Western Mediterranean
Javier Lopez-Otero
13. Migration Flows in the Central Mediterranean
Emidio Diodato, Simone Paoli
14. The Balkan Route
Luisa Chiodi
Part 5. Building a Political and Juridical Cooperation Framework
15. Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the Mediterranean
Alessandra Pietrobon
16 The Evolving Euro-Mediterranean Boundary between the Pursuit of Stability and the Promotion of Values
Pietro de Perini
17. Cultural Diversity and Private International Law
Diego Zannoni
18. The Application in Italy of North African States' Shari'a in Selected Matters of Family and Persons
Omar Vanin
19. Human Rights Protection Issues in EU Mediterranean countries
Przemyslaw Tacik
20. Maritime Delimitation and Disputed Maritime Areas in the Mediterranean Sea
Enrico Zamuner
Part 6. Issues and Tools in Euro-Mediterranean Sustainable Cooperation
21. Infrastructures and Nature Protection around the Strait of Gibraltar
Jesus Ventura-Fernandez
22. Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean Basin: The First Recipient Region for International Tourism
Reyes Gonzalez-Relano, Stefania Mangano, Pietro Piana
23. What Kind of Sustainability in Mediterranean Cooperation? The EU-PRC Economic Relations and the Road(s) to the UN 2030 SDGs
Alessandro Albanese Ginammi, Alessandro Leonardi
24. Greening the Mediterranean: North Africa and Middle East's Pathways to Environmental Policy
Giulia Cimini