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Travels among Europe's Muslim neighbours : the quest for democracy / Joost Lagendijk, Jan Marinis Wiersma.
Van Pelt Library JZ1570.A545 L34 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lagendijk, Joost, 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization.
- Islam and politics.
- International relations.
- European Union countries--Foreign relations--Mediterranean Region.
- European Union countries.
- Mediterranean Region--Foreign relations--European Union countries.
- Mediterranean Region.
- Islam and politics--Mediterranean Region.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina--Politics and government.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Politics and government.
- Morocco--Politics and government.
- Morocco.
- Turkey--Politics and government.
- Turkey.
- Egypt--Politics and government.
- Egypt.
- Democratization--Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Democratization--Morocco.
- Democratization--Turkey.
- Democratization--Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- 137 pages : portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Brussels : Centre for European Policy Studies, [2008]
- Summary:
- Since September 11, the European Union's relations with the Islamic world have been imbued with a sense of urgency. Political developments in the neighboring Islamic countries bordering the Mediterranean could potentially have a tremendous impact on European security. Although the area is nearby, the political distance is great. Amid threatening language about a clash of civilizations, the EU quickly drew the conclusion that conciliation and cooperation, rather than confrontation, constituted the best strategy for dealing with its southern neighbors. The authors of this book visited four countries in the region--Bosnia, Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey. They investigated the social, and often political, role played by Islam. This book explores why it is so difficult for democracy to take root in the Mediterranean region and asks what Europe can and should do to promote democracy with its Islamic neighbors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135).
- ISBN:
- 9789290797784
- 9290797789
- OCLC:
- 231581491
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