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The European Union and the Arab Spring : promoting democracy and human rights in the Middle East / edited by Joel Peters.
Van Pelt Library JZ1570.A55 E979 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization.
- Social conditions.
- Politics and government.
- International relations.
- European Union countries--Foreign relations--Middle East.
- European Union countries.
- Middle East--Foreign relations--European Union countries.
- Middle East.
- Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.
- Middle East--Social conditions--21st century.
- Democratization--Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 157 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2012.
- Summary:
- The past year has witnessed a wave of popular uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East which the Western media have dubbed "the Arab Spring." Demanding greater freedoms, political reform, and human rights, the protesters swept away many of the region's authoritarian autocratic regimes. The events of the Arab Spring have been truly historic. They have led to profound changes in the domestic order of Middle Eastern states and societies and have impacted on the international politics of the region.
- Bringing together nine leading authorities on European foreign policy and the Middle East, The European Union and the Arab Spring: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in the Middle East analyzes the response of the European Union to recent uprisings in the Middle East. This groundbreaking collection asks three critical questions: What role did the European Union play in promoting democracy and human rights in the countries of North Africa and the Middle East? How did the EU respond to the uprisings of the Arab street? And what are the challenges now facing Europe as it addresses these historic sociopolitical changes in the Middle East? Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Europe and the challenge of the Arab Spring / Joel Peters
- dtReversing the hierarchy of priorities in EU-Mediterranean relations / Jean-Pierre Cassarino
- Promoting human rights and democracy: a new paradigm for the European Union / Lorenzo Fioramonti
- Tunisia and Libya / Marco Pinfari
- Egypt / Michelle Pace
- Palestine / Michael Schulz
- Israel / Joel Peters
- Lebanon and Syria / Carin Berg
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Yemen / Tobias Schumacher
- American democracy promotion in the Middle East: lessons for Europe? / Oz Hassan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-146) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780739174432
- 0739174436
- 9780739174456
- 0739174452
- 9780739174449
- 0739174444
- OCLC:
- 764377356
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