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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792289503321

Titolo

The European Union and the Arab Spring [[electronic resource] ] : promoting democracy and human rights in the Middle East / / edited by Joel Peters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

9786613636188

1-280-65925-4

0-7391-7444-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PetersJoel

Disciplina

327.4056090512

Soggetti

Democratization - Middle East

European Union countries Foreign relations Middle East

Middle East Foreign relations European Union countries

Middle East Politics and government 21st century

Middle East Social conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Europe and the challenge of the Arab Spring / Joel Peters -- Reversing 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.

Sommario/riassunto

The Arab Spring has swept away decades old authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, and has captured the imagination of international community. The European Union and the Arab Spring: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in the Middle East, edited by Joel Peters, addresses how the European Union has responded to the dramatic events of the Middle East over the past year and how it is meeting the calls of the peoples of the Middle East for greater freedoms,



democracy, and human rights.