Three new MedReset working papers are addressing the EU's framing of the Mediterranean. The first papers examines the early phase of the European Construction during the 1970s and the 1980s. It seeks to analyse how the European Community (EC) discursively constructed itself against the Mediterranean as a neighbouring space, and how it mapped the Mediterranean accordingly. [...]
This paper looks into what was a defining phase for Euro-Mediterranean relations. In the 1990s the Mediterranean was presented as a source of threat, but also as a need for engagement due to proximity and interdependence. The Mediterranean was also seen as an opportunity and a responsibility. Through its engagement with the Mediterranean the EU emphasized [...]
This paper examines the early phase of European construction of the Mediterranean during the 1970s and 1980s. It seeks to analyse how the European Community (EC) discursively constructed itself against the Mediterranean as a neighbouring space, and how it mapped the Mediterranean accordingly. It concludes that early attempts towards European construction of the Mediterranean were mainly [...]
The second MEDRESET Public Conference was organised by CIDOB and took place in Barcelona on April 17th, 2017. The Conference presented some of the Research project themes such as : "Re-imagining Mediterranean Geopolitics" and "A New Role for the EU in the Mediterranean?" Conference Report MEDRESET Public Conference Agenda Photo album of the Conference
