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North Africa and the Making of Europe : Governance, Institutions and Culture

Year: 2018
Type: book
Abstract: This innovative edited collection brings together leading scholars from the USA, the UK and mainland Europe to examine how European identity and institutions have been fashioned though interactions with the southern periphery since 1945. It highlights the role played by North African actors in shaping European conceptions of governance, culture and development, considering the construction of Europe as an ideological and politico-economic entity in the process. Split up into three sections that investigate the influence of colonialism on the shaping of post-WWII Europe, the nature of co-operation, dependence and interdependence in the region, and the impact of the Arab Spring, North Africa and the Making of Europe investigates the Mediterranean space using a transnational, interdisciplinary approach. This, in turn, allows for historical analysis to be fruitfully put into conversation with contemporary politics. The book also discusses such timely issues such as the development of European institutions, the evolution of legal
Authors: Davis, Muriam Haleh, Serres, Thomas
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2801084030
FWCI: 2.513
Cites: 224
Cited by: 26
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