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Perspectives on radicalisation and violent extremism in MENA, the Balkans and the European Union
This paper of the project CONNEKT sets the academic backbone for studying in upcoming stages the radicalisation processes in MENA and Balkan societies with the aim of recommending tools and measures to prevent violent extremism among youths.
5 June 2020
- Policy Study
Ensuring Water Security in the Middle East: Policy Implications
Over the last decades, the Middle East, and more specifically the Eastern Mediterranean region, has experienced a rapid process of desertification. This increased scarcity has significant political and socioeconomic impacts for the entire region.
6 April 2020
- Report
Agriculture and Food Security in Climate Sensitive Areas in the Mediterranean
In the context of climate change and the growing need to preserve natural resources, the study identifies the main blocking points for the contribution of local and regional authorities in the mentioned areas.
6 April 2020
- Paper
Les réseaux sociaux : une arme à double tranchant pour les mouvements sociaux et leur lutte contre le « pouvoir » en Algérie
Les réseaux sociaux ont ouvert la voie à la coordination des mobilisations citoyennes en Algérie. Néanmoins, ils sont également le moyen à travers lequel le Gouvernement a commencé à établir un “contrôle numérique” des citoyens.
10 March 2020
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The Impact of Migration Policies on the EU’s Image as a Value-Driven Normative Actor
The EU has consistently tried to portray itself as a force for good in global affairs. However, its policies towards rising social and political challenges in its neighbourhood have severely damaged this self-constructed image.
17 December 2019
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Who Owns What? – Free Trade Policies, Migration Management and the Ambiguity of “Joint Ownership”
Despite the appearance of joint ownership in several EU documents, the definition offered remains quite vague. Thus, how can the operationalisation of the concept be evaluated?
5 December 2019
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On the Insufficiencies and Dark Side of the Principle of Differentiated Bilateralism
The essay is a critical assessment of the current state of the ENP through the prism of the principle of differentiated bilateralism, beyond the debate between normative and realist approaches of EU foreign policy.
20 November 2019
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The Shaping of Anti-Democratic Discourses and What to Do About It
The securitisation of the EU’s approach towards its Southern Neighbourhood put on the back burner other important issues such as state reform and socioeconomic development.
14 November 2019
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Germany’s Security Assistance to Tunisia: A Boost to Tunisia’s Long-Term Stability and Democracy?
Tunisia’s democratic transition remains fragile. In order for Tunisia’s stability and democratic rule to succeed in the long term, Security Sector Reform is essential.
7 November 2019
- Report
Contribution of Local and Regional Authorities to the Development of the Blue Economy in the Mediterranean
The report explores the role of local and regional authorities in the Mediterranean region in the development of the blue economy, including coastal tourism; food, health, and ecosystem services; energy at sea; and protection of maritime areas.
14 October 2019
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The Contribution of Local and Regional Authorities to Regional Integration in the Mediterranean
The study examines how local and regional authorities (LRAs) can contribute to regional integration of Mediterranean countries, in particular in the field of trade, infrastructure, governance, labour mobility, research and innovation and higher educa...
10 September 2019
- Policy Study
Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool
For at least three decades now religion has been re-entering the public sphere and politics in Europe and globally. Its re-emergence, however, bears little resemblance to the past when the religion-state coupling was unequivocal.
20 May 2019