Joventut, societat, mitjans de comunicació i cultura

Brokeback Suicides

Seven Years in Dreamland

Islamophobic Trends in Europe

Hostility towards the Muslim presence in Europe is a growing concern, not only for populations professing Islam but also for numerous actors – both public and private – concerned about respect for human rights.

Binationals: Human Capital at the Service of the Economic Development of the Maghreb

European-Maghrebi binationals are destined to become major actors in economic and cultural cooperation between the North and South shores of the Mediterranean, a cooperation that constitutes a veritable link between Europe and Northern Africa.

Youth Empowerment as a Collective, Bottom-Up and Long-Term Process

The exceptional youth-led wave of anti-authoritarian protests in several Arab countries in 2010–2011, refocused the world’s attention on Arab youth.

Arab Youth Values and Identities: Impact of the Arab Uprisings

The wave of uprisings and social unrest that swept through Arab countries have motivated reflections about the transformative influence these events might have had in shaping new identities and emerging values.

Humour: A Change Agent in the Arab World

The reactions in the Arab world to the controversial depictions of the Prophet Mohammed by various European cartoonists reinforced the already widespread impression in the West that Arabs are a belligerent and humourless bunch.

Labour Market and Education: Youth and Unemployment in the Spotlight

Since the global economic crisis, youth employment prospects have worsened continuously throughout the world, in developed, transition and developing countries alike. The situation is particularly acute in the Arab Mediterranean Countries.

Société civile et démocratisation au Maroc. Le grand malentendu

Le mouvement associatif au Maroc n'est pas en mesure de jouer un rôle clé pour la démocratisation compte tenu de son atomisation. L'émergence du mouvement du 20 février est une tentative de surmonter le déficit de structures puissantes de la so...

The Secular State for Religious Society: The Role of Islam in New Arab Constitutions and the Quest for Democracy

The roles (in the plural) of Islam in the recent political and legal developments in the Arab region should be evaluated in relation to the quests of those societies for constitutional democratic governance.

The Role of Egyptian Media in the Coup

The case of the Egyptian media after the military coup is reflective of the difficult process of building an independent media system under a political transition, in itself a fragile and volatile process.

Towards a Creative and Innovative Mediterranean: An Ambition for Youth

At the turn of the millennium, the South Mediterranean countries pursued, within their means, the same ambition of entering the world economy through regional integration and transition to the knowledge society.