The sectarian complexion of the movements (religious, ethno-political) unfolding across these new socio-political landscapes reflects a rootedness in the identity politics of the region.
In the months that followed the seizure of the Iraqi city of Mosul by the so-called Islamic State the world became the jihadist organisation’s captive audience.
There has been research done over the last few years into the old observation that a strangely high proportion of violent jihadists are graduates of engineering faculties.
This article reviews the relations of Emmanuel Roblès, an Algerian-French writer of Spanish origin, with Spain and its culture.
Social sciences literature on Palestine, overabundant insofar as geopolitical, social and economic aspects, proves quite discrete with regard to its artistic and cultural dimensions.
Different kinds of waste inundate our seas creating an ecological problem that affects the biodiversity and survival of its fauna.
To properly assess the quality of education, one needs to first of all define what ‘quality’ in education actually is, and the extent to which this can be measured, if at all.
All over the news we see cultural property, often connected to the cradles of civilisation, being damaged, smuggled and abused. Currently much devastation is taking place in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Modern society is threatened by four serious circumstances: the economic crisis, the ethical crisis, the ecological crisis and, finally, the epistemic crisis.
Per commemorar el 700 aniversari de la mort de Ramon Llull, l’IEMed desenvolupa una sèrie d'activitats per posar de relleu la transcendència dels treballs i la trajectòria vital de Llull des de l’edat mitjana fins a l’actualitat
On the island of El Hierro, part of the Canary Islands region of Spain, a local economy was designed that one day will be independent in water and fuel and will stimulate small-scale local industries.
There are close linkages between water, food and energy. Policies for the three sectors need to be designed in a coordinated and integrated manner.