Youth, Society, Media & Culture

The Maghrebian Association Fabric as an Indicator of Democratic Aspirations and the Authoritarian Syndrome

In the Maghreb, civil society associations are one of the main actors of diversity and pluralism.

The Euro-Mediterranean Audiovisual Sector in the Spotlight

In a globalised world context, in which the audiovisual industry plays a predominant role, it seems crucial for the Mediterranean peoples to develop their own audiovisual production structures.

Algérie, société civile, mouvement de contestation populaire et transformations de la scène politique algérienne

En Algérie, depuis le début de 2019, le mouvement Hirak, issu de la société civile, a bouleversé la scène politique.

The House of the Open Door: From Ibn Arabi to Al Bosnevi. The Mediterranean Sufism That Took Root in the Balkans

Despite the various difficulties and prohibitions they have endured over the centuries, the survival of the Sufi communities has been possible thanks to their open and inspiring.

Cultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean Region

All Mediterranean cultural dialogue is today condemned to failure because of the exclusionary, communitarian narratives and reverberating monologues, which are a common plague to the North and South shores of the Mediterranean.

Interculturalité arabo-berbère et négro-africaine au sud de la Méditerranée : espace mauritanien

Si aujourd’hui la géographie humaine semble répartir grosso modo l’espace mauritanien en un nord arabo-berbère et un sud négro-africain, les découvertes archéologiques ainsi que les traditions orales remettent en question cette vision.

Transformation, Social Media and Hybrid Media Systems: Rethinking Counter-Issues’ Media Visibility in North Africa Before and After the Arab Uprisings

Today, in 2019, we need to revisit the debate on media and political transformation in North Africa and embed it into current political and media frameworks.

Performances publiques et citoyennetés en Tunisie (2010-2013)

Pour analyser les évènements sociaux connus en Tunisie depuis 2010, il faut employer une approche phénoménologique de l’espace public.

Global and Arab Media in the Post-truth Era: Globalization, Authoritarianism and Fake News

The coronation of “post-truth” as the international word of the year in 2016 signified the convergence of social media influence as a news source and, according to Oxford Dictionaries.

Això era casa meva: This Was My Home. Interview with Gabriel Garroum and Xavier Segura

A Mediterranean Brave New World: The Tools that Lead to Social Movement, and Protecting the Online Civic Spaces They Inhabit

The use of digital tools has played an integral role in social movements in the Mediterranean region, from the pro-democracy uprisings of the Arab Spring to the anti-austerity actions of the “Gilets Jaunes.”

“Apolitical” Translocal Activism in the Mediterranean: An Exploration of New Dynamics of Contestation and Participation

As the dust has settled on the 2011 uprisings that transformed the Arab world at the beginning of the decade, what remains in many places today are increasingly closed spaces for activism, contestation, and political participation.