EU–MENA relations from the Barcelona process to the Arab uprisings
Cavatorta, FrancescoORCID: 0000-0003-2249-1392 and Rivetti, PaolaORCID: 0000-0002-1794-0504
(2014)
EU–MENA relations from the Barcelona process to the Arab uprisings.
Journal of European Integration/ Revue d'Intégration Européenne, 36
(6).
pp. 619-625.
ISSN 0703-6337
Irrespective of their final outcome, the Arab uprisings have changed the
region profoundly with important consequences for external actors as well. Since
1995, the European Union has been extremely active in the Middle East and North
Africa with a number of policies put in place to achieve often contrasting objectives.
The uprisings have exposed the problems affecting these polices and have led the EU
to rethink regional relations. The scholarship on EU-MENA relations has provided
over time numerous and powerful insights into the workings, shortcomings and success of the EU in the region, but the uprisings demand a radical change in the way in
which the MENA is approached. This review article looks at the contribution that the
scholarship has made in this field and suggests a new research agenda, which could
lead to better informed and more effective policy-making.
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Item Type:
Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
European Integration; Middle East; North Africa; Barcelona Process; EU power; arab uprisings; EU normative nature; foreign policy