Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE DST5207

 
TITLE Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue

 
UM LEVEL 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course

 
MQF LEVEL 7

 
ECTS CREDITS 4

 
DEPARTMENT Centre for the Study and Practice of Conflict Resolution

 
DESCRIPTION This study-unit will focus on the evolution of regional dynamics in the EuroMed Area with a focus on confidence building measures in the post-cold war era. Specific attention will be dedicated to comprehending inter-state and inta-state relations in the different sub-regions of the Mediterranean, namely the Maghreb, the Mashreq, the Balkans and Southern Europe. An assessment of EU external relations towards the Mediterranean (Euro-Med Partnership: Union for the Mediterranean) and NATO’s Enhanced Mediterranean Dialogue will be an integral part of this study-unit. The study-unit will also include reference to a number of case-studies from the region. The study unit delves so on a number of security challenges in the Mediterranean including the political economy of the region, migration, energy security and climate change.

List of Required Text Books

- Emmanuel Adler et al (ed.), The Convergence of Civilizations: Constructing a Mediterranean Region, University of Toronto Press, 2006.
- Stephen C. Calleya, Security Challenges in the Euro-Med Area in the 21st Century - Mare Nostrum, Routledge, 2013.
- Richard Gillespie and Frédéric Volpi, Routledge Handbook of Mediterranean Politics, 2018.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Classwork SEM1 Yes 40%
Assignment SEM1 Yes 60%

 
LECTURER/S Stephen Calleya (Co-ord.)
Lourdes Pullicino

 

 
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