Jeunesse, société, médias et culture

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Islamism: from Dissent to Power

From the start, the media were present not only to carry out their prime mission of informing, but likewise, in some cases, to accompany the revolts, encourage them and even expand their dimensions and breadth.

Cycle de protectorats en Afrique du Nord

D'ans un délai d’un peu plus de 30 ans (1880-1914), l’histoire de la Méditerranée gagna une configuration dont le profil se dessinait depuis quelque temps, mais qui se cristallisa dans ce que l’on a baptisé comme une période de prédominan...

L’art, une arme démocratique

La culture est si intrinsèque aux hommes que, souvent, il est difficile de décrire le fort pouvoir qu’elle exerce sur eux. Il s’agit d’un pouvoir perceptible en tant que subconscient, mais, en même temps, capable de réveiller une force reco...

Les vieilles coutumes ne se perdent pas facilement

Si réformer le secteur des médias en Égypte représente tout un défi, moderniser son secteur étatique surdimensionné peut sembler une mission impossible. L’industrie médiatique propriété de l’État égyptien (télévision, radio et press...

L’e-Arabic et son impact sur la culture

Plusieurs débats ont surgi, pendant et après les révolutions, au sujet de l’influence des réseaux sociaux comme Facebook ou Twitter sur le Printemps arabe de la Tunisie, de l’Égypte et des autres pays. On a aussi discuté sur la convenance d...

Culture in the Mediterranean and the Arab Spring

A memorable year, 2011 marked a radical rupture with the balances that characterised the post-colonial Euro-Mediterranean Region. What about the cultural dimension in this new horizon?

Arab Spring: The Awakening of Civil Society. A General Overview

Turmoil is probably the best characterisation of Mediterranean societies in 2011, when historic political and economic events swept across the region.

Youth, those Anti-Heroes of the Arab Spring

The geographic ensemble of the Mediterranean Basin is criss-crossed by tensions and often also misunderstandings between societies on the North and South shores.

The Thorny Question of Minority Rights in Euro-Mediterranean Relations

The issue of minority rights has cropped up in Euro-Mediterranean relations relatively recently.

Civil Society in Egypt and the Revolution of 25th January: What Role for the EU? A View from the South

EU policy has limited itself until now to waiting to see developments and then starting to act. That seems to be inadequate and could contribute to complicating matters further on.

Civil Society, Its Role and Potential in the New Mediterranean: Which EU Policies? A View from the North

There are few options the EU could choose to avoid yet another loss of credibility. One is to open up to the various segments of Arab civil society, to follow their discourses and to enter into a critical dialogue with all of them.