The roles (in the plural) of Islam in the recent political and legal developments in the Arab region should be evaluated in relation to the quests of those societies for constitutional democratic governance.
The case of the Egyptian media after the military coup is reflective of the difficult process of building an independent media system under a political transition, in itself a fragile and volatile process.
At the turn of the millennium, the South Mediterranean countries pursued, within their means, the same ambition of entering the world economy through regional integration and transition to the knowledge society.
Significant demographic changes have occurred in the SMCs in recent decades, but these changes represent only a small part of the wider transformations that started in these countries in the 1950s.
During the days of the 25 January revolution, street art was mostly used to mock the Mubarak regime and to express citizen demands for change.
Until the end of the 1990s, Turkish-Arab relations were often shaped by mutual distrust. These non-favourable perceptions reflected upon politics.
The Mediterranean is experiencing a process of structural transformation, which is severely affecting its respective societies. The changes are the result of popular uprisings in the Arab world and of economic and financial crisis in the eurozone.
No study, analysis or history of modern society is complete without a focus on the nexus of sport, society, culture, politics and development.