EU and the Arab Spring

Abstract

Since the first demonstrations in Tunisia in December 2010, a wave of popular discontent has later spread in Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Syria and Yemen, with people calling for dignity, democracy, and social justice. The unexpected magnitude of these uprisings which have shaken the Arab world, collectively known as the ‘Arab Spring’, have made the European Union (EU) recognises the challenges of the political and economic transition faced by the region as a whole and the need to adopt a new approach to relations with its Southern neighbours. How did the Arab Spring impinge upon the making and implementation of the EU policies towards the area? How are the EU initiatives implemented on the local ground? Which are the main local actors and constraints? The panel aims at debating empirical research on such topics.

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