Calleya, Stephen C. (1995) Navigating regional dynamics in the post-cold war patterns of relations in the Mediterranean area. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

By providing a holistic viewpoint this thesis has gone some way to correct the imbalance in the secondary literature which has been dominated by coverage of the Mediterranean from either a domestic or international perspective.

The thesis clarifies whether there has been a resurgence of regionalism in the Mediterranean since the end of the Cold War by examining regional dynamics in the area from five different perspectives. The first investigates the concept of regionalism in international relations. The second gives an historical perspective of regionalism in the Mediterranean. The third focuses on contemporary international relations in the Mediterranean. The fourth examines the influence of external actors in the international politics of the Mediterranean. The fifth provides a “reality check” of the Mediterranean in the post-Cold War world.

Patterns of interaction in the Mediterranean area reveal that there are two neighbouring international regions that are very different in character: Western Europe and the Middle East, which include three subregions bordering the Mediterranean, Southern Europe, the Levant, and the Maghreb. Post-Cold War trans-Mediterranean political proposals resonate with older traditions. This research project investigates the substance behind such Mediterranean regional rhetoric. The conclusions of this analysis are that external actors have often influenced regional patterns of relations, but have not been able to alter the basic pattern of regional alignment and conflict within international regions. In addition, regionalising proposals are more accurately described as attempts to pursue particular national and subregional interests, and as boundary management devices rather than boundary transcending ones. A reality check at the end of the twentieth century shows that the Mediterranean is more of a frontier zone than an international region.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World J Political Science > JZ International relations
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Mediterranean Region -- Political aspects, Regionalism -- Mediterranean Region, International relations, Cold War -- Influence
Official Date:	1995
Dates:	Date Event 1995 UNSPECIFIED
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of Politics and International Studies
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Buzan, Barry
Sponsors:	Rotary international
Extent:	viii, 365 leaves : maps, charts
Language:	eng

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