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The Quest for Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean Region: Opportunities and Challenges
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EUI RSCAS; 2010/74; Mediterranean Programme Series
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KHALIFA ISAAC ATWAN, Sally, The Quest for Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean Region: Opportunities and Challenges, EUI RSCAS, 2010/74, Mediterranean Programme Series - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/14624
Abstract
This paper tackles the question of intercultural dialogue in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean
partnership. It focuses mainly on a fundamental point in the now persistent intercultural swing that the
Euro-Mediterranean relations have been recently experiencing: that is the opportunities and challenges
for an effective intercultural dialogue that could lead to a spill-over effect in this partnership. In this
analysis, several sub-topics and questions are clearly brought into focus, among these are: how do
security considerations necessitate a vigorous intercultural dialogue in the region?; how do the two
sides of the Mediterranean perceive each other?; Is there a shared perception on main concepts, such
as “security” and “intercultural dialogue”?; how is the recent debate over the rising importance of
cultural factors is mainly derived out of security concerns?; in the same venue, to what extent has the
intercultural dialogue has worked as a security building measure?; what are the “dialogue strategies”
that are actually in operation to bridge the gap between the two sides of the Mediterranean region?; to
what extent are those strategies responding to the need of an effective cultural dialogue?; and finally,
what are the opportunities and challenges that exist in the international and regional context that could
enable\hinder the two sides of the Mediterranean to deal with cultural issues effectively. These
questions are tackled by first analyzing how an effective intercultural dialogue is becoming more and
more a necessity in the framework of the EMP, deriving its importance mainly as a security and
stability requirement. Then, the analysis brings into focus the experience of intercultural dialogue and
its various mechanisms seeking the assessment of their effectiveness and impact. Finally, the paper
attempts to investigate into the existing opportunities and challenges that could enable and hinder the
two sides of the Mediterranean to deal with cultural issues effectively.
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(Product of workshop no.7 at the 11th MRM 2010)