Spain and the Mediterranean - (Developing a European Policy Towards the South) by R Gillespie (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The first comprehensive study of the Mediterranean dimension to Spain's external relations. Besides an historical overview of Spanish involvement in the Mediterranean, the book analyses how relations with Morocco and Algeria were prioritized, before a more 'global' policy was adopted, extending to the Middle East. The study demonstrates how Spain has 'Europeanized' its Mediterranean policy and acquired an influential role in the EU through the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: a multilateral response to instability in the South.

Review Quotes

Gillespie's book is well written and covers its subject in a thorough, highly credible manner. Choice

About the Author

RICHARD GILLESPIE is Professor of Politics and Communication Studies, University of Liverpool. Previously he was at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, St. John's College, Oxford, and the University of Warwick. He is co-editor of the journal Mediterranean Politics.