2.6. MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME

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1 2.6. MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME The Mediterranean area concentrates some of the great political, economic, social and even religious tensions on the planet. It is, moreover, an essential priority for the foreign action of Catalonia, Spain and the EU as a whole. This Programme monitors and promotes research along three lines: (1) coexistence of frameworks of regional co-operation in the Mediterranean and in the Arab world; (2) security in the Mediterranean and the Arab world; and (3) processes of political change, democratisation and governability. All of this is done in close collaboration with public entities and, in particular, with the Spanish Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Co-operation. Part of the Programme's activity is carried out within the framework of EuroMeSCo, a network financed by the European Commission. The CIDOB Foundation participates in this network's organs of government and shares its research agenda: democracy and human rights, dynamics of integration, challenges for regional security, citizen security, regional initiatives and multilateralism. Added to this is the Programme's broader objective of strengthening Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain as poles of reflection, analysis and proposals on the Mediterranean, especially in the areas of politics and security. AREAS OF WORK Development and relaunching of the Euro-Mediterranean policy Security in the Mediterranean Political evolution of the partner countries in the Mediterranean basin Co-ordinator Eduard Soler 48

2 RESEARCH CARRIED OUT LEARNING LESSONS FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN FROM THE SECURITY SECTOR REFORMS IN TURKEY AND SPAIN Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Débora Miralles, Head of Information, Patronat Català Pro Europa, Ümit Cizre, Lecturer, Bilkent University, Ankara, and Volkan Aytar, Co-ordinator of the TESEV Democratization Programme, Istanbul. Within the 2005/2006 research programme of the EuroMeSCo network, a research team was constituted between the CIDOB Foundation and the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) to study and compare the reforms made in the security sector in Turkey and Spain. This project focuses, first of all, on analysing the role played by external actors, especially the EU, and domestic actors, such as political parties, the armed forces and civil society. Secondly, it shows that the EU has not yet developed a policy for promoting security reform in the Mediterranean and it lists some concrete projects in which this could be done. THE CRISIS OF THE CARICATURES Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. The crisis of the caricatures, which arose after a Danish newspaper published some drawings of Mohammed, is an important event that led to two different research projects. First of all, and as a result of a request from the EuroMeSCo network, the Programme monitored how Spain experienced the crisis, how the media transmitted this episode and how the most relevant actors (political parties, immigrant groups, religious groups, etc.) positioned themselves. At the same time, it also studied the EU s reaction to this crisis, paying special attention to the coexistence of very different debates in its member countries, and it analysed the decision-making process during the crisis. By way of conclusion, it showed the lack of coherence with regard to sensitive issues in the international arena. CATALONIA S MEDITERRANEAN POLICY Esther Barbé, Professor of International Relations, Autonomous University of Barcelona, and Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. The Ramses 2 research network, stemming from the European Commission s 6th framework programme, has asked Esther Barbé, Professor of International Relations at the UAB and Eduard Soler, the Co-ordinator of the CIDOB Foundation s Mediterranean Programme, to commission a study of the Catalan case within their working group on Mediterranean policies. This research project analyses the limits, motivations and instruments of Catalonia s Mediterranean policy, with the study of its priority areas of interest, its integration with the EU and the Spanish government and its evolution over the course of the past two decades. TURKEY S MEDITERRANEAN POLICY Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Over the course of the year, a study has been made on what the Turkish policy toward the countries of the Mediterranean basin is and its degree of coherence with the policy maintained by the EU in such areas as the Barcelona Process and the Arab- Israeli conflict. This research project, the results of which have been published and presented in different forums, concluded that although one can observe a growing Europeanisation of the Turkish policy toward the region, there is still much to be done in order to complete it. 49

3 2.6. MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME THE PROCESS OF PRIVATISATIONS IN MOROCCO Àngel García Ortiz, Lecturer in the Department Economics and Statistics, Florida Universitària, Valencia, and Josep María Jordán Galduf, Professor of Applied Economics, University of Valencia. The CIDOB Foundation has commissioned these two Valencian scholars to carry out a study on the process of privatisations in Morocco in the broader framework of its process of economic reform. The study is carried out from a historical perspective and analyses the motivations for and the obstacles to its implementation. It pays special attention to the role played by external agents, especially the EU. Thus, it analyses the way the economic reforms and, specifically, privatisations are posed in the Barcelona Process and the European Neighbourhood Policy. COMPATIBILITY AND OVERLAPPINGS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY AND THE BARCELONA PROCESS Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. The Barcelona Process and the European Neighbourhood Policy are two frameworks that can overlap each other in the Mediterranean region; for this reason, a research project was carried out on how the tasks of the two policies should be divided up in order to allow for their survival and, if possible, their strengthening, in order for the EU s foreign action to have greater effectiveness and coherence. The results of this research have been presented and published in different forums. SEMINARS RESEARCHING THE MEDITERRANEAN, A SPANISH-BRITISH MEETING OF EXPERTS ON THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ARAB STUDIES This meeting brought together Spanish and British researchers from different disciplines to discuss points in common but also areas of difference in the state of Mediterranean and Arab world studies in their respective countries. Among other issues, they debated what the added value of Arab studies today is and what kind of interaction is produced between the academic world, governments and the media. They also calibrated measures that promote the revitalisation of these kinds of studies and cooperation among scholars from different countries. Co-ordinators Richard Gillespie, University of Liverpool and Iván Martín, Carlos III University. Richard Gillespie, Department Head, University of Liverpool; Iván Martín, Lecturer in the Department of Economics, Carlos III University; Haizam Amirah Fernández, Senior Researcher in the area of the Arab World and the Mediterranean, Elcano Royal Institute; Gemma Aubarell, Director of Planning, IEMed; Bárbara Azaola, Researcher, Toledo Translation School, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Jordi Bacaria, Lecturer, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Isaías Barreñada, Associate Researcher, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Andrés Bassols-Soldevila, European Commission; Miguel Angel Bastenier, Deputy Director of International Relations, El País; Imco Brouwer, European University Institute, Florence; Senén Florensa, General Director of IEMed; Rafael Grasa, Vice Chancellor, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Fred Halliday, Lecturer at the London School of Economics/IBEI; Miguel Hernando de Larramendi, Permanent Lecturer, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Patrick Holden, Lecturer at the University of Plymouth; Ferran Izquierdo, Lecturer, Autonomous University of Barcelona; George Joffé, Lecturer in the Centre of International Studies, Cambridge University; Josep M. Jordán, Professor of Applied Economics, University of Valencia; Bernabé López, Director of the TEIM, Autonomous University of Madrid; Juan Antonio Macías Amoretti, Research Fellow, University of Granada; Pedro Martínez Montávez; Professor Emeritus, Autonomous University of Madrid; Joseph Mifsud, Director of the European Unit, University of Malta; Emma Murphy, 50

4 Lecturer, Durham University; Tim Niblock, Lecturer, University of Exeter, Michelle Pace, RCUK Roberts Fellow at the European Research Institute, University of Birmingham; Ana Isabel Planet, Technical Adviser, Directorate-General for Religious Affairs, Ministry of Justice; Juan Prat Coll, Ambassador on a Special Mission for Mediterranean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation; Michael Pugh, Lecturer at the University of Bradford; Angeles Ramírez, Lecturer at the Autonomous University of Madrid; Josep Ribera, Director of the CIDOB Foundation; Oliver Richmond, Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews; Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Frederic Volpi, Lecturer, University of St. Andrews; Michael Willis, Researcher, Oxford University; Sarah Wolff, Doctoral student in International Relations (LSE); Richard Youngs, Co- Director and Co-ordinator of the Democratisation Programme, FRIDE. British Council, European Institute of the Mediterranean and Autonomous University of Barcelona. March 10 and 11. Casa de Convalescència, UAB, Barcelona Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Iván Martín, Lecturer, Carlos III University, Madrid; Eduard Soler, Co-ordinator of the Mediterranean Programme, CIDOB Foundation; Luciano Zaccara, TEIM Researcher, Autonomous University of Madrid and member of the Alternativas Foundation panel of experts on the Mediterranean; Antonio Ávalos, Researcher, Autonomous University of Madrid; Rafael Bustos, Researcher, IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence and Co-ordinator of the Alternativas Foundation panel of experts on the Mediterranean; Pau Solanilla, Collaborator with the Rafael Campalans Foundation and Assistant Director of Programming for IEMed; Laura Feliu, Lecturer, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Carmen Rodríguez, Lecturer, Yeditepe University, Istanbul; Paqui Santonja, Technician, Barcelona Provincial Council. Campalans Foundation and Alternativas Foundation June 12 and 13. Amman, Jordan GIVING IMPETUS TO DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE AND DIALOGUE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST: SPANISH POLICIES In the Second World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), two panels were presented in which analysis was made of Spain s policies with regard to democracy, governance and the fostering of dialogue in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The first one dealt with the participation of the Spanish government in two multilateral initiatives: the Barcelona Process and the Alliance of Civilisations. The second one was devoted to the bilateral dimension and went beyond the actors in classical diplomacy. It analysed such diverse topics as police co-operation, the role of local administrations and the role of the foundations of political parties. Giving Impetus to Democracy, Governance and Dialogue in the Mediterranean and the Middle East: Spanish Policies 51

5 2.6. MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME EUROMESCO SEMINAR ON ALGERIAN- MOROCCAN RELATIONS This seminar brought together experts and actors from different origins and disciplines to discuss the current state and the future of relations between Algeria and Morocco and Maghrebi integration. They discussed the causes of the poor state of these relations, the hindrances to improvement, the actors that could promote this improvement and the role that the international community could play, especially the European Union and its member countries. The objective of this first seminar was to create a discussion forum and to think about concrete aspects of action that could be developed in subsequent seminars. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Laura Feliu, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Abdelkrim Dahmen, MP for the MSP, Algeria; Ahmed Driss, Association d Études Internationales and University of Tunis; Ali Amar, Director-General of Le Journal Hebdomadaire and former banker; Alvaro de Vasconcelos, Director of the IEEI, Lisbon; Aomar Baghzouz, Lecturer, University of Batna, Algeria; Aurèlia Mañé, Lecturer, University of Barcelona; Claire Spencer, Head of the Middle East Programme, Chatham House, London; Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Fouad Ammor, Deputy Secretary of GERM, Morocco; Haizam Amirah Fernández, Researcher for the Elcano Royal Institute; Iván Martín, Head of the Socio-economic Forum, Casa Árabe, Madrid; Khadija Finan, Researcher for IFRI, Paris; Laura Feliu, Lecturer, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Lurdes Vidal, IEMed - Afkar; Mehdi Lahlou, Lecturer, INSEA, Rabat; Miguel Hernando de Larramendi, Lecturer, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Mohamed Khalil, MP for the JDP, Morocco; Nadir Benseba, Programmes Coordinator, International Federation of Journalists (FIJ) in Algiers and journalist with the newspaper, Le Matin; Rafael Bustos, Co-ordinator of the Panel of Experts on the Mediterranean and Middle East of OPEX, Alternativas Foundation; Robert Prince, Lecturer, University of Denver; Tarik Yahia, President of the Nador Chamber of Commerce, former MP and former mayor; Yahia Zoubir, Lecturer in the Euromed School of Management, Marseilles. EuroMeSCo December 3. Hotel Senator, Barcelona EuroMeSCo Seminar On Algerian-Moroccan Relations Eduard Soler, Álvaro de Vasconcelos and Laura Feliu 52

6 5 th SEMINAR ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN This seminar, which is held annually in Barcelona, has the objective of creating propitious conditions for deep, sincere dialogue among government representatives, scholars and members of civil society from the two sides of the Mediterranean. This seminar is, therefore, a measure of trust in itself. Among the topics that were discussed in the 5th seminar were: the progress made in the Barcelona Process, the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue, 5+5, the ESDP and the Alliance of Civilisations; practical co-operation experiences and challenges to security in the region, such as energy, migrations and governance. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Luis Oráa, Lieutenant-Colonel, DIGERINS - Ministry of Defence; Lluís Solà, Director of the Observatory on Defence in the Mediterranean. José Antonio Alonso, Minister of Defence; Narcís Serra, President of the CIDOB Foundation; Celia Abenza, Director-General Institutional Relations, Ministry of Defence; Álvaro de Vasconcelos, Director of the IEEI, Lisbon; Rafael Dezcallar, Director-General of Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation; Pablo Benavides Orgaz, Spanish Ambassador to NATO; Sven Biscop, Royal Institute for International Relations, Belgium; Jean François Coustillière, Rear Admiral (2s), France; Máximo Cajal, Representative of the Presidency of the Government for the Alliance of Civilisations; Juan Prat, Ambassador on a Special Mission for the Mediterranean; Mokhtar Marsou, Moroccan Colonel; Jesús Castilla Paz, Civil Guard Commander; Luis Meléndez Pasquín, Marine Infantry Colonel; Pinar Bilgin, Lecturer at Bilkent University, Ankara, and Visiting Researcher at the Wilson Center in Washington; Jorge Segrelles, Managing Director, Repsol YPF Foundation; John Roberts, Platts Energy Group, Jedburgh; Bichara Khader, Lecturer, University of Louvain; Alberto Bin, Head of the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue; Haizam Amirah Fernández, Senior Researcher for the Mediterranean and Arab World, Elcano Royal Institute; Senén Florensa, General Director, IEMed; Mehdi Lahlou, Lecturer in INSEA, Rabat; Martin Baldwin-Edwards, Co-Director of the Mediterranean Migrations Observatory, Athens; Gil Arias, Deputy Director of Frontex; Ricard Zapata, Lecturer, Pompeu Fabra University; Leopoldo Stampa, Spanish Ambassador; Claire Spencer, Head of the Middle East Area, Chatham House, London; Clare Lockhart, Àgora; Yahia Zoubir, Lecturer, Euromed Marseilles School of Management; Stuart Reigeluth, Projects Manager, Toledo International Centre for Peace; Jesús Núñez Villaverde, Director of the IECAH, Madrid; Jordi Marsal, MP, Spanish Chamber of Deputies. Ministry of Defence, Directorate-General of Institutional Relations December 3 and 4. Pedralbes Palace, Barcelona 5th Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean Narcís Serra and José Antonio Alonso 53

7 2.6. MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME LECTURES AND DEBATES ELECTIONS IN PALESTINE: ANALYSIS OF RESULTS This round table took place a few days after the Palestinian legislative election. It dealt with the Palestinian political and electoral system, it looked at the development and transparency of the election, and, finally, it evaluated the results of the election. Thus, participants discussed the principal reasons for the Hamas victory, how this could influence the conflict and peace process and what the reaction of the international community would be. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Jordi Pujol, Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia. Josep Ribera, Director, CIDOB Foundation; Anna Parès, Dean of the Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia; Pere Vilanova, Professor of Political Science, University of Barcelona; Joan Roure, Journalist for TV3; Ferran Izquierdo, Lecturer, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia. February 2. CIDOB Foundation THE CHALLENGES FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS SPECIALISING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST. A SPANISH-BRITISH DIALOGUE In this seminar, participants debated the challenges facing the new generations of researchers dedicated to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. They compared the situations in the United Kingdom and Spain and examined such topics as scholarship systems, job prospects, the need to carry out field work and the learning of languages. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Fred Halliday, Lecturer, London School of Economics and IBEI; Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Laura Rodríguez del Pozo, Researcher, Autonomous University of Madrid; Fiona McCallum, Doctoral student, University of Saint Andrews, Scotland. March 9. CIDOB Foundation Elections in Palestine: Analysis of Results Ferran Izquierdo, Pere Vilanova, Josep Ribera, Anna Parès and Joan Roura 54

8 Elections in Israel: Analysis of Results Lluís Foix, Albert Moreno, Josep Ribera, Anna Parès and Pere Vilanova ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL: ANALYSIS OF RESULTS This round table was held a few days after the Israeli legislative election. The participants, logically, commented on the results of the election and the scenarios for pacts and governing in the always complicated Israeli parliamentary system. They also dealt extensively with the significance of the Kadima party s bursting onto the scene, they examined its sociological foundation and its political future, and, of course, they analysed what effect its victory could have on the unstable situation in the Near East. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Montserrat Ortigosa, Head of Communication for the Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia. Josep Ribera, Director, CIDOB Foundation; Anna Parès, Dean of the Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia; Albert Moreno, Deputy Director-General for the Near East, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation; Pere Vilanova, Professor of Political Science, University of Barcelona; Lluís Foix, Editorin-Chief of the Vanguardia Digital. Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia. April 3. CIDOB Foundation, Barcelona 55

9 2.6. MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME RESULTS OF THE EUROMEDITERRANEAN SUMMIT IN BARCELONA In this seminar, held a few months after the Euro- Mediterranean Summit in Barcelona, also known as Barcelona + 10, participants analysed the results and impact of this summit. They dealt with general aspects and other, much more concrete ones, such as local actors. Two of the points at the centre of discussions were the future compatibility between the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Barcelona Process and the possible reorientations and strengthening of Spain s Mediterranean policy. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation Josep Ribera, Director of the CIDOB Foundation; Jesús Núñez, Director of the Institute of Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Action; Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation; Paqui Santonja, Technician in Institutional Relations, Barcelona Provincial Council; Joan Prat, Ambassador in Special Mission for Mediterranean Affairs, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. April 7. CIDOB Foundation EGYPT, ITS FIT IN TRANSITION Egypt is a country with Arab, Mediterranean and African dimensions, and, therefore, it is a key actor in the region. Taking advantage of the publication of issue number 97 of DCIDOB, devoted to contemporary Egypt, a debate table was convened to discuss some of the large questions about its political and social evolution. dealt with the weight of political Islamism, the scope of the political reform process, the questions concerning the possible succession of Mubarak and Egypt s loss of centrality in favour of the Gulf monarchies. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Pedro López de Aguirrebengoa, former Spanish Ambassador to Egypt, and Gema Martín Muñoz, Lecturer in the Sociology of the Arab and Islamic World, Autonomous University of Madrid. June 20. CIDOB Foundation Results of the Euromediterranean Summit in Barcelona Jesús Núñez, Joan Prat, Josep Ribera, Paqui Santonja and Eduard Soler Egypt, Its Fit in Transition Pedro López de Aguirrebengoa, Carmen Claudín and Gema Martín Muñoz 56

10 TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN POLICY This lecture analysed the endogenic and exogenic factors that mark the direction of Turkish foreign policy, especially the importance of the political changes in Turkey for Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, in the face of the strategic weight that the country has acquired over the past few years. In the debate, participants also analysed the Cyprus issue, Turkey s relations with Armenia, the tension between the promoting of a model of moderate Islam and the secular nature of the Turkish state. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Laura Feliu, Autonomous University of Barcelona. Fatih Tayfur Lecturer at the Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara. Emerging Study Group on Turkey, Autonomous University of Barcelona. October 27. CIDOB Foundation LEBANON AFTER THE CONFLICT: THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY After the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah during the summer of 2006, with grave consequences for Lebanon as a whole, this round table analysed the future of Lebanon in the domestic and international spheres. With regard to the domestic aspect, the participants debated the weakness of the Siniora Government, the possibility of rebalancing the political weights of the different religious communities and the factors in favour of and against the Lebanese communtarian system. With regard to the second dimension, the participants discussed the nature of UNIFIL 2 and the perception of its mission on the part of the Lebanese population, as well as the role of external powers (such as Iran, Syria, and the United States). Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Helena Oliván, IEMed. Mosbah- al-ahdab, Sunni MP in Lebanon; Tomás Alcoverro, Correspondent for La Vanguardia in Beirut, Lebanon; Fred Halliday, Lecturer, London School of Economics and IBEI; Álvaro Iranzo, Director-General of Foreign Policy for the Mediterranean, Near East and Africa, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation; Rosa Meneses, Journalist for the newspaper, El Mundo; Samir Moubarak, Lebanese Ambassador to Spain; Nadim Shehadi, Researcher for Chatham House, London; Senén Florensa, Director-General of IEMed; Narcís Serra, President of the CIDOB Foundation. IEMed November 6. IEMed, Barcelona PRESENTATION OF THE PUBLICATION, RESEARCHING THE MEDITERRANEAN Taking advantage of the launching of the publication, Investigando el Mediterráneo, the Programme resumed work in some areas initiated in the Spanish-British encounter for improving the quality of research on these issues in the United Kingdom and Spain. Different initiatives were laid out, which, if they are carried to fruition, will allow channels to be kept open between the academic communities of Spain, the United Kingdom and different Mediterranean and European countries. Iván Martín, Lecturer, Carlos III University, and Richard Gillespie, Department Head, University of Liverpool. Chris Brandwood, Director of the British Council in Barcelona; Senén Florensa, General Director of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed); Josep Ribera, Director of the CIDOB Foundation; Emma Murphy, Lecturer in Middle East Policy, Durham University; Miguel Larramendi, Permanent Lecturer in Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Castilla-La Mancha; Iván Martín, Lecturer at Carlos III University in Madrid and co-ordinator of the publication. British Council and European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed). November 22. CIDOB Foundation 57

11 2.6. MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMME PRESENTATION-LECTURE OF THE JOURNAL, ÀMBITS: THE EMERGING MIDDLE EAST On the occasion of the presentation of the monograph of the journal, Àmbits, dedicated to the delicate situation in the Middle East, the CIDOB Foundation hosted a lecture which dealt with the situation of some key countries in the region. Concretely, the current state and possible evolution of events in Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran were the axes of this analysis. Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation, and Montserrat Ortigosa, Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia. Josep Ribera, Director of the CIDOB Foundation; Anna Parès, Dean of the Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia; Ignacio Álvarez-Ossorio, Lecturer in Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Alicante; Eduard Soler, CIDOB Foundation. Official Association of Holders of Doctoral and Bachelor s Degrees in Political Science and Sociology of Catalonia. December 13. CIDOB Foundation EXERNAL PARTICIPATION THE NEW ROLE OF SPAIN IN FOREIGN POLICY AND NATIONAL CONSENSUS: FROM AZNAR TO RODRÍGUEZ ZAPATERO Lecture: The Barcelona Process and Spain s Mediterranean Policy. Science and Politics Foundation (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) March 30. Berlin EURO-MEDITERRANEAN POLICY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: A NEW ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CO- OPERATION PROGRAMME FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS Lecture: The Participation of Sub-National Administrations in Mediterranean Policy. University of Girona March 31. Girona CIVILISATIONS AND WORLD ORDERS Lecture: The Alliance of Civilisations: Analysing a Spanish-Turkish Initiative. Bilim ve Sanat Vakfi (Foundation for the Arts and Sciences) and the City Council of Istanbul. May Istanbul SECOND JEAN MONNET SEMINAR ON EUROPEANISATION Lecture: What Europeanising Policy Toward the Mediterranean and Middle East Means: The Turkish and Spanish Cases. Institute of the European Community, Marmara University. May 25 and 26. Istanbul Presentation-Lecture of the Journal Àmbits Josep Ribera, Ignacio Álvarez-Ossorio, Anna Parès and Eduard Soler 58

12 REFORMATION OF THE SECURITY SECTOR IN THE ARAB WORLD Lecture: Learning from the Spanish and Turkish Experiences. Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). July 7 and 8. Beirut ANNUAL FORUM OF RESEARCHERS ON THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD (FIMAM) Lecture: Reformation of the Security Sector in the Mediterranean Countries. FIMAM September Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid MEDITERRANEAN POLICIES Lecture: Catalonia s Mediterranean Policy: Interests, Impact and Actors. RAMSES 2 September 22 and 23. Aix-en-Provence, France ANNUAL EUROMESCO CONFERENCE: PATHS FOR DEMOCRACY AND INCLUSION IN DIVERSITY Lecture: Evaluation of Political Reforms and Benchmarking in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: The Case of Reformation of the Security Sector. EuroMeSCo October 5-7. Istanbul THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE WORLD Lecture: The Prospects of the EU Neighbourhood Policy. In Search of a Possible Compatibility with the Barcelona Process. University Institute of European Studies and the Office of the European Parliament in Barcelona. October 19. Barcelona SECURITY IN A GLOBALISED WORLD Lecture: The European Neighbourhood Policy and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Exploring a Division of Tasks among Overlapping Initiatives. Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs (NUPI) and the German Council for Foreign Relations (DGAP). October 20-22, Oslo SECOND GRANADA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE Lecture: Turkey and the EU: Convergence and Divergence with Regard to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Centre for Security Analysis Studies (CEAS). November 8-10, Granada SECURITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE ARAB- MUSLIM WORLD: THE CASE OF TURKEY Lecture: The EU Policy on Political, Cultural and Religious Diversity in Turkey. Euro-Arab Foundation December 5, Granada NETWORKS TO WHICH THE PROGRAMME BELONGS EUROMESCO RÉSEAU D EXCELLENCE DES CENTRES DE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES HUMAINES SUR LA MÉDITERRANÉE (RAMSES 2) 59