Europa XXI (2020) vol. 38

The macro-regionalisation of the western Mediterranean, between renewal and uncompletion

Thomas Perrin

Europa XXI (2020) vol. 38, pp. 77-96 | Full text
doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.38.3
citation: Perrin, T. (2020). The macro-regionalisation of the western Mediterranean, between renewal and uncompletion. Europa XXI, 38, 77-96. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.38.3

Abstract

Although there is no ‘proper’ macro-regional strategy of the European Union for the Western Mediterranean, different works have, for decades, pointed out various factors of macro-regional coherence of this area, including many organisations and schemes of cooperation. After presenting the conceptual framework used to address the theme,  we characterise the case and indicate the state of macro-regional cooperation in the area.  Then we discuss the variables that contribute to this cooperation, and those that limit it. This case study sheds light on how macro-regionalisation, by combining a trans-meso scale and a post-complex rationale, induces a renewal of spatial references and planning policies in the European Union. It opens perspectives for the future programming period of territorial cooperation.

Keywords: European Union, macro-region, macro-regionalisation, territorial cooperation, western Mediterranean

Thomas Perrin [thomas.perrin@univ-lille.fr], University of Lille, Laboratory TVES

Citation

APA: Perrin, T. (2020). The macro-regionalisation of the western Mediterranean, between renewal and uncompletion. Europa XXI, 38, 77-96. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.38.3

MLA: Perrin, Thomas. "The macro-regionalisation of the western Mediterranean, between renewal and uncompletion". Europa XXI, vol. 38, 2020, pp. 77-96. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.38.3

Chicago: Perrin, Thomas. "The macro-regionalisation of the western Mediterranean, between renewal and uncompletion". Europa XXI 38 (2020): 77-96. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.38.3

Harvard: Perrin, T. 2020. "The macro-regionalisation of the western Mediterranean, between renewal and uncompletion". Europa XXI, vol. 38, pp. 77-96. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.38.3