The process of a 'wider Europe' that extends from Marrakech in Morocco to St Petersburg in Russia brings out the issue of how to deal politically with the countries of the Mediterranean-Muslim world. This title is an evaluation of this export of peace, co

The Muslim world is rapidly exploding beyond the traditional lands of the Middle East to Europe and America. They are altering voter considerations, demographics, and some say shielding terrorist cells. This book explores what Europe and America can or will do about this situation.

Provides a survey for research and information in the field of globalisation. This book is suitable for those scholars who are interested in political and social sciences.

The Mediterranean policy of the European Union aims at a co-operative relationship with the region. World-wide leading experts from the field of world systems analysis, economics, integration theory, political science, theology and area studies, agnostics,

Is really 'Islam' to blame for many of the ills of the world, like stagnation, gender inequality, social inequality, human rights violations and ecologically unsustainable development? In this book, the authors will present a Barro-type of cross-national development accounting framework for the weight that the variable 'Muslims per total population' has in comparison to standard world economic openness, political geography and political history indicators for 17 key economic, political, social and environmental variables in 134 countries.This is a 'first of its kind' to develop a quantitative...

Is Eastern Europe really catching up with the West, and is the enlarged and transformed Europe really on its way to become, by 1010, the most competitive region in the world economy?

This book systematically assesses the political and social values of the more than 1.3 billion Catholics around the globe, by far the largest denomination of Western Christianity. Based on an extensive analysis of data from the World Values Survey and other global opinion surveys, the book sheds new light on the value systems and opinions of Roman Catholics. The authors highlight core problems and challenges the Church is currently facing in adapting to the modern world, including Catholic anti-Semitism, religious and sexual tolerance, and opinions towards democracy, while also offering an...

This book studies values and attitudes in the Gulf region. In light of global power shifts, the threatening collapse of internal security in the West, and uncertainty about the current leadership vacuum in world society, this book explores a future leading role of the Gulf countries in such institutions as the
G-20 and the OECD. Based on rigorous analysis of macro-level data and opinion surveys with relevance for the Gulf region, it analyzes the global macro-factors shaping the Gulf's future at a time of the global COVID-19 crisis and depression and rising global tensions. Starting...

This open access book presents an international comparison of religiously motivated extremism in the Arab world and around the globe. Based on data from the Arab Barometer and the World Values Survey, it applies advanced statistical techniques to analyze how religiously motivated political extremism affects political and social outcomes as well as political violence. The study clearly shows that identification with a political Islam that also influences elections, promotes religious and gender discrimination, and advocates an Islamist interpretation of Islam, are the main interrelated...