The Convergence of Civilizations

The Convergence of Civilizations will be an important tool for meeting the current global challenges being faced by nation-states as well as those in the future.

Emanuel Adler is the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Chair of Israeli Studies in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Federica Bicchi is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Beverly Crawford is a professor with the Center for German and European Studieds at the University of California, Berkeley.

Raffaella A. Del Sarto is a Marie Curie Fellow with the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute.

"The innovative contribution of The Convergence of Civilizations is the way in which it brings together a rich and impressive collection of scholars from around the Mediterranean and both sides of the Atlantic in a well-organized and structured project. More importantly, the book has a clear normative agenda of seeking to overcome the divisive, conflictual and ultimately lethal discourses developed by the Bush presidency as part of his (failed) attempt to wage war on terrorism."

Jeffrey Kopstein, Director, Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, University of Toronto:

"The Convergence of Civilizations is a fascinating exploration of how regions are constructed in world politics. It uses the case of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership to inquire into the conditions under which a group of countries and peoples come to feel themselves somehow connected to each other. The authors are pioneers in the constructivist research program, and this book constitutes an important empirical contribution to a new and exciting way of thinking about international relations."