Books published by Presses Interuniversitaires Europeennes

Cet ouvrage souhaite contribuer à la création d¿espaces communs pour le dialogue entre les Européens, dans la tradition d¿une certaine culture méditerranéenne qui se reconnaît dans le plaisir des lieux de rencontre : le marché, la place, le café, « l¿agora », « la tertulia ». C¿est dans cet esprit que la volonté de débat et de dialogue interdisciplinaire est présente tout au long des différents chapitres. En guise de conclusion, la dernière partie, intitulée « La quête de l¿identité et la culture de la paix », rappelle les bases théoriques et les actions qui contribuent à diffuser une culture de la convivialité et du partage, fondée sur la tolérance et la solidarité, à une époque où les brassages de populations risquent de raviver préjugés et stéréotypes. Esta obra desea contribuir a la creación de espacios comunes para el diálogo entre los Europeos de acuerdo con una cierta tradición de la cultura mediterránea que se reconoce en el placer por hallar lugares de encuentro: el mercado, la plaza, el café, el ágora, la tertulia. El hecho de que la voluntad de debate y de diálogo esté presente a través de los diferentes capítulos aspira justamente a reflejar este propósito. A modo de conclusión, la última parte, titulada «La búsqueda de la identidad y la cultura de la paz», recuerda las bases teóricas y las actuaciones que contribuyen a difundir una cultura de la convivencia y del compartir, basada en la tolerancia y la solidaridad, en una época en la que las mezclas entre los pueblos amenazan con reavivar prejuicios y estereotipos.

The legal and political significance of human rights has increased enormously all over the world. The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2011 provides a dynamic picture of laws, institutions, policies and case law that have implemented international human rights norms in Italy over the past few years, particularly in 2010. The volume has four main sections, which concern respectively: Italy¿s adaptation to international human rights law; the human rights infrastructure both at national and sub-national levels; Italy in dialogue with the international machinery; and national, European and international case law. The Yearbook is the first volume in a series edited by the Centre for Human Rights and the Rights of Peoples of the University of Padua, in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Democracy and Peace at the same University. The Centre, founded in 1982 with the support of the Region of Veneto, carries out research and training programmes according to an interdisciplinary approach. It hosts the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on intercultural dialogue and human rights and edits the quarterly journal Pace diritti umani/Peace human rights. The Centre also works in cooperation with the European Commission, the Council of Europe, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNESCO, as well as with civic organizations, schools and local authorities. The editors of the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2011 include Andrea Cofelice, Pietro De Perini, Paola Degani, Paolo De Stefani, Marco Mascia, Antonio Papisca (coordinator) and Claudia Pividori.

This volume looks at the changing goals and instruments of European Union diplomacy and examines the reforms of the Lisbon Treaty and their effects on the unity and coherence of EU external action. The authors analyse institutional questions, particularly about the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the role of other EU actors in European foreign policy, and explore recent examples of EU multilateral, bilateral and unilateral diplomacy as well as the external perspective of third actors. The study concludes by investigating the current and future training of the Union¿s diplomats, which aims to prepare them for an effective EEAS. Will the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty reforms make the EU fit for the future? Can a common European foreign policy ensure that European interests are taken into consideration and that European values shape international relations? Will the European Union be an actor or an object on the international stage in the coming decades?