1st ed.: 2006.

Publication based on the Encuentro between British and Spanish specialists on the Mediterranean and the Middle East, which took place in March 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-112).

Introduction / Chris Hickey -- Prologue / Narcís Serra -- Why research the Mediterranean today? / Senén Florensa -- The Encuentro as a Model for Researchers on the Mediterranean and the Middle East / Richard Gillespie and Iván Martín -- Mediterranean: Surprise, diversity and a culture of solidarity / Pedro Martínez Montávez -- The status of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Studies in the United Kingdom / Emma Murphy and Michelle Pace -- Studies of the Contemporary Arab World and the Mediterranean in Spain / Miguel Hernando de Larramendi and Bárbara Azaola -- Problems and perspectives of the new generation of researchers on the Arab World and Mediterranean in Spain and the United Kingdom / Fiona McCallum, José Antonio Macías, Laura Rodríguez, Eduard Soler i Lecha and Sarah Wolff -- Researching the Mediterranean and the Arab World in the UK, Spain and Europe: present challenges and future initiatives / Richard Gillespie and Iván Martín -- Programme of the Encuentro -- List of Participants.