Giuliana Laschi is Professor of the History of European Integration (Jean Monnet Chair ad personam) and Contemporary History at the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus. Her books include L’Italia e il processo di integrazione agricola europea, 1947-1962 (1999), Potenza civile o entità in declino? (co-edited with Mario Telò, 2007), L’Europa nel sistema internazionale (2009) and Oltre i confini (ed., 2011).

• Contents: Giuliana Laschi: The European Communities and the World: A Historical Perspective. Introductory Remarks – Giuliana Laschi : Élargissement contre le rideau de fer. Un outil efficace mis à l’épreuve – Carlos Eduardo Pacheco Amaral: Insularity and Europe of the Islands – Isabel Maria Freitas Valente : Les Régions ultrapériphériques de l’Union européenne. Contexte, évaluation et perspectives – Fabio Casini: The Information Policy. How the European Communities presented themselves abroad (1952-1967) – Alessandra Bitumi : Le PVCE : les relations extérieures de la CE comme vecteur d’identité – Gerd Morgenthaler: The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea and the EU’s Foreign Policy in the Region – Raphaela Averkorn: Europe and Chile. The Case of Patagonia (1870-1914) – Cristina Blanco Sío-López: Instrumental Bridges or Fruitful Ties? Spain’s Role in the Consolidation of an EU-Latin America Partnership – Paulina Astroza Suarez : Relations UE - Amérique latine. Une relation insérée dans un contexte en mutation – Gian Luca Gardini: Latin America and Europe. Regional Fragmentation v. Regional Convergence. A Comparative View – Marta Quintussi: EU-India Relations. Partners for Development?

Giuliana Laschi is Professor of the History of European Integration (Jean Monnet Chair ad personam) and Contemporary History at the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus. Her books include L’Italia e il processo di integrazione agricola europea, 1947-1962 (1999), Potenza civile o entità in declino? (co-edited with Mario Telò, 2007), L’Europa nel sistema internazionale (2009) and Oltre i confini (ed., 2011).

• Contents: Giuliana Laschi: The European Communities and the World: A Historical Perspective. Introductory Remarks – Giuliana Laschi : Élargissement contre le rideau de fer. Un outil efficace mis à l’épreuve – Carlos Eduardo Pacheco Amaral: Insularity and Europe of the Islands – Isabel Maria Freitas Valente : Les Régions ultrapériphériques de l’Union européenne. Contexte, évaluation et perspectives – Fabio Casini: The Information Policy. How the European Communities presented themselves abroad (1952-1967) – Alessandra Bitumi : Le PVCE : les relations extérieures de la CE comme vecteur d’identité – Gerd Morgenthaler: The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea and the EU’s Foreign Policy in the Region – Raphaela Averkorn: Europe and Chile. The Case of Patagonia (1870-1914) – Cristina Blanco Sío-López: Instrumental Bridges or Fruitful Ties? Spain’s Role in the Consolidation of an EU-Latin America Partnership – Paulina Astroza Suarez : Relations UE - Amérique latine. Une relation insérée dans un contexte en mutation – Gian Luca Gardini: Latin America and Europe. Regional Fragmentation v. Regional Convergence. A Comparative View – Marta Quintussi: EU-India Relations. Partners for Development?