The Sahara as the “Cornerstone” of Eurafrica: European Integration and Technical Sovereignty seen from the Desert

Muriam HALEH DAVIS

doi:10.5771/0947-9511-2017-1-97

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- 1–4 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–4
- 5–8 Einführung Wilfried Loth Wilfried Loth 5–8
- 9–28 60 Years ago: The Foundation of EEC and EAEC as Crisis Management Wilfried Loth Wilfried Loth 9–28
- 29–46 La crise européenne de la Belgique à la veille de la signature des traités de Rome Michel DUMOULIN Michel DUMOULIN 29–46
- 47–70 Raymond Rifflet, européiste et eurocrate Bertrand VAYSSIÈRE Bertrand VAYSSIÈRE 47–70
- 71–96 The Hanseatic League as an early example of cross-border governance? Ingo Take Ingo Take 71–96
- 97–112 The Sahara as the “Cornerstone” of Eurafrica: European Integration and Technical Sovereignty seen from the Desert Muriam HALEH DAVIS Muriam HALEH DAVIS 97–112
- 113–128 Envisager le Maghreb à la lumière du renouveau des relations Europe/monde arabe au début des années 1970 Valérie STIEGLER Valérie STIEGLER 113–128
- 129–150 From Competition to Cooperation in Promoting European Culture: The Council of Europe and the European Union since 1950 Oriane CALLIGARO, Kiran Klaus PATEL Oriane CALLIGARO, Kiran Klaus PATEL 129–150
- 151–158 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen 151–158
- 159–166 PHD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten 159–166
- 167–174 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen 167–174
- 175–175 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren 175–175
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JEIH Journal of European Integration History , page 97 - 112

The Sahara as the “Cornerstone” of Eurafrica: European Integration and Technical Sovereignty seen from the Desert

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Muriam HALEH DAVIS

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0947-9511-2017-1-97
- ISSN: 0947-9511
- ISSN online: 2942-321X
Abstract

This article investigates the central role of the desert in European Integration, by examining its position as the “cornerstone” of Eurafrica. Rather than focusing narrowly on the extraction of oil, it follows the territorial ambitions of the OCRS (Organisation commune des régions sahariennes), which was created in order to administer and develop the Sahara and operated across existing national boundaries. Due to the conflicting claims to sovereignty in the desert, the OCRS claimed to be a purely administrative body, devoid of any political functions. A form of technical sovereignty, which was an emerging grammar of governance, went onto be a hallmark of the EUs strategy in Europe. This article thus attempts to resituate the history of European integration in the marginal spaces of the Saharan desert.
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