Die Herausgeber: Medardus Brehl und Kristin Platt sind am Institut für Diaspora- und Genozidforschung, Andreas Eckl und Christine Isabel Schröder am Zentrum für Mittelmeerstudien Ruhr-Universität Bochum tätig.

Today, we particularly encounter the Mediterranean Other in the "refugee". Scientific, political and public discourses on the Mediterranean are - continuously or most recently? - determined by hegemonial perspectives. Considering other perceptions, interpretations and representations seems to be impossible in light of financial crises, the new South, blurring borders and unclear securities. The contributions in this volume dispute this form of thinking. The research papers do not only encourage the reader to critically examine current political developments. They also provide a framework for Mediterranean minorities, nongovernmental groups and diasporas in search of their own voice. With contributions by Cristina Balma Tivola, Julia Blandfort, Paolo Giaccaria, Shlomo Lotan, Anna Piotrowska, Kristin Platt, Christopher Schliephake, Paul Silverstein, Anna Tozzi Di Marco, Felix Wiedemann.