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?