Professor Roderick Pace B.A.(Hons), M.A.(Johns Hopkins), Ph.D.(Reading)
Director
European Documentation and Research Centre
University of Malta
E-mail: roderick.pace@um.edu.mt
Select List of Academic Publications
Updated 12.11.2007
Books
1. Malta u l-Komunita Ewropea: 1961-1990, PIN Publications, Pieta, 1990. (121 pages).
2. Microstate Security in the Global System: EU-Malta Relations, Midsea Books, 2001, ISBN 99909-93-87-4 (HB) and 99909-93-882 (PB) (580 pages).
2.1 Reviewed by Professor Clive Archer in South European Society and Politics, Volume 8, No 3, Winter 2003, pp 192-194;
2.2 Included in the "European Publishers' Forum", Catalogue, 2003, page 15 (copy included with submissions).
(Joint Editor with Xuereb P.G.)
3. The State of the EU – 1994, EDRC, 1994, ISBN 99909-965-4; (241 pages).
4. Economic and Legal Reform in Malta: State of the European Union Conference 1995, EDRC, 1995, ISBN 99909-67-01-6; (417 pages).
5. The European Union, the IGC and the Mediterranean: State of the European Union Conference 1996, EDRC, 1996, ISBN 99909-67-02-4; (318 pages).
Co-editor with a Number of International Scholars
6. Les enjeux du Partenariat euro-méditerranéen, Actes de la coference organisée à Marseille les 24 et 25 mars 1997 – Forum Euro-Mediterraneen des Instituts Economiques (FEMISE), edition de l’aube, 1998, (312 pages); (also chaired Panel on “Impact of the Future Enlargement of the EU on non-Member Countries”);
Chapters in Books
7. Malta in the EC: Prospects of Membership – A Political and Economic Dimension, in Pomfret Richard W. T., “The European Community: Three issues”, Joint publication of the European Documentation Centre of the University of Malta and the Chamber of Commerce, 1989.
8. The Economics of European Integration: The Four Freedoms, in Xuereb P.G. and Pace R. (eds) op. cit., 1994, pages 38-55.
9. Economic Convergence and Monetary Union, in Xuereb P.G. and Pace R. (eds) op. cit., 1994, pages 198-241.
10. The Economics of European Integration: An Overview, in Xuereb P.G. and Pace R. (eds) op. cit., 1995, pages 64-96.
11. The External Trade Policy of the EU, in Xuereb P.G. and Pace R. (eds) op. cit., 1995, pages 128-162.
12. The Mediterranean Policy of the EU: From the Treaties to the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, in Xuereb P.G. and Pace R. (eds) op. cit., 1995, pages 394-409.
13. Peace, Stability, Security and Prosperity in the Mediterranean Region, in Alberto Bin (ed) “Co-Operation and Security in the Mediterranean: Prospects After Barcelona”, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic studies, Malta, 1996, pages 105-128.
14. From European Political Co-operation to Common Foreign and Security Policy, in Xuereb P.G. and Pace R. (eds) op. cit., 1996, pages 75-113.
15. The Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area, in Xuereb P.G. (ed), “Malta, the EU and the Mediterranean: Closer Relations in a Wider Context”, EDRC, 1998, pages 340-361.
16. Malta’s Foreign Policy in the 1990s, in Stavridis S., Couloumbis T., Veremis T. and Waites N., (eds) “The Foreign Policies of the EU’s Mediterranean States and Applicant Countries in the 1990s”, Macmillan Press, 1999, pages 195-249.
17. Enlargement and the Mediterranean Dimension of the European Union: The Role of Cyprus, in Theophanous A., Peristianis N. and Ioannou A.(eds) “Cyprus and European Union”, Intercollege, Cyprus, 1999, pages 25-40.
18. Malta and the World Trade Organisation: A Small State Perspective, in Xuereb P.G. “Challenges of Change”, EDRC, 2000, pages 221-243.
19. Small States and the Internal Balance of the European Union: The Perspective of Small States, in Gower Jackie and Redmond John (eds.), “Enlarging the European Union: The Way Forward”, Ashgate, 2000, pages 107-122.
20. Written Contribution on a consultancy basis to the Economic Survey of Europe, 2000, No 1, Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations, Geneva, 2000; ISBN 92-1-116752-3 (6 pages).
21. Contribution to the Routledge Encyclopedia of Political Economy edited by R. J. Barry Jones, Routledge, 2001, ISBN 0-415-14532-5.
22. The Future of Europe Debate: A Small State Perspective, in Xuereb P.G. (ed.) “Malta and the EU: Together in Change?”, 2001, ISBN 99909-67-09-1, pages 79-106.
23. The Future of Europe Debate: Launching the European Federation or Strengthening the Nation-state in Europe? – Or Trying to Achieve Both, in Xuereb P. G. (ed.) “The Future of the EU: Unity in Diversity”, PEG Ltd., Malta, 2002, ISBN 99909-67-11-3, pages 149-173.
24. The EU’s Policies to Enhance Security and Stability in the Mediterranean Region: The Role of Fundamental Human Rights and Democratic Freedoms, in Xuereb P. (ed), “Euro-Mediterranean Integration”, EDRC, PEG, Malta, 2002, ISBN 99909-67-18-0, pages 74-100.
24.1 The Chapter was positively commented on in a review published in European Foreign Affairs Review, Volume 9, No 2, 2004 (see below)
25. Democracy, Economic Development and Regional Stability in the Mediterranean Region, in Xuereb P. G., “Euro-Med Integration and the Ring of Friends”, Media Centre Print, ISBN 99909-67-22-9 and 99909-67-23-7, pages 101-134.
26. Contribution to Szasjkowski Bogdan, Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World, 4th Edition, John Harper Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-9543811-2-2, pages 312-313.
27. “Cyprus in the EU: A Small State Perspective” in Constantin Stefanou (ed), Cyprus and the EU: The Road to Accession, Ashgate Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0 7546 2118 9.
28. “The Euro-Mediterranean Challenge: Democratisation or Good Governance?” in Xuereb Peter G. (ed.) The European Union and the Mediterranean, Volume V, EDRC, Media Centre Print, 2004, ISBN 99909-67-34-2 pb; 99909-67-35-0 HB; pages 247-283.
29. Contribution to Szasjkowski Bogdan, Political Parties of the World, VI Edition, John Harper Publishing, January 2005, ISBN 0-9543811-4-9, pages 404-405.
30. “The Constitutional Treaty and the Common Foreign and Security Policy”, in Xuereb Peter G. (ed.), The Constitution for Europe: An Evaluation, EDRC, ISBN 99909-67-24-5 and 9909-67-15-6, pages 93-114.
31. Malta and Cyprus: the Mediterranean Island States”, in Zeff Eleanor and Pirro E. B (eds.) The European Union and the Member State, Lynnne Rienner Publishers, USA and UK, 2006, ISBN 1-58826-479-3, pages 381-410.
32. “EU Enlargement and security in the Mediterranean Region” in Sheperd A. and Brown D. (ed.) The Security Dimensions of EU Enlargement: Wider Europe, Weaker Europe? (Hardcover)”, Manchester University Press, December 2006, pages 174-190; ISBN-10: 0719072808; ISBN-13: 978-0719072802
33. “Clash of Civilisations or Intercultural Dialogue – Challenges for EU Mediterranean Policies” in Wiemann Jurgen and Mold Andy, EU Development Policy in a Changing World: Challenges for the 21st Century, Amsterdam University Press, spring of 2007; ISBN 978 90 5356 976 4
Articles in Refereed Journals
34. “Malta’s EC Application: Some Economic and Political Considerations”, Bank of Valletta Review, No 1, Spring 1990, pages 1-15.
35. “The New Mediterranean Policy of the European Community”, Bank of Valletta Review, No 7, Spring 1993, pages 43-62.
36. Jointly with John Redmond, “European Security in the 1990s and Beyond: The Implications of the Accession of Cyprus and Malta to the EU”, Contemporary Security Policy, Frank Cass Publishers, volume 17, No 3, December 1996, pages 430-450.
37. “The Domestic and International Politics of the Next Mediterranean Enlargement of the European Union”, The European Union Review, Padova, Volume 3, No 1, 1998, pages 77-101.
38. “A Small State and the European Union: Malta’s EU Accession Experience” South European Society and Politics, Volume 7, No 1, Frank Cass, pp 24-42, 2002.
39. “Malta and EU Membership: Adaptation, Change and Modernisation”, Agora Without Frontiers, Volume 8, No 4, Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens, pp 365-382.
40. Pace R., Stavridis S and Xenakis D., “Parliaments and Civil Society Co-operation in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership”, Mediterranean Quarterly, Dukes University Press, Volume 15, No1, Winter 2004, pages 75-92.
41. “Malta’s EU Membership: Chapter 1 Concluded, Chapter 2 Just Started”, Mediterranean Politics, Volume 9, No 1, Spring 2004, pp 114-121; The Article was also listed in InfoWatch - Articles of Interest, No 8, May 2004, circulated by the Library of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK.
42. “The Maltese Electorate Turns a new Leaf? The First European Parliamentary Elections in Malta” in South European Society and Politics, Volume 10, 1, April 2005, pages 121-136, Routledge.
43. “Malta and EU Membership: Overcoming ‘Vulnerabilities’, Strengthening ‘Resilience’”, European Integration, Volume 28, no 1, March 2006, pages 33-49; Routledge.
Regular Paper Series
44. “Assessing Malta’s Bid to join the European Union: The Case in Favour”, Occasional Paper No 54, Graduate School of European and International Studies, University of Reading, 1995, 54 pages.
45. “The European Union’s Next Mediterranean Enlargement: Challenges and Uncertainties”, Jean Monnet Working Papers in Comparative and International Politics, Department of Political Studies, University of Catania, January 1997, 23 pages; http://www.fscpo.unict.it/EuroMed/jmwp06.htm
46. “The Mediterranean Enlargement of the European Union and its Effects on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership”, in F. Maier (ed.), Discussion Paper C101, 2002, Centre for European Integration Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat, Bonn, pages 19-28.
47. "The European Parliamentary Election in Malta", European Parliament Election Briefing No 4, European Parties Elections and Referendums Network (EPERN), Sussex University, http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sei/1-4-2.html (11 pages).
Conference Papers
48. Relations between the European Community and the European Free Trade Association, Malta, March 1988.
49. The Mediterranean Enlargement and the Development of the European Union’s CFSP, Second Pan European Conference on International Relations, Paris, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, 12-13th September, 1995.
50. Jointly with Xuereb P. G., On the Threshold of the European Union: A Legal and Economic Perspective on the Adhesion of Malta and Cyprus in the EU, Third European Community Studies Association (ECSA) World Conference, Brussels, 19-20 September 1996 – “The European Union in a Changing World”, Conference Proceedings, 756 ff.
51. Small States and the EU: The Case of Malta in a Comparative Setting, University Association of Contemporary European Studies (UACES), London, October 27th, 2000.
52. The Accession of Cyprus and Malta in the EU and Its Effect on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Fifth European Community Studies Association (ECSA) World Conference, Brussels, 14-15th December 2000; http://www.ecsanet.org/fifth_ecsaworld/index.htm
53. The Future of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: A Case for Cautious Optimism, Workshop, Eurodemocracy Institute, Nicosia, 21-23rd June 2001.
54. Convergence or divergence: An Overview of the Positions of the EU Member States, Conference organised by Malta Information Centre inaugurating “The Future of Europe Debate” in Malta, Hotel Phoenicia, Meridien, October 17-18, 2001, (21 pages).
55. Security in the Mediterranean Region: An Assessment in the Context of our Enduring Principles, to the Committee on the CFSP of the European People’s Party and the European Democratic Union, November 23rd, 2001, (8 pages).
56. Clash of Civilisations or Inter-Cultural Dialogue? Challenges for EU Mediterranean Policies, Paper delivered at the 10th EADI Conference, Ljubljana, 20th September 2002; [A revised version of this paper is to be published shortly by EADI].
57. Small States in International Negotiations: Are They Helpless? The Case of Malta’s EU Membership Negotiations, Panel 2-11, Political Science Association (PSA), UK, Annual Conference 2003, http://www.psa.ac.uk/2003/session_2htm#2-11
58. Participated in the 3rd Europe-wide debate transmitted live via satellite organised by Brussels based “Friends of Europe”, Tuesday 24th June 2003. Title of internet summary of the debate: “Constitution is now Ripe for Polishing”.
59. Panel 4.11, BISA, Cork, Small States and Regionalism: En Route to Critical Research “Addressing the ‘Vulnerability’ and ‘Resilience’ of Small States: Is Regionalism Important?”
60. Jointly with Stelios Stavridis, “Is there a common identity for Mediterranean EU countries within the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly? Some preliminary findings”, Conference entitled The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP): Perspectives from the Mediterranean EU countries organised by: The Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens; The Foundation for Mediterranean Studies, Athens; The Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, Department of Sociology, University of Crete; 25-27 October 2007, Rethimno (Crete).
Public Lectures
61. Public Lecture at EKEM, Hellenic Centre for European Studies, Athens, June 10th, 2003 see EKEM Newsletter, No 19, July 2003, pp 5-8 summary.
62. Public lecture on Malta’s experience in the EU, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2005, reported extensively and commented upon in Iceland’s leading newspaper and other media; See Morgunbladid of August 5 and August 19, 2005.
Academic Reviewer/ External Examiner
63. Reviewed and substantially commented on papers included in the course published on CD and entitled “EMU and EU Accession Countries” produced and published by the Department of Economics, University of Malta with the support of the European Commission (2002).
64. Book Note on Xenakis Dimitris and Chryssochoou, The Emerging Euro-Mediterranean System,Manchester University Press, 2001, published in Political Studies Books, Political Science Association, Volume 50, Issue 3, 2002, page 625.
65. Reviewer, (acknowledgement appeared on page 360) The Round Table (2002), No 365, ISBN 0035-8533, Carfax Publishing, Taylor and Francis.
66. External Examiner, Ph.D. thesis, University of Reading, “Assessment of the Impact of EU Accession On the Livestock Industries of Malta” in 2003.
67. Journal Referee: Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Mediterranean Politics.