Mediterranean Digital Societies: Law and Technology

Author: Alessandro Mantelero
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509983674
Published In: July 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This open access book provides a Mediterranean perspective on digital societies, focusing on core issues such as cultural heritage, tourism, smart city development, migration, humanitarian action management, maritime security, health data sharing, and the Mediterranean data space.

The Mediterranean Sea is not just a geographical place; it is a crossroads of cultures, economies, and political trends which are now intertwined with data-driven technologies. Neither a national nor an EU versus non-EU perspective can fully grasp the variety and complexity of the resulting space and legal issues.

This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to Mediterranean digital societies by analysing the legal, societal, and technical dimensions of the Mediterranean digital environment, with contributions by scholars and experts in this area.

The book is a key resource for scholars who want to better understand these under-explored topics and do so from a Mediterranean, rather than an EU-centric perspective. It also supports policy makers designing their digital strategies - both sectoral and general - in the Mediterranean region, and considering the impact of data-driven technologies on society and their geo-political dimension.

1. Mediterranean Digital Societies: A Common Path? Alessandro Mantelero (Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy)

Part 1: Digital Technologies for Human Rights Protection and Security in the Mediterranean Area

2. Data Protection in Humanitarian Actions, Lina Jasmontaite (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium) and Ayça Atabey (Edinburgh University, UK)

3. Contractual Solutions to Protect Human Rights in Critical Areas of International Cooperation, Alessandro Mantelero (Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy)

4. Maritime Security in the Mediterranean Sea, Lilian Mitrou (University of the Aegean, Greece)

Part 2: Digital Services and Mediterranean Cross-Country Cooperation

5. Tourist Data: Towards a Mediterranean Data Space, Maria Samantha Esposito (Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy) and Alessandro Mantelero (Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy)

6. Health Data Sharing in the Mediterranean Context, Belén Andreu Martínez (University of Murcia, Spain) and Chawki Gaddes (National Personal Data Protection Authority of Tunisia)

7. Mediterranean Smart Cities: Challenges in the Digitalization of Public Administration, Julián Valero Torrijos (University of Murcia, Spain)

8. Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture and More: Towards a More Nuanced Methodology for Understanding the Past and Present of Privacy in the Mediterranean, Joe Cannataci (University of Malta)

9. Cultural Heritage and Data