Mapping the Contemporary Causes of Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMCs)

The European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) within the framework of the
project “EuroMeSCo Connecting the dots” launched the survey on “Towards more social justice and inclusiveness in the Mediterranean” to reflect on the social dimension of the New Agenda for the Mediterranean and on inclusiveness in the Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMCs). The survey targets respondents from the EU and SMCs, including policymakers, experts, and civil society representatives.
This brief paper critically reads some of the indicators mapped in the mentioned survey and places them in the regional, political and socioeconomic context. The paper focuses on contextualising the most visible causes of socioeconomic inequalities, as reported by the survey respondents.