The issues taken up in the many papers of this proceedings, show how the global challenges facing the Mediterranean not only can be addressed through different approaches but also must be so if we are searching for a comprehensive understanding of economic and social development of these societies.

Martin Bak Jørgensen, PhD, Aalborg University, Denmark

The Mediterranean, as a geographically, culturally, politically, and historically significant region encompassing the coastlines of three continents, Europe, Asia, and Africa, has for centuries functioned as a pivotal crossroads of civilizations, commerce, intellectual exchange, and artistic expression. Its complex and multilayered historical legacy is manifested not only in enduring cultural traditions but also in the region’s re- markable capacity for adaptation and transformation across time.

This edition, as fifth in edition Mediterranean Issues, brings together 83 papers written by respectable international authors, presented at the 5th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Mediterranean Island Conference MIC Vis 2024, organized by VERN’ University and the Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Croatia and the town of Vis. The conference was held on the Island of Vis on September 18th — 21st 2024. The aim was to provide an international, intercultural, and global perspective on a variety of topics related to the Mediterranean. It explores the region’s role and position in the modern world, while also examining its development prospects. The goal is to inspire new approaches to the key challenges facing the Mediterranean, its past, present, and future, including its islands and surrounding areas

This edition is organized into two parts: Mediterranean issues and Other issues. Mediterranean issues contain 7 chapters: 1. Arts and Literature; History; 2. Demography; Migration; 3. Energetics; Renewable Energy Sources; Agriculture and Fisheries; 4. Media and Communication; Business and Economics; Education; Public Services; Sport; 5. Sociology and Psychology; 6. Sustainable Development; 7. Tourism.

Editors