The lure of authoritarianism : the Maghreb after the Arab Spring / edited by Stephen J. King and Abdeslam M. Maghraoui ; with an afterword by Hicham Alaoui.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

King, Stephen J. (Stephen Juan), 1961- editor.

Maghraoui, Abdeslam, editor.

Moulay Hicham, Prince of Morocco, 1964- writer of afterword.

Series:

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authoritarianism--Africa, North.

Authoritarianism.

Politics and government.

Africa, North--Politics and government--21st century.

Africa, North.

Arab Spring, 2010-.

Islam and politics--Africa, North.

Islam and politics.

North Africa.

Physical Description:

viii, 354 pages : illustrations, charts ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana, USA : Indiana University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The works collected in The Lure of Authoritarianism consider the normative appeal of authoritarianism in light of the 2011 popular uprisings in the Middle East. Despite what seemed to be a popular revolution in favor of more democratic politics, there has instead been a slide back toward authoritarian regimes that merely gesture toward notions of democracy. In the chaos that followed the Arab Spring, societies were lured by the prospect of strong leaders with firm guiding hands. The shift toward normalizing these regimes seems sudden, but the works collected in this volume document a gradual shift toward support for authoritarianism over democracy that stretches back decades in North Africa. Contributors consider the ideological, socioeconomic, and security-based justifications of authoritarianism as well as the surprising and vigorous reestablishment of authoritarianism in these regions. With careful attention to local variations and differences in political strategies, the volume provides a nuanced and sweeping consideration of the changes in the Middle East in the past and what they mean for the future.

Contents:

Introduction : the lure of authoritarianism / Abdeslam M. Maghraoui

Authoritarian trends

Religious conservatism, religious extremism, and civil society in North Africa / Marina

Ottaway

Do political and economic grievances foster support for political Islam in the post-Arab Spring Maghrib? / Mark Tessler

Demographic pressure, social demands, and instability in the Maghreb / Wai Mun Hong

Shifting courses : the economies of the Maghreb after 2011/ Karen Pfeifer

Geopolitical evolutions in North Africa after the Arab Spring / Pierre Razoux

Jihadism in the post-Arab spring / Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Case studies

Introduction to part II : case studies / Stephen J. King

Elections before and after the Arab spring / Stephen J. King

Tunisia triggers the Arab Spring / Stephen J. King

Social and external origins of state collapse : the crisis of transition and strategies for political and institutional reconstruction in Libya / Ali Abdullatif Ahmida

From authoritarian pluralism to centralized autocracy in Morocco / Abdeslam M. Maghraoui

The politics of Mauritania's Arab uprising and aftermath / Matt Buehler and Mehdi Ayari

Algeria : economic austerity, political stagnation, and the gathering storm / Azzedine Layachi

Afterword / Hicham Alaoui.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lure of authoritarianism

ISBN:

9780253040855

025304085X

9780253040862

0253040868

OCLC:

1042876736