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Democratization in Morocco : the political elite and struggles for power in the post-independence state / Lise Storm.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Storm, Lise.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics.
- Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Morocco.
- Democracy.
- Democratization--Morocco.
- Democratization.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Morocco.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Power (Social sciences)--Morocco.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Morocco--Politics and government--1999-.
- Morocco.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the political games of the Moroccan democratization process in the period from independence in 1956 until 2006. By combining a great degree of political theory with empirical material on Morocco, it analyzes the strategies and actions of the various political actors and evaluates the level of democracy present in the country after the adoption of new constitutions in 1962, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1992 and 1996.Lise Storm demonstrates that in at least some instances, democratization has been more than simply a survival strategy - every so often, key figures within the pol
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction: Context and theoretical considerations; 1 Government after independence: Indigenous leadership with colonial habits, 1956-72; 2 Government after independence II: Indigenous leadership with colonial habits, 1972-90; 3 Intensification of the democratization process, 1990-96; 4 Reasonably competitive, free and fair elections, 1996-2006; 5 Basic civil liberties, 1996-2006; 6 Independent government, 1996-2006; 7 Independent government, part II
- Conclusion: Dynamics of democratization in post-independence MoroccoNotes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-06737-2
- 1-134-06738-0
- 1-281-06161-1
- 9786611061616
- 0-203-93491-1
- 9780203934913
- OCLC:
- 476121903
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