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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459422003321

Autore

Boukhars Anouar

Titolo

Politics in Morocco : executive monarchy and enlightened authoritarianism / / Anouar Boukhars

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-95211-X

1-282-73289-7

9786612732898

0-203-84897-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics

Disciplina

320.964

Soggetti

Democratization - Morocco

Monarchy - Morocco

Islam and politics - Morocco

Electronic books.

Morocco Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Mohamedian years; 2 The monarchy's arsenal of powers; 3 Politics without positions: Absenteeism, party switching and corruption in the Moroccan parliament; 4 The decrepitude of secular parties: The case of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces; 5 Islamists and realpolitik; 6 Radical Islamism: A form of contestation politics; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Democratization and the process of political reform is a critical issue in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. This book looks at the situation in Morocco and examines the role of the monarchy and the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Islamic and secular/liberal groupings campaigning to shape the local politics and society.?Politics in Morocco moves beyond the theoretical framework of the transition paradigm to give a thorough analysis of the dynamics of monarchical authoritarian rule and its implications. The author explores the formal



and informal working