Anouar Boukhars (USA Wilberforce University)

Politics in Morocco

Executive Monarchy and Enlightened Authoritarianism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9781138780248
• ISBN-10: 1138780243
• Artikelnr.: 40189391

Autorenporträt

Anouar Boukhars is an assistant professor of Political Science and International Studies at McDaniel College, Maryland, USA. He is also a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center and consultant for Jane's Intelligence Review. He has published in a large number of journals and has contributed to leading newspapers in the US and the Middle East.

Inhaltsangabe

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