Moroccan monarchy and the Islamist challenge: maintaining Makhzen power

This book examines the factors behind the survival and persistence of monarchical authoritarianism in Morocco and argues that state rituals of power affectthe opposition forces ability to challenge the monarchy. MOHAMED DAADAOUI Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Oklahoma City University, USA. INDICE: Theoretical Approaches to the Prevalence of Authoritarianism - TheMakhzen and State Formation in Morocco - Politics and Culture in Morocco: A Disciplinary-Cultural Approach to Power - Rethinking Political Islam: the Public Sphere and Islamic Activism in Morocco - The Islamist Challenge to Regime Hegemony in Morocco: Contested Legitimacy and Positionary Strategies - General Conclusions

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11318-3
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 19/08/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés