Overview
- Sheds light on the elements behind the durability of Algeria’s regime
- Identifies Algeria’s authoritarianism as a distinctly competitive and adaptable kind, which allowed regime to persist
- Contributes to a broader area of study concerned with “competitive authoritarianism”
Part of the book series: Middle East Today (MIET)
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“A very rich and useful research on Algeria, merging historical and political perspectives. It paves the way to a very stimulating and comparative concept, as the Algerian regime is conceived as a 'competitive authoritarianism', stressing the role of army as a powerful institution, and functional practices like cooptation, pluripartism and limited liberalization. Hirak is properly described as a very inclusive social movement that highlights the fragility of competitive authoritarianism. To be absolutely used both by political scientists and historians, as well as all those who are keen on the Algerian puzzle!” (Bertrand Badie, Professor Emeritus of Universities at Sciences Po Paris, France)
“Excellent insights for students and seasoned political scientists into the functioning of a competitive authoritarian system that for decades has managed to weather substantial challenges through fine-tuning of its “toolkit” rather than overhauling of its foundations. This book impressively dissects how the regime has used competition within authoritarianism to thwart civil society and, of course, the Hirak – and it convincingly concludes that by 2021 the regime no longer needed or wanted competition.” (Isabelle Werenfels, Senior Fellow and Maghreb Expert, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, Germany) “For a long time there has been a need for a book that explains the remarkable resilience and persistence of the political regime in Algeria in the face of huge challenges and the through flow of leading figures. Dalia Ghanem’s book fulfils this need perfectly. An established and astute observer of Algerian politics, Ghanem successfully deploys her detailed knowledge to explain how the experience of Algeria informs our broader understanding of the workings of authoritarian political systems. This book will become an essential text for anyone wanting to understand both Algeria and authoritarian resilience.” (Michael J. Willis, professor ofcontemporary Maghreb politics, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom)“This is the book everyone waited to understand Algeria's political system. Extremely well researched, documented, based on interviews conducted during the Hirak, this is a must-read book, Dr. Dalia Ghannem exceptional work allows us to better understand the political dynamics in Algeria and the resilience of political the system there”. (Dr. Djallil Lounnas, Associate Professor, Al Akhawayn University.)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dalia Ghanem is a former Senior Resident Scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, Lebanon, where her research focused on Algeria’s political, economic, social, and security developments. Dr. Ghanem holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines. Her Ph.D. thesis analysed the drivers of youth radicalization during the civil war in Algeria (1999-2001). Her research also examined political violence, radicalization, civil-military relationships, transborder dynamics, and gender.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding the Persistence of Competitive Authoritarianism in Algeria
Authors: Dalia Ghanem
Series Title: Middle East Today
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05102-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-05101-2Published: 24 August 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-05104-3Published: 25 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-05102-9Published: 23 August 2022
Series ISSN: 2945-7017
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 206
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, Political Science