Protest and Mass Mobilization: Authoritarian Collapse and Political Change in North Africa - Couverture rigide

Mekouar, Merouan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 147245930X ISBN 13 : 9781472459305

Editeur : Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Why and how do some acts of protest trigger mass mobilization while others do not? Using the cases of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, Mekouar argues that successful mass mobilization is the result of a surprise factor, whose impact and exceptionality is amplified by the presence of influential political agents during the early phase of protest, as well as by regime violence and unusual media coverage. This book provides a unique picture of mobilization in North Africa by focusing both on the perspective of those who mobilized against their local regimes and members of the security forces who were responsible for stopping them. Moreover, it offers a first-hand account of the tumultuous days preceding authoritarian collapse and explains the mechanisms through which political change occurs.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Merouan Mekouar is a political scientist and professor of International Development Studies at York University and a senior fellow at the inter-university consortium of Arab and Middle Eastern Studies at McGill University. He works on social movements and authoritarian collapse in North Africa and the Middle East.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 147245930X
• ISBN 13: 9781472459305
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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