Change and Continuity after the Arab Uprising: The Consequences of State Formation in Arab North African States
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This article provides a comparative macro-level overview of political development in Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. It examines their evolution from the colonial period through several distinct phases, showing how differences in their origins were followed over time by a certain convergence towards a common post-populist form of authoritarianism, albeit still distinguished according to monarchic and republican legitimacy principles. On this basis, it assesses how past state formation trajectories made the republics more vulnerable to the Arab uprising but also what differences they make for the prospects of post-uprising democratisation. While in Morocco the monarch's legitimacy allows it to continue divide-and-rule politics, in Egypt the army's historic central role in politics has been restored, while in Tunisia the trade union movement has facilitated a greater democratic transition.
Author: Raymond Hinnebusch
Language: English
Topic: Political and Social Issues
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2086851879