North Africa: Politics, Region, and the Limits of Transformation

ISBN-13: 9780415429207 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 400 str.

Zoubir, Yahia H.

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This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the contemporary Maghreb. Made up of contributions from leading academics in the field, it highlights specific issues of importance, including international and security affairs. With profiles of individual countries and regional issues, such as migration, gender, integration, economics, and war in Western Sahara, as well as a section dealing with international relations and the Maghreb, including US and EU foreign policy and security issues, North Africa: Politics, Region, and the Limits of Transformation is a major resource for all students of Middle Eastern Studies and North African Politics.

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Foreword William B. Quandt.  Introduction Yahia H. Zoubir and Haizam Amirah-Fernández  Part 1: The Maghreb States: The Limits of Transformation  1. Democratic Desires and the Authoritarian Temptation in the Central Maghreb John P. Entelis  2. Policy Reforms in Algeria: Genuine Change or Adjustments? Ahmed Aghrout  3. Libya: Reforming the Economy, Not the Polity Ronald Bruce St John  4. Mauritania: Between the Hammer of Economic Globalization and the Anvil of Multiparty Factionalism Mohameden Ould-Mey  5. The "End of the Era of Leniency" in Morocco Gregory W. White  6. Engendering Citizenship in Tunisia: Prioritizing Unity over Democracy Larbi Sadiki  Part 2: Regional Issues in the Contemporary Maghreb  7. Economic Reform in the Maghreb: From Stabilization to Modernization Alejandro V. Lorca and Gonzalo Escribano  8. Emigration, Immigration, and Transit in the Maghreb: Externalization of EU Policy? Michael Collyer  9. Intra-Maghrebi Relations: Unitary Myth and National Interests Miguel Hernando de Larramendi  10. Women in the Maghreb: Stereotypes and Realities Louisa Dris-Aït-Hamadouche  11. The Politics of Berber (Amazigh) Identity: Algeria and Morocco Compared Michael J. Willis  Part 3: Strategic and Security Relations of the Maghreb  12. Rethinking Maghrebi Security: The Challenge of Multilateralism Cherif Dris  13. The United States, Islamism, Terrorism, and Democracy in the Maghreb: The Predominance of Security? Yahia H. Zoubir  14. Reverberations in the Central Maghreb of the "Global War on Terror" Clement Moore Henry  15. European Policy and the Southern Mediterranean George Joffé  16. France and the Maghreb: The End of the Special Relationship? Jean-François Daguzan  17. Spain’s Policy towards Morocco and Algeria: Balancing Relations with the Southern Neighbors Haizam Amirah-Fernández