Democratization in Morocco by Storm, Lise;

The Political Elite and Struggles for Power in the Post-Independence State

Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics;

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Edition number 1
Publisher Routledge
Date of Publication 18 October 2007

ISBN 9780415443692
Binding Hardback
No. of pages240 pages
Size 234x156 mm
Weight 600 g
Language English
Illustrations 4 Line drawings, black & white; 16 Tables, black & white

Short description:

This book explores the political games of the Moroccan democratization process in the period from independence in 1956 until 2006. The purpose of the book is not only to analyze the strategies and actions of the various political actors, but also to evaluate the level of democracy present in the country after the adoption of new constitutions in 1962, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1992 and 1996.

Long description:

This book explores the political games of the Moroccan democratization process in the period from independence in 1956 until 2006. By combining a great degree of political theory with empirical material on Morocco, it analyzes the strategies and actions of the various political actors and evaluates the level of democracy present in the country after the adoption of new constitutions in 1962, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1992 and 1996.

Lise Storm demonstrates that in at least some instances, democratization has been more than simply a survival strategy – every so often, key figures within the political elite have taken the democratization process further than strictly needed for them to stay in power. In the case of Morocco, it has been the monarch who on more than one occasion has moved the country further towards the democratic ideal than he necessarily had to, and that sometimes even against the wishes of one or more of the established political parties. This book illustrates how the Moroccan political parties, like so many of their counterparts in the region, have become the main obstacle to further democratization as most of them have never honoured – or appear to have abandoned – the key function of political parties: popular representation.

Democratization in Morocco will be a very valuable contribution to students and researchers interested in the dynamics behind the Moroccan democratization and the role of electoral politics in North African and Middle Eastern politics.

'Storm's Democratization in Morocco is well balanced and judicious in its empirical analysis and could be used in any upper division undergraduate course or introductory graduate course on democratization in the Middle East and North Africa' - Mohamed Daadaoui, Oklahoma City University, Int. J. Middle East Studies. 41 (2009)

Introduction 1. Government after Independence: Indigenous Leadership with Colonial Habits, 1956-72 2. Government after Independence II: Indigenous Leadership with Colonial Habits, 1972-90 3. Intensification of the Democratization Process, 1990-96 4. Reasonably Competitive, Free and Fair Elections (1996-2006) 5. Basic Civil Liberties (1996-2006) 6. Independent Government (1996-2006) 7. Independent Government, II. Conclusion: Dynamics of Democratization in Post-Independence Morocco