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The briefs cover the constitutional reforms undertaken by King Mohammed VI following the revolution in Tunisia, Morocco’s catching-up with the dynamics of the Arab Spring and the eventual success of domestic pressures for reform and greater democracy. They acknowledge that the policies of the new Parliament will be decisive to consolidate the Moroccan transition and live up to popular expectations.
Brief 29: Morocco’s November 2011 Elections: Enough to Ensure a Political Transition? (Claire Spencer, Chatham House)
Brief 28: Le Maroc: Entre l'Islamisme et la Monarchie Parlementaire. (Rachid Tlemçani, Université d’Alger)
Brief 27: Elections Législatives au Maroc: Enjeux, Défis et Perspectives. (Mansouria Mokhefi, IFRI)
Brief 26: Morocco's Uncertain Transition. (Silvia Colombo, IAI) |
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The Libyan Revolution: Outcome and Perspectives
George Joffé looks at how, in a country bereft of meaningful political life for so long, democratic politics can be put in place and the help in doing so that the West could provide.
The Libyan Revolution: Outcome and Perspectives - The Social Context
Erzsébet N. Rózsa looks at the social context of the Libyan revolution, including the role of tribal identities, the traditional patrimonial system and the challenges that both factors represent for the future governance of the country. Rózsa presents two future scenarios: the emergence of a strong entity that unites the country or a multifaceted and fierce battle for political power. |
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 Khader analyzes in this paper the implementation of the authoritarian syndrome in Arab countries since independence and the reasons for its longevity.
The paper deals with the crisis of the authoritarian system in the Mediterranean Arab world, one of the five issues approached on the occasion of the EuroMeSCo Annual Conference “A New Mediterranean Political Landscape? The Arab Spring and Euro-Mediterranean Relations”, held in Barcelona on 6th and 7th October 2011. (See all the EuroMeSCo Papers)
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Luis Martinez analyses why Algeria has not experienced collective pacifist actions that may lead to the demise of the President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.Despite regular uprisings, revenues derived from oil exports have enabled economic growth and lower unemployment rates. However, the Algerian regime will not be able to maintain relative calm in the country much longer in view of regional developments...
L'Algérie: Un Calme Trompeur?
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The results and consequences of the elections in Tunisia are analyzed by Nadia Marzouki, Bruce Maddy-Weitzman and Daniel Novotný in three new EuroMeSCo briefs: Four Keys to Understand Tunisian Politics after the Elections; Tunisia: The Next Phase; The Coming of the “Arab Autumn”: Lessons Learned from Tunisia’s Democratic Transition. On Syria, there are two new briefs: Why Syria’s Crisis Is Political in Nature, by Raja AbdulKarim, and Syria’s New Political Player", by Wael Sawah. (Read the briefs)
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