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

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

Mekouar, Merouan

Hardcover

General Political ScienceGeneral SociologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 147245930X
ISBN13: 9781472459305
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Mar 11 2016
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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.

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