Table of Contents

1. Civil Society in Weak States 2. From Repression to Instrumental Use: Associational Life through Colonial and Postcolonial Times 3. Outsourcing Failure: State Insulation and Scapegoat Politics in Algeria 4. Out of Trust? Presidents and Families versus Algeria’s Associative Decay 5. Algerian Associations from Voice to Loyalty 6. Party Bypass: Associational Life and the Management of Political Pluralism 7. Civic Engagement: Algeria’s Associative Sphere and the International Arena 8. Conclusion