1st Edition

Contemporary Morocco State, Politics and Society under Mohammed VI

Edited By Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, Daniel Zisenwine Copyright 2013
216 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Discussions of the unsettled political and social landscapes in the Middle East and North Africa frequently point to Morocco as an exception. An Arab League member-state, Morocco enjoys a favorable image in the West, seemingly combining a healthy and balanced mix of tradition and modernity, authenticity with openness to foreign cultures, political stability and evolution towards greater... Read more

Introduction  Part I: The State and the Political System  1. New Wine in Old Bottles: Political Parties under Mohammed VI James N. Sater  2. The Monarchy and Islamism in Morocco: Ritualization of the Public Discourse Mohamed Daadaoui  3. The Second Coming of Morocco's "Commander of the Faithful": Mohammed VI and Morocco's Religious Policy  Abdelilah Bouasria  4. The Amazigh Renaissance: Tamazight in the Time of Mohammed VI Mohammed Errihani  5. Mohammed VI and Moroccan Foreign Policy Daniel Zisenwine  6. Morocco's Economy under Mohammed VI Paul Rivlin  Part II: Civil Society and Informal Politics  7. The Emergence of the "New Press" and the Delimitation of Free Speech in Morocco under Mohammed VI Moshe Gershovich  8. The Amazigh Factor: State-Movement Relations under Mohammed VI Bruce Maddy-Weitzman  9. The Emerging Power of Civil Society? The Human Rights Discourse Franceso Cavatorta and Emanuela Dalmasso  10. Feminism, Islamism, and a Third Way Doris H. Gray  11. Feet on the Earth, Head in the Clouds: What do Moroccan Youths Dream of?  Samir Benlayashi  12. Youth, Political Activism, and the Festivalization of Hip-Hop Music in Morocco Aomar Boum

Biography

Bruce Maddy-Weitzman is a Principal Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University.

Daniel Zisenwine is a Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University.