2nd Edition

Morocco Challenges to tradition and modernity

By James Sater Copyright 2016
216 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The first edition of Morocco was published one year before the mass protests of the Arab Spring rocked the Moroccan state. Post-Arab Spring, the country has a new constitution and government, but the state remains uncompromising on any true reform of the monarchy’s claims to power. This new edition provides an introductory overview of the history, contemporary politics, economy, and... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Combining Modern with Traditional State Structures

3. The Politics of Exclusion and Inclusion

4. The Challenge of Economic Development

5. State Legitimacy and Foreign Policy

6. Conclusion

Biography

James N. Sater is Associate Professor of Political Science at the International Studies Department of the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. He spent more than four years in Morocco, where he worked and taught at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane. He is the author of Civil Society and Political Change in Morocco (Routledge, 2007), and his research focuses on political transformation, elections, citizenship and migration.