1st Edition

The Politics of Algeria Domestic Issues and International Relations

Edited By Yahia H. Zoubir Copyright 2020
314 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

314 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

314 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book brings together Algerian-based scholars and Algerians in the diaspora to address the many, salient issues facing Algeria, the largest country in Africa and the Middle East. Until February 22, 2019, Algeria looked like the beacon of stability in the region, for the authoritarian regime eluded the so-called Arab Spring, which resulted in chaos in a number of countries in the Middle East... Read more

Introduction

PART I Domestic Issues

1. Algeria in the 2000s: A Rentier System in Crisis Nadji Safir

2. The Misuse of Oil Wealth in Economic Development and Why Institutions Matter: An Algerian Case Study Mohammed Akacem

3. Algeria beyond Oil and Natural Gas: Challenges and Options Sarin Abado and Smail Khennas

4. Algeria’s Elites and Intellectuals Aissa Kadri

5. Policing Algeria under Bouteflika: From Police State to Civil State Rachid Tlemçani

6. Social and Political Attitudes of the Algerian Youth: A Longitudinal Study Mohamed Farid Azzi

7. Jihadism in Algeria: From Lethal to Manageable Dalia Ghanem

8. Gender Equality for Algerian Women Fatma Oussedik

9. Power, media, and human rights in Algeria Chérif Dris

10. Language and Identity in Algeria: Deconstructing the Myth of Oneness Mohand Tilmatine

11. The Language Situation of Twenty-First-Century Algeria: Navigating the Ideology Hayat Messekher and Mohamed Miliani

PART II International Relations

12. Algeria in the Mediterranean Ahmed Mahiou

13 Algeria-France: Permanent Normalisation Aomar Baghzouz

14. Understanding Algeria’s Foreign Policy in the Sahel Abdelkader Abderrahmane

15. China’s Relations with Algeria: A Strategic Partnership? Yahia H. Zoubir and Youcef Hamitouche

16. Transnational Trade and New Types of Entrepreneurs in Algeria Saïd Belguidoum

17. Algeria’s Foreign Policy in the Gulf: Iran and the GCC States Fatiha Dazi-Héni

18. Algeria and the Conflict in Western Sahara: Principles and Geopolitics Souadou Lagdaf and Nardjes Flici

Biography

Yahia H. Zoubir is Professor of International Studies and International Management and Director of Research in Geopolitics at KEDGE Business School, France. He has taught at various universities in China, Europe, the United States, Indonesia, India, South Korea, and the MENA. He has published numerous books and articles internationally.