Authoritarian resilience and regime cohesion in Morocco after the Arab Spring

Authoritarian resilience and regime cohesion in Morocco after the Arab Spring

This article argues that Morocco's competitive authoritarian regime is more resilient today in certain key respects than it was when the Arab Spring began. Drawing on Levitsky and Way's dimension of organisational power, the article contends the regime was sufficiently unnerved by the unre...

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Published in:Middle Eastern studies Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 276 - 288
Main Author: Hill, J. N. C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Routledge 04-03-2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Arab Spring
authoritarian resilience
Authoritarianism
Coercion
competitive authoritarian
Demonstrations & protests
Levitsky and Way
Morocco
Organizational power
Resilience
security forces
Social cohesion
Morocco
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Summary:This article argues that Morocco's competitive authoritarian regime is more resilient today in certain key respects than it was when the Arab Spring began. Drawing on Levitsky and Way's dimension of organisational power, the article contends the regime was sufficiently unnerved by the unrest to resort to the use of high intensity coercion as part of its response to the 20 February Movement. The article maintains that, in employing this force successfully, the regime has turned the protests into an important source of non-material cohesion for its security apparatus and thereby enhanced its ability to defend itself from similar challenges in the future.
ISSN:0026-3206
1743-7881
DOI:10.1080/00263206.2018.1538967