The future of minorities in the governance process in North Africa

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ID3979648
AutoresGeorge Joffe (SOAS, University of London, London, UK, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen26
Número3
Páginas480-497
Fecha de publicación2021-05-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629387.2020.1738932
OpenAlexW3012168698
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas17

Despite the normative assumption that the states of North Africa have populations that are culturally, ethnically and socially homogenous their actual demographic composition does not fit this paradigm. This has become particularly important in the recent past as Amazighté has begun to play a significant role in regional affairs, alongside the growing popular pressure for participatory governance throughout the region. Both these factors raise a series of questions with respect to the actual political model or models that would be involved, should such issues be integrated into the political scene. Firstly, what would the actual political process be based on; to what extent will indigenous participatory models be relevant alongside the hegemonic European paradigm as one of the consequences of the colonial experience? And, secondly, how well will whichever models that are adopted cope with the issue of minority representation and the distinction between national identity and citizenship. This comment is intended to further discussion of these concerns

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