Legitimacy and protest under authoritarianism
Explaining student mobilization in Egypt and Morocco during the Arab uprisings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6254331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kressen Thyen (0000-0003-0006-2415, University of Tübingen), Johannes Gerschewski (0000-0001-6994-3419, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-57 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Democratization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13510347.2017.1314462 |
| OpenAlex | W2609698426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 65 |
Political protests constitute a major concern to authoritarian regimes. Existing research has argued that they indicate a lack of regime legitimacy. However, empirical evidence on the relationship between legitimacy and protest participation remains rare. Based on new survey data from Morocco and Egypt, this study investigates whether legitimacy played a significant role in student mobilization during the 2011 uprisings. In doing so, we first develop a context-sensitive concept of legitimacy. This allows us to differentiate the ruler's legitimacy claims and the citizens' legitimacy beliefs. Furthermore, we distinguish between two different objects of legitimacy: the broader political community and specific regime institutions. Our empirical analysis suggests that legitimacy had an independent and significant impact on students' protest participation, yet in more nuanced ways than generally assumed. While protest participation was driven by nationalist sentiments in Egypt, it was motivated by dissatisfaction with the political performance of specific regime institutions in Morocco
Authoritarianism · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Legitimacy · Mobilization · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Ruler · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |