Youcef Bouandel
Biographic Data
| ID | 1403646 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Youcef Bouandel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Youcef |
| FAMILY NAME | Bouandel |
| SIGNATURE | BOUANDEL Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6946-1313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Living Football, Navigating Politics
Algeria and the Fifa World Cup
Algeria’s history with the FIFA World Cup can be divided into two main periods. The first stretches from independence in 1962 to the early 1990s, which saw Algeria qualifying twice in 1982 and 1986. In the 1990s, Algeria experienced a quasi-civil war and most of its energy was spent on restoring peace and stability. However, from the turn of this century, Algeria starts to envision a different future which is reflected in the move away from socia…
Moments and memories
A Nation’s memory is selective and sheds light only on a selection of narratives of memory and process of memorizing that serves a nation’s interests. At the core of the Algerian state formation, the question of memory and historical legitimacy occupied a distinctive position. The Algerian state built its memory on a series of ‘coherent’ narratives that fall within three distinctive themes: (1) the struggle of Algerian people mobilized around the…
Harakat Mujtama’ al-Silm
The article compares and contrasts the discourses and contexts of democracy in Algeria since the electoral processes of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The aim is to understand how rapidly changing acceptance of democratic norms is managed in media interaction and more formal academic expressions, linking this to new political and religious cultures that accepts democracy. This discussion provides opportunities for the study of moderate political…
The Post Arab Spring Reform
The Arab Spring, which was launched in Tunisia, took the Arab Middle East by storm. Its results, to varying degrees, have been felt in every country in the region. In the Maghreb, three scenarios have been unfolding. Tunisia has seen the greatest changes with the country maneuvering its transition to democracy. Algeria - whose aims have not necessarily been a genuine transition to democracy, but to keep the status quo - has continued its process …
Algeria's Presidential Election of April 2009
Election of the legislature in Algeria, May 2007
Election or referendum? Algeria chooses a president
Reforming the Algerian electoral system
In October 1988, Algeria began a process of transition from authoritarianism. Political reforms were introduced, on the surface, to facilitate the process of transition, but in reality to ensure the survival of the incumbent regime. The reform of the electoral system played a significant part in this survival strategy. Between 1989 and 1997, Algeria witnessed the adoption of three distinct electoral systems as the authorities sought ways to give …
Algeria's presidential election of April 2004
Algeria's third plural presidential election caught the imagination of the Algerian electorate like no one has done before. Previously, the results were known in advance and elections served only to confer legitimacy on decisions made elsewhere, invariably by the military. This 2004 election seems to be more open. At least in theory, for the first time in Algeria's history, the winner of this election is not going to be the explicit choice of the…
Political parties and the transition from authoritarianism
Since the bloody events of October 1988, Algeria has experienced important transformations. That date marked the beginning of the transition from authoritarianism with the opening of political space to previously excluded groups. A number of reforms were introduced, partly because of pressure from the street, but mainly because the incumbent authorities needed them to legitimise themselves and hang on to power. In the aftermath of the October eve…
PROFILE - Algeria
Keywords: Algeria30 May 2002legislative electionsKabilyademocratic transitionBouteflika
Bouteflika's reforms and the question of human rights in Algeria
Since January 1992 when the Algerian military nullified the results of the first round of the legislative elections, Algeria experienced an unprecedented level of violence \nand human rights abuse. While the situation is still very critical, the levels of violence and human rights abuse have decreased since Bouteflika became president in April \n1999. This article assesses the state of human rights since that date. It looks at the Law on Civil Ha…
The presidential election in Algeria, April 1999
Islamism and the Algerian political crisis
The international responses to the conflict in Algeria can be placed within the context of the perceived rise of radical Islamism. Severe domestic social and economic problems, high population growth, high unemployment and the consequent delegitimisation of incumbent regimes are some of the suggested reasons for the increased radicalisation of Islam. The authors outline in a region‐to‐region approach the varied responses, and overall identify two…
Algeria's elections
Faced with a political stalemate which paralysed Algeria's political life when the military intervened to cancel the results of the December 1991 election, the authorities have been searching for a way to return to the democratic process. General Zeroual, appointed President in January 1994, and his collaborators have introduced a series of political reforms aimed at establishing a working democratic system. Algeria and its rulers seem to have le…
The legislative election of June 1997 and the future of the democratic transition in Algeria
Despite continuing political unrest and violence, Algeria edges towards a more pluralist political system
Algeria's first free presidential election, November 1995
A likely Islamic Salvation Front win in Algeria's legislative elections of December 1991 led to the cancellation of the results. In November 1995 relatively free presidential elections were held in Algeria as the process of democratisation re‐started. Since the democratic process was brought to an abrupt halt in Algeria in January 1992, the country experienced its first ever plural presidential election. General Zeroual, appointed in January 1994…
Algerian national popular assembly election of December 1991
Algeria has been in the news recently. The following article explains the background to the unrest there which is being caused by a struggle for political power between the government, which fears the rise of Moslem fundamentalism, and the opposition whose right of political expression through the ballot box, whether fundamentalist or not, has been stifled
Measuring Human Rights
Algeria's elections
Faced with a political stalemate which paralysed Algeria's political life when the military intervened to cancel the results of the December 1991 election, the authorities have been searching for a way to return to the democratic process. General Zeroual, appointed President in January 1994, and his collaborators have introduced a series of political reforms aimed at establishing a working democratic system. Algeria and its rulers seem to have le…
Algeria's first free presidential election, November 1995
A likely Islamic Salvation Front win in Algeria's legislative elections of December 1991 led to the cancellation of the results. In November 1995 relatively free presidential elections were held in Algeria as the process of democratisation re‐started. Since the democratic process was brought to an abrupt halt in Algeria in January 1992, the country experienced its first ever plural presidential election. General Zeroual, appointed in January 1994…
Algerian national popular assembly election of December 1991
Algeria has been in the news recently. The following article explains the background to the unrest there which is being caused by a struggle for political power between the government, which fears the rise of Moslem fundamentalism, and the opposition whose right of political expression through the ballot box, whether fundamentalist or not, has been stifled
Algeria's presidential election of April 2004
Algeria's third plural presidential election caught the imagination of the Algerian electorate like no one has done before. Previously, the results were known in advance and elections served only to confer legitimacy on decisions made elsewhere, invariably by the military. This 2004 election seems to be more open. At least in theory, for the first time in Algeria's history, the winner of this election is not going to be the explicit choice of the…
Bouteflika's reforms and the question of human rights in Algeria
Since January 1992 when the Algerian military nullified the results of the first round of the legislative elections, Algeria experienced an unprecedented level of violence \nand human rights abuse. While the situation is still very critical, the levels of violence and human rights abuse have decreased since Bouteflika became president in April \n1999. This article assesses the state of human rights since that date. It looks at the Law on Civil Ha…
The presidential election in Algeria, April 1999
Islamism and the Algerian political crisis
The international responses to the conflict in Algeria can be placed within the context of the perceived rise of radical Islamism. Severe domestic social and economic problems, high population growth, high unemployment and the consequent delegitimisation of incumbent regimes are some of the suggested reasons for the increased radicalisation of Islam. The authors outline in a region‐to‐region approach the varied responses, and overall identify two…
The Post Arab Spring Reform
The Arab Spring, which was launched in Tunisia, took the Arab Middle East by storm. Its results, to varying degrees, have been felt in every country in the region. In the Maghreb, three scenarios have been unfolding. Tunisia has seen the greatest changes with the country maneuvering its transition to democracy. Algeria - whose aims have not necessarily been a genuine transition to democracy, but to keep the status quo - has continued its process …
Reforming the Algerian electoral system
In October 1988, Algeria began a process of transition from authoritarianism. Political reforms were introduced, on the surface, to facilitate the process of transition, but in reality to ensure the survival of the incumbent regime. The reform of the electoral system played a significant part in this survival strategy. Between 1989 and 1997, Algeria witnessed the adoption of three distinct electoral systems as the authorities sought ways to give …
Political parties and the transition from authoritarianism
Since the bloody events of October 1988, Algeria has experienced important transformations. That date marked the beginning of the transition from authoritarianism with the opening of political space to previously excluded groups. A number of reforms were introduced, partly because of pressure from the street, but mainly because the incumbent authorities needed them to legitimise themselves and hang on to power. In the aftermath of the October eve…
PROFILE - Algeria
Keywords: Algeria30 May 2002legislative electionsKabilyademocratic transitionBouteflika
Algerian national popular assembly election of December 1991
Algeria has been in the news recently. The following article explains the background to the unrest there which is being caused by a struggle for political power between the government, which fears the rise of Moslem fundamentalism, and the opposition whose right of political expression through the ballot box, whether fundamentalist or not, has been stifled
Measuring Human Rights
Algeria's first free presidential election, November 1995
A likely Islamic Salvation Front win in Algeria's legislative elections of December 1991 led to the cancellation of the results. In November 1995 relatively free presidential elections were held in Algeria as the process of democratisation re‐started. Since the democratic process was brought to an abrupt halt in Algeria in January 1992, the country experienced its first ever plural presidential election. General Zeroual, appointed in January 1994…
Islamism and the Algerian political crisis
The international responses to the conflict in Algeria can be placed within the context of the perceived rise of radical Islamism. Severe domestic social and economic problems, high population growth, high unemployment and the consequent delegitimisation of incumbent regimes are some of the suggested reasons for the increased radicalisation of Islam. The authors outline in a region‐to‐region approach the varied responses, and overall identify two…
Algeria's elections
Faced with a political stalemate which paralysed Algeria's political life when the military intervened to cancel the results of the December 1991 election, the authorities have been searching for a way to return to the democratic process. General Zeroual, appointed President in January 1994, and his collaborators have introduced a series of political reforms aimed at establishing a working democratic system. Algeria and its rulers seem to have le…
The legislative election of June 1997 and the future of the democratic transition in Algeria
Despite continuing political unrest and violence, Algeria edges towards a more pluralist political system
The presidential election in Algeria, April 1999
PROFILE - Algeria
Keywords: Algeria30 May 2002legislative electionsKabilyademocratic transitionBouteflika
Bouteflika's reforms and the question of human rights in Algeria
Since January 1992 when the Algerian military nullified the results of the first round of the legislative elections, Algeria experienced an unprecedented level of violence \nand human rights abuse. While the situation is still very critical, the levels of violence and human rights abuse have decreased since Bouteflika became president in April \n1999. This article assesses the state of human rights since that date. It looks at the Law on Civil Ha…
Political parties and the transition from authoritarianism
Since the bloody events of October 1988, Algeria has experienced important transformations. That date marked the beginning of the transition from authoritarianism with the opening of political space to previously excluded groups. A number of reforms were introduced, partly because of pressure from the street, but mainly because the incumbent authorities needed them to legitimise themselves and hang on to power. In the aftermath of the October eve…
Algeria's presidential election of April 2004
Algeria's third plural presidential election caught the imagination of the Algerian electorate like no one has done before. Previously, the results were known in advance and elections served only to confer legitimacy on decisions made elsewhere, invariably by the military. This 2004 election seems to be more open. At least in theory, for the first time in Algeria's history, the winner of this election is not going to be the explicit choice of the…
Election or referendum? Algeria chooses a president
Reforming the Algerian electoral system
In October 1988, Algeria began a process of transition from authoritarianism. Political reforms were introduced, on the surface, to facilitate the process of transition, but in reality to ensure the survival of the incumbent regime. The reform of the electoral system played a significant part in this survival strategy. Between 1989 and 1997, Algeria witnessed the adoption of three distinct electoral systems as the authorities sought ways to give …
Election of the legislature in Algeria, May 2007
Algeria's Presidential Election of April 2009
The Post Arab Spring Reform
The Arab Spring, which was launched in Tunisia, took the Arab Middle East by storm. Its results, to varying degrees, have been felt in every country in the region. In the Maghreb, three scenarios have been unfolding. Tunisia has seen the greatest changes with the country maneuvering its transition to democracy. Algeria - whose aims have not necessarily been a genuine transition to democracy, but to keep the status quo - has continued its process …
Harakat Mujtama’ al-Silm
The article compares and contrasts the discourses and contexts of democracy in Algeria since the electoral processes of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The aim is to understand how rapidly changing acceptance of democratic norms is managed in media interaction and more formal academic expressions, linking this to new political and religious cultures that accepts democracy. This discussion provides opportunities for the study of moderate political…
Moments and memories
A Nation’s memory is selective and sheds light only on a selection of narratives of memory and process of memorizing that serves a nation’s interests. At the core of the Algerian state formation, the question of memory and historical legitimacy occupied a distinctive position. The Algerian state built its memory on a series of ‘coherent’ narratives that fall within three distinctive themes: (1) the struggle of Algerian people mobilized around the…
Algeria and the Fifa World Cup
Algeria’s history with the FIFA World Cup can be divided into two main periods. The first stretches from independence in 1962 to the early 1990s, which saw Algeria qualifying twice in 1982 and 1986. In the 1990s, Algeria experienced a quasi-civil war and most of its energy was spent on restoring peace and stability. However, from the turn of this century, Algeria starts to envision a different future which is reflected in the move away from socia…
Living Football, Navigating Politics
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