Merouan Mekouar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4489999 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merouan Mekouar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merouan |
| FAMILY NAME | Mekouar |
| SIGNATURE | MEKOUAR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction to the Special Issue
This piece provides an editorial introduction to the special issue on “Resisting Surveillance Through Data Visibility and Invisibility.”
Doing Research as a Native
While numerous publications have examined the challenges faced by non-native (often Western) academics conducting research in repressive and/or illiberal countries, there is a significant gap in the literature regarding the unique obstacles encountered by native scholars. This book aims to bridge the gap by presenting narratives from nineteen scholars, representing fifteen countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, South America, C…
New Authoritarian Practices in the Middle East and North Africa
Examines new authoritarian practices and state control in MENA countries to target and neutralise dissidents Identifies the continuities and discontinuities in the practice of authoritarianism in the MENA region Promotes a comparative approach when analysing new forms of authoritarian control Offers an analysis of 17 MENA counties: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tu…
New Authoritarian Practices in the Middle East and North Africa
This book examines the new authoritarian practices MENA countries developed in the aftermath of the major uprisings in the region. These include new forms of digital surveillance (such as through internet, social media, and spyware), new protest policing practices, new forms of control over the judiciary, civil society and media, and new security and communication laws and state of emergencies. The book also emphasizes continuities with past auth…
‘HeE Freedom of No Speech’
This chapter probes the ways in which Morocco attempts to keep control of the public space by relying on various strategies, such as the instrumentalization of the judiciary system, the invasion of the private sphere of citizens, and more subtle economic sanctions targeting critical newspapers. As it is the case with other regimes in the region, the Moroccan state is also using new technologies to engage in surveillance, control and silence criti…
Police Collapse in Authoritarian Regimes
The quick unraveling of authoritarian systems specifically designed to bear social pressure during revolutions is puzzling. Building on the 2011 Tunisian revolution, this article analyzes the collapse of the police apparatus during the 2011 revolution. In line with Way and Levitsky's study of authoritarian collapse, this article shows that the low cohesion and low scope of the security forces is one of the main factors explaining the rapid collap…
Protest and Mass Mobilization
Police Collapse in Authoritarian Regimes
The quick unraveling of authoritarian systems specifically designed to bear social pressure during revolutions is puzzling. Building on the 2011 Tunisian revolution, this article analyzes the collapse of the police apparatus during the 2011 revolution. In line with Way and Levitsky's study of authoritarian collapse, this article shows that the low cohesion and low scope of the security forces is one of the main factors explaining the rapid collap…
Police Collapse in Authoritarian Regimes
The quick unraveling of authoritarian systems specifically designed to bear social pressure during revolutions is puzzling. Building on the 2011 Tunisian revolution, this article analyzes the collapse of the police apparatus during the 2011 revolution. In line with Way and Levitsky's study of authoritarian collapse, this article shows that the low cohesion and low scope of the security forces is one of the main factors explaining the rapid collap…
Protest and Mass Mobilization
New Authoritarian Practices in the Middle East and North Africa
Examines new authoritarian practices and state control in MENA countries to target and neutralise dissidents Identifies the continuities and discontinuities in the practice of authoritarianism in the MENA region Promotes a comparative approach when analysing new forms of authoritarian control Offers an analysis of 17 MENA counties: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tu…
New Authoritarian Practices in the Middle East and North Africa
This book examines the new authoritarian practices MENA countries developed in the aftermath of the major uprisings in the region. These include new forms of digital surveillance (such as through internet, social media, and spyware), new protest policing practices, new forms of control over the judiciary, civil society and media, and new security and communication laws and state of emergencies. The book also emphasizes continuities with past auth…
‘HeE Freedom of No Speech’
This chapter probes the ways in which Morocco attempts to keep control of the public space by relying on various strategies, such as the instrumentalization of the judiciary system, the invasion of the private sphere of citizens, and more subtle economic sanctions targeting critical newspapers. As it is the case with other regimes in the region, the Moroccan state is also using new technologies to engage in surveillance, control and silence criti…
Doing Research as a Native
While numerous publications have examined the challenges faced by non-native (often Western) academics conducting research in repressive and/or illiberal countries, there is a significant gap in the literature regarding the unique obstacles encountered by native scholars. This book aims to bridge the gap by presenting narratives from nineteen scholars, representing fifteen countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, South America, C…
Introduction to the Special Issue
This piece provides an editorial introduction to the special issue on “Resisting Surveillance Through Data Visibility and Invisibility.”
Authoritarianism (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · African Studies and Geopolitics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Development economics (2 works)