Of Monarchs and Islamists
The ‘Refo-lutionary’ Promise of the PJD Islamists and Regime Control in Morocco
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12980583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohamed Daadaoui (Oklahoma City University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 355-371 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Critique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-6149 • E-ISSN: 1943-6157 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19436149.2017.1366122 |
| OpenAlex | W2752525713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 16 |
The article engages the literature on political parties in semi-authoritarian regimes to examine the state and Islamists’ strategies in the aftermath of the 2011 Arab uprisings in Morocco. The pace of state reforms and the regime’s institutional flexibility pre-Arab spring, the cosmetic reforms in the new constitution, and the 2011 legislative elections so far have insulated the Moroccan regime against any meaningful constitutional and institutional changes. However, the electoral contests produced an opportunity for the Islamist Party of Justice and Development (PJD) to enter the Moroccan political scene at the helm of the government. Using extensive field research and interviews with PJD members, I argue that the party is pursuing a pragmatic ‘refolutionary’ strategy within the regime’s constitutional rules of the game, aiming to mitigate the authoritarian features of the government while tackling, with limited success, Morocco’s major socio-economic issues. Ultimately, the regime’s control over the political system continues to influence Moroccan politics. The monarchy has a long tradition of managing opposition parties through cooptation and confinement, allowing opposition parties some stake in power, while the king and the palace’s shadow government of advisers are firmly in control
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Legislature · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Ruler · Sociology · State (computer science · African Studies and Geopolitics · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |