The party of authenticity and modernity (PAM)

Trajectory of a Politicaldeus Ex Machina

Bibliographic Data

ID3978902
AuthorsFerdinand Eibl (0000-0003-0091-5182, University of Oxford, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume17
Issue1
Pages45-66
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629387.2011.582698
OpenAlexW2025900674
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited28

This article sets out to retrace the genesis and evolution of a new political party in Morocco, which has become within a few months one of the country's strongest political parties and has dominated Moroccan political discourse. However, to date no academic account of this fulgurous rise has been written. This article tries to fill this apparent lacuna in research. After a short sketch of the party's historical trajectory, the party's programme and elite composition shall be the main focus of interest. It will be argued that the PAM reflects both a process of elite change under Mohammed VI and the politicisation of civil society actors and entrepreneurs. Regarding the party's larger role in Moroccan politics, the article proposes to understand the PAM as a possible remedy for the ailing Moroccan political party system and as a bulwark against Islamism

Civil society · Elite · Modernity · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sketch · Sociology · African Studies and Geopolitics · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · North African History and Literature

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