Title Moroccan monarchy and the Islamist challenge : maintaining Makhzen power / Mohamed Daadaoui

Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Description 1 online resource Contents Theoretical Approaches to the Prevalence of Authoritarianism * The Makhzen and State Formation in Morocco * Politics and Culture in Morocco: A Disciplinary-Cultural Approach to Power * Rethinking Political Islam: the Public Sphere and Islamic Activism in Morocco * The Islamist Challenge to Regime Hegemony in Morocco: Contested Legitimacy and Positionary Strategies * General Conclusions Machine generated contents note: -- Theoretical Approaches to the Prevalence of Authoritarianism * The Makhzen and State Formation in Morocco * Politics and Culture in Morocco: A Disciplinary-Cultural Approach to Power * Rethinking Political Islam: The Public Sphere and Islamic Activism in Morocco * The Islamist Challenge to Regime Hegemony in Morocco: Contested Legitimacy and Positionary Strategies * General Conclusions Summary Despite the much debated global crisis of authoritarianism, in which authoritarian regimes came under attack from pro-democracy groups and movements, the traditional systems in the Middle East still stand. This book examines the factors behind the survival and persistence of monarchical authoritarianism in Morocco and argues that state rituals of power affect the opposition forces ability to challenge the monarchy. Despite many challenges to its legitimacy in the post-independence era (e.g. political Islam, military coups, socio-economic imperatives of modernization, and deteriorating economic conditions), the monarchy in Morocco has maintained a stable political system. The survival of the monarchy in Morocco not only features a panoply of institutional manipulation and coercive means, but a unique framework of authority that is anchored in the political culture of Morocco "An examination of the Moroccan monarchy's religious authority and its use of rituals of power, this book look at how the monarchy limits the ability of Islamist and non-Islamist opposition groups to contest the its legitimacy in Morocco. The author explores the micro-dynamics of symbolic power and the extent to which the regime uses rituals of power to create a political culture conducive to the monarchy's supremacy in the socio-political realm, thus promoting regime stability in Morocco. These rituals have been institutionalized in the political system and have become part of the political discourse in Morocco. The monarchy's religious authority and its use of rituals of power impede the ability of Islamist and other opposition groups to mobilize and to penetrate Moroccan society. The prevalence of this cultural and social hegemony contributes to the stability and resilience of the monarchical authoritarian regime in Morocco"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Monarchy -- Morocco Islam and state -- Morocco Political structure & processes -- Morocco. Political leaders & leadership -- Morocco. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. RELIGION -- Islam -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Leadership. Politics and Government. Islam and state Monarchy Politics and government SUBJECT Morocco -- Politics and government -- 1999- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001000032 Subject Morocco Form Electronic book LC no. 2011005266 ISBN 9780230120068 0230120067 9780230342293 0230342299 1283266288 9781283266284 9781349294879 134929487X

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