This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the contemporary Maghreb. Made up of contributions from leading academics in the field, it highlights specific issues of importance, including international and security affairs.
With profiles of individual countries and regional issues, such as migration, gender, integration, economics, and war in Western Sahara, as well as a section dealing with international relations and the Maghreb, including US and EU foreign policy and security issues, North Africa: Politics, Region, and the Limits of Transformation is a major resource for all students of Middle Eastern Studies and North African Politics.
Foreword William B. Quandt. Introduction Yahia H. Zoubir and Haizam Amirah-Fern?ndez Part 1: The Maghreb States: The Limits of Transformation 1. Democratic Desires and the Authoritarian Temptation in the Central Maghreb John P. Entelis 2. Policy Reforms in Algeria: Genuine Change or Adjustments? Ahmed Aghrout 3. Libya: Reforming the Economy, Not the Polity Ronald Bruce St John 4. Mauritania: Between the Hammer of Economic Globalization and the Anvil of Multiparty Factionalism Mohameden Ould-Mey 5. The End of the Era of Leniency in Morocco Gregory W. White 6. Engendering Citizenship in Tunisia: Prioritizing Unity over Democracy Larbi Sadiki Part 2: Regional Issues in the Contemporary Maghreb 7. Economic Reform in the Maghreb: From Stabilization to Modernization Alejandro V. Lorca and Gonzalo Escribano 8. Emigration, Immigration, and Transit in the Maghreb: Externalization of EU Policy? Michael CollyerlĂ4